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-rw-r--r--epan/prefs.c13
-rw-r--r--epan/prefs.h21
-rw-r--r--rawshark.c14
-rw-r--r--sharkd_session.c12
-rw-r--r--tfshark.c10
-rw-r--r--tshark.c10
-rw-r--r--ui/commandline.c10
7 files changed, 64 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/epan/prefs.c b/epan/prefs.c
index 18fdc15c31..35ff3fa2a2 100644
--- a/epan/prefs.c
+++ b/epan/prefs.c
@@ -4510,10 +4510,9 @@ read_prefs_file(const char *pf_path, FILE *pf,
* a valid uat entry.
*/
static gboolean
-prefs_set_uat_pref(char *uat_entry) {
+prefs_set_uat_pref(char *uat_entry, char **errmsg) {
gchar *p, *colonp;
uat_t *uat;
- gchar *err = NULL;
gboolean ret;
colonp = strchr(uat_entry, ':');
@@ -4543,11 +4542,11 @@ prefs_set_uat_pref(char *uat_entry) {
uat = uat_find(uat_entry);
*colonp = ':';
if (uat == NULL) {
+ *errmsg = g_strdup("Unknown preference");
return FALSE;
}
- ret = uat_load_str(uat, p, &err);
- g_free(err);
+ ret = uat_load_str(uat, p, errmsg);
return ret;
}
@@ -4558,7 +4557,7 @@ prefs_set_uat_pref(char *uat_entry) {
* in some fashion.
*/
prefs_set_pref_e
-prefs_set_pref(char *prefarg)
+prefs_set_pref(char *prefarg, char **errmsg)
{
gchar *p, *colonp;
prefs_set_pref_e ret;
@@ -4573,6 +4572,8 @@ prefs_set_pref(char *prefarg)
mgcp_tcp_port_count = -1;
mgcp_udp_port_count = -1;
+ *errmsg = NULL;
+
colonp = strchr(prefarg, ':');
if (colonp == NULL)
return PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;
@@ -4599,7 +4600,7 @@ prefs_set_pref(char *prefarg)
if (strcmp(prefarg, "uat")) {
ret = set_pref(prefarg, p, NULL, TRUE);
} else {
- ret = prefs_set_uat_pref(p) ? PREFS_SET_OK : PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;
+ ret = prefs_set_uat_pref(p, errmsg) ? PREFS_SET_OK : PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR;
}
*colonp = ':'; /* put the colon back */
return ret;
diff --git a/epan/prefs.h b/epan/prefs.h
index 85d66b6cf6..e757a25533 100644
--- a/epan/prefs.h
+++ b/epan/prefs.h
@@ -575,14 +575,8 @@ extern e_prefs *read_prefs(void);
into "*pf_path_return", and return the errno. */
WS_DLL_PUBLIC int write_prefs(char **);
-/*
- * Given a string of the form "<pref name>:<pref value>", as might appear
- * as an argument to a "-o" option, parse it and set the preference in
- * question. Return an indication of whether it succeeded or failed
- * in some fashion.
- *
- * XXX - should supply, for syntax errors, a detailed explanation of
- * the syntax error.
+/**
+ * Result of setting a preference.
*/
typedef enum {
PREFS_SET_OK, /* succeeded */
@@ -591,7 +585,16 @@ typedef enum {
PREFS_SET_OBSOLETE /* preference used to exist but no longer does */
} prefs_set_pref_e;
-WS_DLL_PUBLIC prefs_set_pref_e prefs_set_pref(char *prefarg);
+/*
+ * Given a string of the form "<pref name>:<pref value>", as might appear
+ * as an argument to a "-o" option, parse it and set the preference in
+ * question. Return an indication of whether it succeeded or failed
+ * in some fashion.
+ *
+ * For syntax errors (return value PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR), details (when
+ * available) are written into "errmsg" which must be freed with g_free.
+ */
+WS_DLL_PUBLIC prefs_set_pref_e prefs_set_pref(char *prefarg, char **errmsg);
/*
* Get or set a preference's obsolete status. These can be used to make a
diff --git a/rawshark.c b/rawshark.c
index bcb2f8ca5d..6454ab1a78 100644
--- a/rawshark.c
+++ b/rawshark.c
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ set_link_type(const char *lt_arg) {
long val;
dissector_handle_t dhandle;
GString *pref_str;
+ char *errmsg = NULL;
if (!spec_ptr)
return FALSE;
@@ -410,8 +411,9 @@ set_link_type(const char *lt_arg) {
g_string_append_printf(pref_str,
"\"User 0 (DLT=147)\",\"%s\",\"0\",\"\",\"0\",\"\"",
spec_ptr);
- if (prefs_set_pref(pref_str->str) != PREFS_SET_OK) {
+ if (prefs_set_pref(pref_str->str, &errmsg) != PREFS_SET_OK) {
g_string_free(pref_str, TRUE);
+ g_free(errmsg);
return FALSE;
}
g_string_free(pref_str, TRUE);
@@ -620,13 +622,18 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
}
break;
case 'o': /* Override preference from command line */
- switch (prefs_set_pref(optarg)) {
+ {
+ char *errmsg = NULL;
+
+ switch (prefs_set_pref(optarg, &errmsg)) {
case PREFS_SET_OK:
break;
case PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR:
- cmdarg_err("Invalid -o flag \"%s\"", optarg);
+ cmdarg_err("Invalid -o flag \"%s\"%s%s", optarg,
+ errmsg ? ": " : "", errmsg ? errmsg : "");
+ g_free(errmsg);
ret = INVALID_OPTION;
goto clean_exit;
break;
@@ -639,6 +646,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
break;
}
break;
+ }
case 'p': /* Expect pcap_pkthdr packet headers, which may have 64-bit timestamps */
want_pcap_pkthdr = TRUE;
break;
diff --git a/sharkd_session.c b/sharkd_session.c
index 3ea1e3f125..6dc6f3b84d 100644
--- a/sharkd_session.c
+++ b/sharkd_session.c
@@ -3073,6 +3073,7 @@ sharkd_session_process_setconf(char *buf, const jsmntok_t *tokens, int count)
const char *tok_name = json_find_attr(buf, tokens, count, "name");
const char *tok_value = json_find_attr(buf, tokens, count, "value");
char pref[4096];
+ char *errmsg = NULL;
prefs_set_pref_e ret;
@@ -3081,8 +3082,15 @@ sharkd_session_process_setconf(char *buf, const jsmntok_t *tokens, int count)
ws_snprintf(pref, sizeof(pref), "%s:%s", tok_name, tok_value);
- ret = prefs_set_pref(pref);
- printf("{\"err\":%d}\n", ret);
+ ret = prefs_set_pref(pref, &errmsg);
+ printf("{\"err\":%d", ret);
+ if (errmsg) {
+ /* Add error message for some syntax errors. */
+ printf(",\"errmsg\":");
+ json_puts_string(errmsg);
+ }
+ printf("}\n");
+ g_free(errmsg);
}
struct sharkd_session_process_dumpconf_data
diff --git a/tfshark.c b/tfshark.c
index bad0ab3b46..b91afb6272 100644
--- a/tfshark.c
+++ b/tfshark.c
@@ -689,13 +689,18 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
line_buffered = TRUE;
break;
case 'o': /* Override preference from command line */
- switch (prefs_set_pref(optarg)) {
+ {
+ char *errmsg = NULL;
+
+ switch (prefs_set_pref(optarg, &errmsg)) {
case PREFS_SET_OK:
break;
case PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR:
- cmdarg_err("Invalid -o flag \"%s\"", optarg);
+ cmdarg_err("Invalid -o flag \"%s\"%s%s", optarg,
+ errmsg ? ": " : "", errmsg ? errmsg : "");
+ g_free(errmsg);
return 1;
break;
@@ -707,6 +712,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
break;
}
break;
+ }
case 'q': /* Quiet */
quiet = TRUE;
break;
diff --git a/tshark.c b/tshark.c
index e4d4551c96..c0fff87686 100644
--- a/tshark.c
+++ b/tshark.c
@@ -1208,13 +1208,18 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
#endif
break;
case 'o': /* Override preference from command line */
- switch (prefs_set_pref(optarg)) {
+ {
+ char *errmsg = NULL;
+
+ switch (prefs_set_pref(optarg, &errmsg)) {
case PREFS_SET_OK:
break;
case PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR:
- cmdarg_err("Invalid -o flag \"%s\"", optarg);
+ cmdarg_err("Invalid -o flag \"%s\"%s%s", optarg,
+ errmsg ? ": " : "", errmsg ? errmsg : "");
+ g_free(errmsg);
exit_status = INVALID_OPTION;
goto clean_exit;
break;
@@ -1227,6 +1232,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
break;
}
break;
+ }
case 'q': /* Quiet */
quiet = TRUE;
break;
diff --git a/ui/commandline.c b/ui/commandline.c
index 127bb6a4af..fc4be16010 100644
--- a/ui/commandline.c
+++ b/ui/commandline.c
@@ -471,11 +471,16 @@ void commandline_other_options(int argc, char *argv[], gboolean opt_reset)
#endif
break;
case 'o': /* Override preference from command line */
- switch (prefs_set_pref(optarg)) {
+ {
+ char *errmsg = NULL;
+
+ switch (prefs_set_pref(optarg, &errmsg)) {
case PREFS_SET_OK:
break;
case PREFS_SET_SYNTAX_ERR:
- cmdarg_err("Invalid -o flag \"%s\"", optarg);
+ cmdarg_err("Invalid -o flag \"%s\"%s%s", optarg,
+ errmsg ? ": " : "", errmsg ? errmsg : "");
+ g_free(errmsg);
exit(1);
break;
case PREFS_SET_NO_SUCH_PREF:
@@ -507,6 +512,7 @@ void commandline_other_options(int argc, char *argv[], gboolean opt_reset)
g_assert_not_reached();
}
break;
+ }
case 'P':
/* Path settings were already processed just ignore them this time*/
break;