Add a "-S" flag to dumpcap, which prints out interface statistics. Use

this in the GUI rather than calling pcap_stats() directly. This gets rid
of the last pcap_open_live() call in the GUI code. Update
README.packaging.

svn path=/trunk/; revision=22443

1 files changed, 50 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/doc/README.packaging b/doc/README.packaging
index 342207db82..53d22a19ad 100644
--- a/doc/README.packaging
+++ b/doc/README.packaging
@@ -1,37 +1,66 @@
-Here's a brief list of information that might be useful to anyone
-distributing a software package containing Wireshark:
+The following guidelines should be followed by anyone distributing a software
+package containing Wireshark:
 
-1.  The canonical location for every Wireshark source release is
+1. URLs.
+
+1.1. Wireshark web site.
+
+The Wireshark web site URL is http://www.wireshark.org/ .
+
+1.2. Wireshark releases.
+
+The canonical location for every Wireshark source release is
 
     http://www.wireshark.org/download/src/all-versions/, e.g.
 
     http://www.wireshark.org/download/src/all-versions/wireshark-0.99.55.tar.bz2
 
-    If your packaging system downloads a copy of the Wireshark sources,
-    use this location.  Don't use http://www.wireshark.org/download/src.
+If your packaging system downloads a copy of the Wireshark sources, use
+this location. Don't use http://www.wireshark.org/download/src.
+
+1.3. Artwork.
+
+Logo and icon artwork can be found in the "image" directory in the
+distribution. This is available online at
+
+    http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/wireshark/trunk/image/
+
+2. Licensing.
+
+Wireshark is released under the GNU General Public License. Make sure
+your package complies with this license, or we send in the marmots.
+
+3. Privileges.
+
+In versions up to and including 0.99.6, it was necessary to run
+Wireshark with elevated privileges in order to be able to capture
+traffic. With version 0.99.7, all function calls that require elevated
+privliges have been moved out of the GUI.
+
+WIRESHARK CONTAINS OVER ONE POINT FIVE MILLION LINES OF SOURCE CODE. DO
+NOT RUN THEM AS ROOT.
+
+4. Customization.
+
+Custom version information can be added by creating a file called
+"version.conf". See make-version.pl for details. If your package
+contains significant changes we recommend that you use this to
+differentiate it from official Wireshark releases.
 
-2.  The Wireshark web site URL is http://www.wireshark.org/ .
+4.1. Source-level version detection.
 
-3.  Wireshark is released under the GNU General Public License.  Make sure
-    your package complies with this license, or we send in the marmots.
+The SVN version corresponding to each release is in svnversion.h. It's
+defined as a string. If you need a numeric definition, let us know.
 
-4.  Wireshark and the "fin" logo are registered trademarks of Gerald
-    Combs.
+5. Trademarks.
 
-5.  Custom version information can be added by creating a file called
-    "version.conf".  See make-version.pl for details.  If your package
-    contains significant changes we recommend that you use this to
-    differentiate it from official Wireshark releases.
+Wireshark and the "fin" logo are registered trademarks of Gerald Combs.
 
-6.  The SVN version corresponding to each release is in svnversion.h.
-    It's defined as a string.  If you need a numeric definition, let
-    us know.
+6. Spelling.
 
-7.  Wireshark icons, logos, and other artwork can be found in the
-    "image" directory of the Wireshark sources.
+Wireshark is spelled with a capital "W", and with everything else lower
+case. E.g., "WireShark" is incorrect.
 
-8.  Wireshark is spelled with a capital "W", and with everything else
-    lower case.  E.g., "WireShark" is incorrect.
 
 If you have a question not addressed here, send it to
 wireshark-dev@wireshark.org.