Mailing List Archive: how do I compile/install a plugin?

how do I compile/install a plugin?

Jun 10, 2006, 12:56 PM

Post #1 of 5 (3375 views)

I'm having some trouble just trying to figure out how to do a simple
compile and install of a ethereal dissector plugin. I am using OS X on
intel. I downloaded the source code for 0.99.0 and I see that there is
a plugins directory in the source tree. If I run ./configure and then
make in the plugins directory I get some *.la files. Then I tried
copying one of the *.la files into the plugins directory of my darwin
ports install of ethereal (i.e. /opt/local/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.99.0/)

I can't seem to get anything to work. I tried modifying the source code
of one of the plugins to use a different tcp port just to see if it is
working, but it didn't seem to do anything. Is there a way to tell if
the plugin has loaded or not? Do I need a *.so file? All of the other
plugins in that directory have *.la and *.so, but when I compile I only
get a *.la file. Sorry for my ignorance. I'm kind of in a time crunch
and I don't see much documentation on this. Any help would be appreciated.

-Nathan
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RE: how do I compile/install a plugin? [ In reply to ]

kyan-ki at hotmail

Jun 11, 2006, 4:55 AM

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You just need to have *.so file to add a plugin.
To build it, try "make all" in the directory concerned by the plugin.
Normally, you should have a *.so file copied into :
/usr/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.99.0
or
/usr/local/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.99.0
or
/opt/local/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.99.0
It depends on the directory mentionned in the *.la file.

>From: Nathan Peterson <ethereal-dev@glit.us>
>Reply-To: Ethereal development <ethereal-dev@ethereal.com>
>To: ethereal-dev@ethereal.com
>Subject: [Ethereal-dev] how do I compile/install a plugin?
>Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 14:56:11 -0500
>
>I'm having some trouble just trying to figure out how to do a simple
>compile and install of a ethereal dissector plugin. I am using OS X on
>intel. I downloaded the source code for 0.99.0 and I see that there is a
>plugins directory in the source tree. If I run ./configure and then make
>in the plugins directory I get some *.la files. Then I tried copying one
>of the *.la files into the plugins directory of my darwin ports install of
>ethereal (i.e. /opt/local/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.99.0/)
>
>I can't seem to get anything to work. I tried modifying the source code of
>one of the plugins to use a different tcp port just to see if it is
>working, but it didn't seem to do anything. Is there a way to tell if the
>plugin has loaded or not? Do I need a *.so file? All of the other plugins
>in that directory have *.la and *.so, but when I compile I only get a *.la
>file. Sorry for my ignorance. I'm kind of in a time crunch and I don't
>see much documentation on this. Any help would be appreciated.
>
>-Nathan
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>Ethereal-dev@ethereal.com
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Re: how do I compile/install a plugin? [ In reply to ]

ethereal-dev at glit

Jun 11, 2006, 9:36 AM

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Yeah that's exactly what I did, and no *.so file :( I don't see
anything in the Makefile that says anything about any *.so files. The
*.la file says that the library needs to be installed in
/usr/local/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.99.0, but that directory does not
exist. I want the *.so file to be in
/opt/local/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.99.0 b/c that's where the other
plugins are.

One of my friends told me yesterday that plugins have to be disabled on
Mac OS X in order for ethereal to compile on that platform. Is this
true? Maybe that's what's going on?

-Nathan

kyan-ki kyan-ki wrote:
> You just need to have *.so file to add a plugin.
> To build it, try "make all" in the directory concerned by the plugin.
> Normally, you should have a *.so file copied into :
> /usr/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.99.0
> or
> /usr/local/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.99.0
> or
> /opt/local/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.99.0
> It depends on the directory mentionned in the *.la file.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>> From: Nathan Peterson <ethereal-dev@glit.us>
>> Reply-To: Ethereal development <ethereal-dev@ethereal.com>
>> To: ethereal-dev@ethereal.com
>> Subject: [Ethereal-dev] how do I compile/install a plugin?
>> Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 14:56:11 -0500
>>
>> I'm having some trouble just trying to figure out how to do a simple
>> compile and install of a ethereal dissector plugin. I am using OS X
>> on intel. I downloaded the source code for 0.99.0 and I see that
>> there is a plugins directory in the source tree. If I run ./configure
>> and then make in the plugins directory I get some *.la files. Then I
>> tried copying one of the *.la files into the plugins directory of my
>> darwin ports install of ethereal (i.e.
>> /opt/local/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.99.0/)
>>
>> I can't seem to get anything to work. I tried modifying the source
>> code of one of the plugins to use a different tcp port just to see if
>> it is working, but it didn't seem to do anything. Is there a way to
>> tell if the plugin has loaded or not? Do I need a *.so file? All of
>> the other plugins in that directory have *.la and *.so, but when I
>> compile I only get a *.la file. Sorry for my ignorance. I'm kind of
>> in a time crunch and I don't see much documentation on this. Any help
>> would be appreciated.
>>
>> -Nathan
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>> Ethereal-dev@ethereal.com
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Re: how do I compile/install a plugin? [ In reply to ]

kyan-ki at hotmail

Jun 11, 2006, 11:20 AM

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I don't believe that plugins have to be disabled on Mac OS X in order for
ethereal to compile on that platform. You can try after all.
Otherwise, try "make install" => It should create the *.so and *.la file in
/usr/local/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.99.0 then you just have to remove the
directory and copy these files into /opt/local/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.99.0
b/c as you want.

>From: Nathan Peterson <ethereal-dev@glit.us>
>Reply-To: Ethereal development <ethereal-dev@ethereal.com>
>To: Ethereal development <ethereal-dev@ethereal.com>
>Subject: Re: [Ethereal-dev] how do I compile/install a plugin?
>Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 11:36:58 -0500
>
>Yeah that's exactly what I did, and no *.so file :( I don't see anything
>in the Makefile that says anything about any *.so files. The *.la file
>says that the library needs to be installed in
>/usr/local/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.99.0, but that directory does not exist.
>I want the *.so file to be in /opt/local/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.99.0 b/c
>that's where the other plugins are.
>
>One of my friends told me yesterday that plugins have to be disabled on Mac
>OS X in order for ethereal to compile on that platform. Is this true?
>Maybe that's what's going on?
>
>-Nathan
>
>
>kyan-ki kyan-ki wrote:
>>You just need to have *.so file to add a plugin.
>>To build it, try "make all" in the directory concerned by the plugin.
>>Normally, you should have a *.so file copied into :
>>/usr/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.99.0
>>or
>>/usr/local/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.99.0
>>or
>>/opt/local/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.99.0
>>It depends on the directory mentionned in the *.la file.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>From: Nathan Peterson <ethereal-dev@glit.us>
>>>Reply-To: Ethereal development <ethereal-dev@ethereal.com>
>>>To: ethereal-dev@ethereal.com
>>>Subject: [Ethereal-dev] how do I compile/install a plugin?
>>>Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 14:56:11 -0500
>>>
>>>I'm having some trouble just trying to figure out how to do a simple
>>>compile and install of a ethereal dissector plugin. I am using OS X on
>>>intel. I downloaded the source code for 0.99.0 and I see that there is a
>>>plugins directory in the source tree. If I run ./configure and then make
>>>in the plugins directory I get some *.la files. Then I tried copying one
>>>of the *.la files into the plugins directory of my darwin ports install
>>>of ethereal (i.e. /opt/local/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.99.0/)
>>>
>>>I can't seem to get anything to work. I tried modifying the source code
>>>of one of the plugins to use a different tcp port just to see if it is
>>>working, but it didn't seem to do anything. Is there a way to tell if
>>>the plugin has loaded or not? Do I need a *.so file? All of the other
>>>plugins in that directory have *.la and *.so, but when I compile I only
>>>get a *.la file. Sorry for my ignorance. I'm kind of in a time crunch
>>>and I don't see much documentation on this. Any help would be
>>>appreciated.
>>>
>>>-Nathan
>>>_______________________________________________
>>>Ethereal-dev mailing list
>>>Ethereal-dev@ethereal.com
>>>http://www.ethereal.com/mailman/listinfo/ethereal-dev
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Re: how do I compile/install a plugin? [ In reply to ]

stephentfisher at yahoo

Jun 11, 2006, 11:24 AM

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On Sun, Jun 11, 2006 at 06:20:03PM +0000, kyan-ki kyan-ki wrote:

> I don't believe that plugins have to be disabled on Mac OS X in order
> for ethereal to compile on that platform. You can try after all.
> Otherwise, try "make install" => It should create the *.so and *.la
> file in /usr/local/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.99.0 then you just have to
> remove the directory and copy these files into
> /opt/local/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.99.0 b/c as you want.

The Help menu -> About [Ethereal/Wireshark] -> Plugins tab shows the
plugins that are recgonized. My OS X machine has a bunch of them
listed. This Ethereal is from DarwinPorts.

Steve

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