Wireshark · Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] How to change the version string

["Martin d'Anjou" <martin.danjou@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > > > > > What is the right place to change the version string?
> > > > > Then, run "perl make-version.pl -p". This will update config.nmake and
> > > > > configure.in with your package name modifications.
> > > > What if it is not on an SVN build? Can set
> > > >
> > > > AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(wireshark,1.0.4-mypatch-blah-blah)?
> > > Sure. (Assuming you're not on Windows, which uses config.nmake)
> >
> > That did not work:
> > $ make clean distclean
> > $ ./configure && make -j 4 && make install
> > $ grep AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE configure.in
> > AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(wiresharkAAA, 1.0.4-mypatch-blah-blah)
> > $ wireshark -v
> > wireshark 1.0.4
> >
> > Copyright ...

Found it. My tool chain was old. I upgraded m4, autoconf and automake to 
decently recent versions and AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE and version.conf work now.

Thanks a lot for your patience.
Martin