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authorGraham Bloice <graham.bloice@trihedral.com>2014-12-28 18:03:49 +0000
committerGraham Bloice <graham.bloice@trihedral.com>2014-12-29 11:32:57 +0000
commit5f2b99819b5b6b385bcdc0dbaf620e2f65ad0108 (patch)
treed98f78ffcddb04a7980fbb1d4e15b6827f1a346e /docbook/wsdg_src
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downloadwireshark-5f2b99819b5b6b385bcdc0dbaf620e2f65ad0108.tar.gz
Minor doc updates, added Windows debugging info
Change-Id: I7ddd6f8dead5db725c4e5f35778ce4b6f792bda9 Reviewed-on: https://code.wireshark.org/review/6096 Petri-Dish: Graham Bloice <graham.bloice@trihedral.com> Tested-by: Petri Dish Buildbot <buildbot-no-reply@wireshark.org> Reviewed-by: Graham Bloice <graham.bloice@trihedral.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'docbook/wsdg_src')
-rw-r--r--docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_quick_setup.asciidoc23
-rw-r--r--docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_tools.asciidoc77
2 files changed, 66 insertions, 34 deletions
diff --git a/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_quick_setup.asciidoc b/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_quick_setup.asciidoc
index e7ffdc2983..b29efc98d3 100644
--- a/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_quick_setup.asciidoc
+++ b/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_quick_setup.asciidoc
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ OpenGL'' component is used to build the official 64-bit packages.
Note that the Qt package also includes the Qt Creator IDE, which is useful
for designing graphical components and includes an interactive debugger.
-You'll need to build wireshark using nmake before you'll be able to build the
+You'll need to build Wireshark using nmake before you'll be able to build the
Wireshark project (uiqtWireshark.pro), however.
You can also use Chocolatey to install Qt (there are packages for x86 & x64 and various MSVC compilers, e.g.
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ Make sure your repository path doesn't contain spaces.
==== Open a Visual Studio Command Prompt
From the Start Menu (or Start Screen), navigate to the Visual Studio 2013 ->
-Visual Studio Tools directory and choose the Command Prompt appropriate for the build you wish to make, e.g. VS2013 x86 Native Tools Command Prompt for a 32 bit version.
+Visual Studio Tools directory and choose the Command Prompt appropriate for
+the build you wish to make, e.g. VS2013 x86 Native Tools Command Prompt for a 32 bit version.
[TIP]
.Pin the items to the Task Bar
@@ -330,7 +331,8 @@ All subsequent operations take place in this Command Prompt window.
. Set environment variables to control the build.
+
--
-Set the following env vars, using paths and values suitable for your installation
+Set the following environment variables, using paths and values suitable for your installation:
+
----
> set CYGWIN=nodosfilewarning
> set WIRESHARK_BASE_DIR=C:\Development
@@ -382,6 +384,14 @@ Enter at the Visual Studio Command prompt line:
This will check for the various tools needed to build Wireshark:
----
+
+Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 12.00.21005.1
+Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+
+
+ERROR: The contents of 'E:\Wireshark\Wireshark-win32-libs\current_tag.txt' is (unknown).
+It should be 2014-10-01.
+
Checking for required applications:
cl: /cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0/VC/BIN/cl
link: /cygdrive/c/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0/VC/BIN/link
@@ -395,13 +405,16 @@ Checking for required applications:
peflags: /usr/bin/peflags
perl: /usr/bin/perl
C:\Python27\python.exe: /cygdrive/c/Python27/python.exe
- C:\Qt\Qt5.3.0\msvc2013\bin\qmake: /cygdrive/c/Qt/Qt5.3.0/5.3/msvc2013/bin/qmake
+ C:\Qt\Qt5.3.0\5.3\msvc2013\bin\qmake: /cygdrive/c/Qt/Qt5.3.0/5.3/msvc2013/bin/qmake
sed: /usr/bin/sed
unzip: /usr/bin/unzip
wget: /usr/bin/wget
----
-If you have problems with all the first three items (cl, link, nmake), check that you opened a Visual Studio Command Prompt <<ChSetupPrepareCommandCom>>.
+The "ERROR" at the start occurs because you haven't yet downloaded the third
+party libraries and it can be ignored at this stage.
+If you have problems with all the first three items (cl, link, nmake), check
+that you opened a Visual Studio Command Prompt <<ChSetupPrepareCommandCom>>.
Unfortunately, the `link` command is defined both in Cygwin and in MSVC, each
with completely different functionality. You'll need the MSVC link. If your link
diff --git a/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_tools.asciidoc b/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_tools.asciidoc
index 61a2e49c3d..b70fe25fd5 100644
--- a/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_tools.asciidoc
+++ b/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_tools.asciidoc
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ tools are available in different "flavours":
* Windows native: some tools are available as native Windows tools, no special
emulation is required. Many of these tools can be installed (and updated)
using http://chocolatey.org[Chocolatey], a Windows package manager similar
- to the linux package managers apt-get or yum.
+ to the Linux package managers apt-get or yum.
[WARNING]
.Follow the directions
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ through a single utility, 'setup-x86.exe' for 32-bit Windows and
The native Windows tools will typically be a bit faster but more complicated to
install, as you would have to download the tools from different web sites and
-install and configure them them individually.
+install and configure them individually.
[NOTE]
@@ -161,8 +161,7 @@ between:
==== gcc (GNU compiler collection)
The GCC C compiler is available for most of the
-UNIX-like platforms and as the Devel/gcc package from the
-<<ChToolsCygwin,Cygwin setup>>.
+UNIX-like platforms.
If GCC isn't already installed or available
as a package for your platform, you can get it at:
@@ -178,8 +177,8 @@ $ gcc --version
should result in something like
----
-gcc (GCC) 3.4.4 (cygwin special) (gdc 0.12, using dmd 0.125)
-Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+gcc (Ubuntu 4.9.1-16ubuntu6) 4.9.1
+Copyright (C) 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
----
@@ -191,9 +190,7 @@ Your version string may vary, of course.
==== gdb (GNU project debugger)
GDB is the debugger for the GCC compiler. It is
-available for many (if not all) UNIX-like platforms and as
-the Devel/gdb package from the
-<<ChToolsCygwin,Cygwin setup>>
+available for many (if not all) UNIX-like platforms.
If you don't like debugging using the command line
there are some GUI frontends for it available, most notably
@@ -212,13 +209,20 @@ $ gdb --version
should result in something like:
----
-GNU gdb 6.5.50.20060706-cvs (cygwin-special)
-Copyright 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are
-welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions.
-Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
-There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for details.
-This GDB was configured as "i686-pc-cygwin".
+GNU gdb (Ubuntu 7.8-1ubuntu4) 7.8.0.20141001-cvs
+Copyright (C) 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
+This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
+There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Type "show copying"
+and "show warranty" for details.
+This GDB was configured as "x86_64-linux-gnu".
+Type "show configuration" for configuration details.
+For bug reporting instructions, please see:
+<http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/>.
+Find the GDB manual and other documentation resources online at:
+<http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/documentation/>.
+For help, type "help".
+Type "apropos word" to search for commands related to "word".
----
Your version string may vary, of course.
@@ -231,8 +235,7 @@ Your version string may vary, of course.
The GNU Data Display Debugger is a good GUI frontend
for GDB (and a lot of other command line debuggers), so you
have to install GDB first. It is available for many UNIX-like
-platforms and as the ddd package from the
-<<ChToolsCygwin,Cygwin setup>>.
+platforms.
If GNU DDD isn't already installed or
available as a package for your platform, you can get it at:
@@ -261,11 +264,12 @@ $ make --version
should result in something like:
----
-GNU Make 3.81
-Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
-There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
-PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+GNU Make 4.0
+Built for x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
+Copyright (C) 1988-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Licence GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
+This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
+There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
----
Your version string may vary, of course.
@@ -594,12 +598,19 @@ otherwise the debugger will simply fail or you will only see a lot of garbage.
===== Visual Studio integrated debugger
You can use the integrated debugger of Visual Studio if your toolchain includes
-it. However, setting up the environment is a bit tricky, as the Windows build
-process uses makefiles instead of the .dsp/.dsw files usually used.
+it. As described on http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0bxe8ytt.aspx[MSDN],
+create an EXE project for your built copy,
+i.e. C:\Development\Wireshark\wireshark-qt-release\Wireshark.exe, and then
+start the debugger in the mormal way. To set a breakpoint, open the required
+source file using the File -> Open -> File menu and set the breakpoint as normal.
-****
-This section not yet written
-****
+The normal build is an optimised release version so debugging can be a bit
+difficult as variables are optimised out into registers and the execution
+order of statements can jump around.
+
+If you require a non-optimised version, then edit config.nmake and replace the /O2
+flag from LOCAL_CFLAGS with /Od, clean up the build (nmake -f Makefile.nmake clean)
+and then rebuild.
[[ChToolsMSDebuggingTools]]
@@ -610,7 +621,8 @@ standalone GUI debugger. Although it's not that comfortable compared to
debugging with the Visual Studio integrated debugger it can be helpful if you
have to debug on a machine where an integrated debugger is not available.
-You can get it free of charge from Microsoft in several ways, see the http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff551063%28v=vs.85%29.aspx)[Debugging tools for Windows] page.
+You can get it free of charge from Microsoft in several ways, see the
+http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff551063%28v=vs.85%29.aspx)[Debugging tools for Windows] page.
You can also use Chocolatey to install WinDbg:
@@ -618,6 +630,13 @@ You can also use Chocolatey to install WinDbg:
PS:\> cinst windbg
----
+To debug Wireshark using WinDbg, open the built copy of Wireshark using
+the File -> Open Executable... menu,
+i.e. C:\Development\Wireshark\wireshark-qt-release\Wireshark.exe. To set a
+breakpoint open the required source file using the File -> Open Source File...
+menu and then click on the required line and press F9. To run the program,
+press F5.
+
[[ChToolsBash]]
=== bash