ReplaceDeprecatedGtkGLibFunctionUsage

Replace use of deprecated GTK and GLib functions

Wireshark currently uses a number of GTK widget classes and GLib functions whose use has been deprecated.

This page is provides information as to work-in-progress to replace the use of these functions.

GtkItemFactory -> GtkUIManager

File Status
conversations_table.c Completed: Rev 33851
expert_comp_table.c Completed: Rev 33761
hostlist_table.c Completed: Rev 34014
menus.c Note 1
proto_help.c Note 2
proto_hier_stats.c Completed: Rev 34026
service_response_time_table.c Completed: Rev 34002
wlan_stat_dlg.c Completed: Rev 33860

Discussion

Note 1

A lot has already been done by Anders, which can be found under the compile switch MAIN_MENU_USE_UIMANAGER. The question now is how to integrate the more dynamic parts, like taps, statistics, etc.

Note 2

Right now the code in proto_help has been disabled when building with MAIN_MENU_USE_UIMANAGER.

GtkCombo -> GtkComboBoxEntry

File Status
capture_dlg.c Completed: Rev 36741

GtkOptionMenu -> GtkComboBox

See Bug 4487 re dropdown widget behavior change seen when Windows Gtk was updated from Gtk 2.16 to Gtk 2.18.

File Status
capture_dlg.c Completed: Rev 33497
capture_file_dlg.c Completed: Rev 31950
firewall_dlg.c Completed: Rev 31948
dcerpc_stat.c Completed: Rev 33592
decode_as_dlg.c Completed: Rev 31949
rpc_stat.c Completed: Rev 31972
uat_gui.c Completed: Rev 31908

Discussion

Question: Should these changes be backported to the 1.2 branch ? - Bill Meier

I reverted/upgraded the Win32 and Win64 GTK+ bundles in the trunk and trunk-1.2 branches to 2.16.6, so backporting shouldn't be necessary. 2.16 is strongly recommended over 2.18, and the latest 2.16 packages should hopefully take care of the Secunia complaints which spurred the upgrade to 2.18. - Gerald Combs

GtkClist -> GtkTreeView

File Status
airpcap_dlg.c Completed: Rev 35862
mcast_stream_dlg.c Completed: Rev 32376
rtp_stream_dlg.c Completed: Rev 32589
uat_gui.c Completed: Rev 32621
voip_calls_dlg.c Completed: Rev 32248

Discussion


Imported from https://wiki.wireshark.org/ReplaceDeprecatedGtkGLibFunctionUsage on 2020-08-11 23:23:53 UTC