Windows Environment Setup
This script adds entries to the PATH environment variable that make it easier to develop Wireshark under Windows. It assumes that
- You're running Wireshark from the top-level source directory.
You've checked out the wireshark-win32-libs Subversion repository into C:\wireshark-win32-libs, and that you've initialized it by running "nmake -f makefile.nmake setup". Cygwin is installed in C:\cygwin. You have Debugging Tools for Windows a.k.a. windbg.exe installed.
To use this script, simply copy the code below into a batch or command file (I use "wsenv.cmd") and run it at the beginning of your development session.
@echo off echo Adding things to the path... set WIRESHARK_DEV_PATH=. set PATH=%PATH%;%WIRESHARK_DEV_PATH%\wiretap set PATH=%PATH%;%WIRESHARK_DEV_PATH%\epan set PATH=%PATH%;c:\wireshark-win32-libs\glib\bin set PATH=%PATH%;c:\wireshark-win32-libs\gtk+\lib set PATH=%PATH%;c:\wireshark-win32-libs\gtk2\bin set PATH=%PATH%;c:\wireshark-win32-libs\adns-1.0-win32-04\adns_win32\lib set PATH=%PATH%;c:\wireshark-win32-libs\pcre-6.3\bin set PATH=%PATH%;c:\wireshark-win32-libs\zlib123-dll/ set PATH=%PATH%;c:\wireshark-win32-libs\gettext-runtime-0.13.1\bin set PATH=%PATH%;c:\wireshark-win32-libs\libiconv-1.9.1.bin.woe32\bin set PATH=%PATH%;c:\cygwin\bin set PATH=%PATH%;"c:\Program Files\Debugging Tools for Windows" echo Setting up Visual Studio environment... "c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\bin\vcvars32.bat"
Note: With Wireshark Revision 14259 (post 0.10.10) the new target "install-deps" is available. By calling "nmake -f makefile.nmake install-deps" all files which are neccessary to run wireshark are copied to the source tree, instead of adding entries of their location to the PATH environment variable. Having called "nmake -f makefile.nmake install-deps", you should use the following script instead.
@echo off echo Adding things to the path... set PATH=%PATH%;c:\cygwin\bin set PATH=%PATH%;"c:\Program Files\Debugging Tools for Windows" echo Setting up Visual Studio environment... "c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\bin\vcvars32.bat"
Discussion
0.10.11 is now some months ago. Remove the first script completely and add the line "nmake -f makefile.nmake install-deps" to the second script? - UlfLamping
If you run "nmake -f makefile.nmake install-deps", you have to remember to re-run it each time you change the code, otherwise you end up with stale DLLs. E.g., if you change a dissector and recompile Wireshark, the older "./libwireshark.dll" will take precedence over the newer "epan/libwireshark.dll". This has cause me a little confusion and consternation, so I prefer the first script. -- GeraldCombs