So, if I understand it correctly, it is a RPC interface? I still think, implementing this as a dissector is a major overkill, and will also lead to issues further down the line, if dissectory API changes or similar issues. I'd implement such an interface via a simple plugin architecture, which would have the added benefit, that you do not have the need for an active dissection runnning, to query the instance. A dissection should be mainly about "How to interpret packet data", which is not the case here.
regards Roland On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 11:33 AM, Paul Offord <paul.off...@advance7.com> wrote: > Hi Roland, > > > > The dissector is called Syncro and it allows a remote process to access > the WS plugin_if extensions through a TCP connection. We wanted to be able > to achieve this without building a custom version of WS and so built it as > a dissector. We don’t use any of the GUI stuff from Qt, just the TCP > server functionality, multi-threading functions and Signals & Slots to > communicate between threads. > > > > Best regards…Paul > > > > *From:* wireshark-dev-boun...@wireshark.org [mailto:wireshark-dev-bounces@ > wireshark.org] *On Behalf Of *Roland Knall > *Sent:* 05 August 2016 10:25 > *To:* Developer support list for Wireshark <wireshark-dev@wireshark.org> > *Subject:* Re: [Wireshark-dev] Adding Qt5 libs via VS Additional > Dependencies > > > > Paul, could you give an example, why you chose Qt libraries over Gtk? Was > it not possible, or is it a personal choice? > > > > I do have plugins for WS, which use Qt, but not for dissectors, so I am > just curious, what was missing. > > > > regards > > Roland > > > > On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 11:20 AM, Graham Bloice < > graham.blo...@trihedral.com> wrote: > > On 5 August 2016 at 07:54, Paul Offord <paul.off...@advance7.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have written a plugin dissector that uses some Qt5 functions. To build > with Visual Studio 2013 I have to manually add some Qt5 libs via Project -> > Properties -> Linker -> Input -> Additional Dependencies. This works OK > but whenever I run: > > > > cmake -D ENABLE_CHM_GUIDES=on -G "Visual Studio 12 Win64" ..\ > > > > to prepare the environment the Qt5 additional Dependencies are deleted. > How can I add my additional libs to the Cmake process in a way that won’t > interfere with the standard build process? Or should I be doing this some > completely different way? > > > > Thanks and regards…Paul > > > > > > > Although I'm suspicious of why a dissector should need anything from Qt, > have a look at the CMake wiki page for "Finding a library" at > https://cmake.org/Wiki/CMake:How_To_Find_Libraries > > > > Basically add the appropriate find_package(), include_directories() and > target_link_libraries() calls to the CMakeLists.txt of your plugin for the > QT library you want. > > > > Note that this behaviour is by design, CMake generates the Visual Studio > solutions and projects from the info in the CMakeLists.txt files, there is > no way to make changes in the VS IDE and push them back into the > CMakeLists.txt files (except if you open the file in the VS editor). > > > > You might also have to add steps to the CMakeLists.txt to copy the > required Qt DLL to the staging directory and the update the packaging > scripts to put it into an installer (packaging\nsis\custom_plugins.txt). > > > > -- > > Graham Bloice > > > ____________________________________________________________ > _______________ > Sent via: Wireshark-dev mailing list <wireshark-dev@wireshark.org> > Archives: https://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev > Unsubscribe: https://wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-dev > mailto:wireshark-dev-requ...@wireshark.org?subject= > unsubscribe > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > This message contains confidential information and is intended only for > the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not > disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender > immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and > delete this e-mail from your system. > > Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not > necessarily represent those of Advance Seven Ltd. E-mail transmission > cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be > intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or > contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any > errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a > result of e-mail transmission. > > Advance Seven Ltd. Registered in England & Wales numbered 2373877 at > Endeavour House, Coopers End Lane, Stansted, Essex CM24 1SJ > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. > For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com > ______________________________________________________________________ > > ____________________________________________________________ > _______________ > Sent via: Wireshark-dev mailing list <wireshark-dev@wireshark.org> > Archives: https://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev > Unsubscribe: https://wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-dev > mailto:wireshark-dev-requ...@wireshark.org?subject= > unsubscribe >
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