summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
-rw-r--r--capture.c13
-rw-r--r--capture_info.c113
-rw-r--r--capture_info.h2
3 files changed, 118 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/capture.c b/capture.c
index b5556ce84c..18158aec46 100644
--- a/capture.c
+++ b/capture.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ capture_input_new_file(capture_options *capture_opts, gchar *new_file)
/* if we are in real-time mode, open the new file now */
if(capture_opts->real_time_mode) {
/* Attempt to open the capture file and set up to read from it. */
- switch(cf_start_tail(capture_opts->cf, capture_opts->save_file, is_tempfile, &err)) {
+ switch(cf_start_tail(capture_opts->cf, capture_opts->save_file, is_tempfile, &err)) {
case CF_OK:
break;
case CF_ERROR:
@@ -290,15 +290,18 @@ capture_input_new_file(capture_options *capture_opts, gchar *new_file)
return FALSE;
break;
}
+ }
+
+ if(capture_opts->show_info) {
+ if (!capture_info_new_file(new_file))
+ return FALSE;
+ }
+ if(capture_opts->real_time_mode) {
cf_callback_invoke(cf_cb_live_capture_update_started, capture_opts);
} else {
cf_callback_invoke(cf_cb_live_capture_fixed_started, capture_opts);
}
-
- if(capture_opts->show_info)
- capture_info_new_file(new_file);
-
capture_opts->state = CAPTURE_RUNNING;
return TRUE;
diff --git a/capture_info.c b/capture_info.c
index d9bc8fbfcd..084856d322 100644
--- a/capture_info.c
+++ b/capture_info.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
/* XXX - try to remove this later */
#include <epan/prefs.h>
/* XXX - try to remove this later */
+#include <epan/filesystem.h>
#include "capture_info.h"
@@ -95,11 +96,111 @@ void capture_info_open(const char *iface)
}
+static const char *
+cf_open_error_message(int err, gchar *err_info, gboolean for_writing,
+ int file_type)
+{
+ const char *errmsg;
+ static char errmsg_errno[1024+1];
+
+ if (err < 0) {
+ /* Wiretap error. */
+ switch (err) {
+
+ case WTAP_ERR_NOT_REGULAR_FILE:
+ errmsg = "The file \"%s\" is a \"special file\" or socket or other non-regular file.";
+ break;
+
+ case WTAP_ERR_FILE_UNKNOWN_FORMAT:
+ /* Seen only when opening a capture file for reading. */
+ errmsg = "The file \"%s\" isn't a capture file in a format Tethereal understands.";
+ break;
+
+ case WTAP_ERR_UNSUPPORTED:
+ /* Seen only when opening a capture file for reading. */
+ g_snprintf(errmsg_errno, sizeof(errmsg_errno),
+ "The file \"%%s\" isn't a capture file in a format Tethereal understands.\n"
+ "(%s)", err_info);
+ g_free(err_info);
+ errmsg = errmsg_errno;
+ break;
+
+ case WTAP_ERR_CANT_WRITE_TO_PIPE:
+ /* Seen only when opening a capture file for writing. */
+ g_snprintf(errmsg_errno, sizeof(errmsg_errno),
+ "The file \"%%s\" is a pipe, and %s capture files can't be "
+ "written to a pipe.", wtap_file_type_string(file_type));
+ errmsg = errmsg_errno;
+ break;
+
+ case WTAP_ERR_UNSUPPORTED_FILE_TYPE:
+ /* Seen only when opening a capture file for writing. */
+ errmsg = "Tethereal doesn't support writing capture files in that format.";
+ break;
+
+ case WTAP_ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ENCAP:
+ if (for_writing)
+ errmsg = "Tethereal can't save this capture in that format.";
+ else {
+ g_snprintf(errmsg_errno, sizeof(errmsg_errno),
+ "The file \"%%s\" is a capture for a network type that Tethereal doesn't support.\n"
+ "(%s)", err_info);
+ g_free(err_info);
+ errmsg = errmsg_errno;
+ }
+ break;
+
+ case WTAP_ERR_ENCAP_PER_PACKET_UNSUPPORTED:
+ if (for_writing)
+ errmsg = "Tethereal can't save this capture in that format.";
+ else
+ errmsg = "The file \"%s\" is a capture for a network type that Tethereal doesn't support.";
+ break;
+
+ case WTAP_ERR_BAD_RECORD:
+ /* Seen only when opening a capture file for reading. */
+ g_snprintf(errmsg_errno, sizeof(errmsg_errno),
+ "The file \"%%s\" appears to be damaged or corrupt.\n"
+ "(%s)", err_info);
+ g_free(err_info);
+ errmsg = errmsg_errno;
+ break;
+
+ case WTAP_ERR_CANT_OPEN:
+ if (for_writing)
+ errmsg = "The file \"%s\" could not be created for some unknown reason.";
+ else
+ errmsg = "The file \"%s\" could not be opened for some unknown reason.";
+ break;
+
+ case WTAP_ERR_SHORT_READ:
+ errmsg = "The file \"%s\" appears to have been cut short"
+ " in the middle of a packet or other data.";
+ break;
+
+ case WTAP_ERR_SHORT_WRITE:
+ errmsg = "A full header couldn't be written to the file \"%s\".";
+ break;
+
+ default:
+ g_snprintf(errmsg_errno, sizeof(errmsg_errno),
+ "The file \"%%s\" could not be %s: %s.",
+ for_writing ? "created" : "opened",
+ wtap_strerror(err));
+ errmsg = errmsg_errno;
+ break;
+ }
+ } else
+ errmsg = file_open_error_message(err, for_writing);
+ return errmsg;
+}
+
/* new file arrived */
-void capture_info_new_file(const char *new_filename)
+gboolean capture_info_new_file(const char *new_filename)
{
int err;
gchar *err_info;
+ char err_msg[2048+1];
if(info_data.wtap != NULL) {
@@ -108,9 +209,13 @@ void capture_info_new_file(const char *new_filename)
info_data.wtap = wtap_open_offline(new_filename, &err, &err_info, FALSE);
if (!info_data.wtap) {
- g_warning("capture_info_new_file: wtap open failed: %s", err_info);
- }
-
+ g_snprintf(err_msg, sizeof err_msg,
+ cf_open_error_message(err, err_info, FALSE, WTAP_FILE_PCAP),
+ new_filename);
+ g_warning("capture_info_new_file: %s", err_msg);
+ return FALSE;
+ } else
+ return TRUE;
}
diff --git a/capture_info.h b/capture_info.h
index fefedbf564..107d9ea931 100644
--- a/capture_info.h
+++ b/capture_info.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
extern void capture_info_open(const char *iface);
/* new file arrived - (eventually close old wtap), open wtap */
-extern void capture_info_new_file(const char *new_filename);
+extern gboolean capture_info_new_file(const char *new_filename);
/* new packets arrived - read from wtap, count */
extern void capture_info_new_packets(int to_read);