4 files changed, 17 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/capture.c b/capture.c
index ad3bb3458b..5e808f95eb 100644
--- a/capture.c
+++ b/capture.c
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ capture_input_cfilter_error_message(capture_options *capture_opts, char *error_m
 
 /* capture child closed its side of the pipe, do the required cleanup */
 void
-capture_input_closed(capture_options *capture_opts)
+capture_input_closed(capture_options *capture_opts, gchar *msg)
 {
     int  err;
     int  packet_count_save;
@@ -518,6 +518,9 @@ capture_input_closed(capture_options *capture_opts)
     g_log(LOG_DOMAIN_CAPTURE, G_LOG_LEVEL_MESSAGE, "Capture stopped!");
     g_assert(capture_opts->state == CAPTURE_PREPARING || capture_opts->state == CAPTURE_RUNNING);
 
+    if (msg != NULL)
+        simple_dialog(ESD_TYPE_ERROR, ESD_BTN_OK, "%s", msg);
+
     /* if we didn't start the capture, do a fake start. */
     /* (happens if we got an error message - we won't get a filename then). */
     if(capture_opts->state == CAPTURE_PREPARING) {
diff --git a/capture.h b/capture.h
index f3107fc013..b047d46980 100644
--- a/capture.h
+++ b/capture.h
@@ -97,9 +97,10 @@ extern void capture_input_error_message(capture_options *capture_opts, char *err
 extern void capture_input_cfilter_error_message(capture_options *capture_opts, char *error_message);
 
 /**
- * Capture child closed its side of the pipe, do the required cleanup.
+ * Capture child closed its side of the pipe, report any error and
+ * do the required cleanup.
  */
-extern void capture_input_closed(capture_options *capture_opts);
+extern void capture_input_closed(capture_options *capture_opts, gchar *msg);
 
 struct if_stat_cache_s;
 typedef struct if_stat_cache_s if_stat_cache_t;
diff --git a/capture_sync.c b/capture_sync.c
index a66aff4b18..6e4d052c8a 100644
--- a/capture_sync.c
+++ b/capture_sync.c
@@ -1434,7 +1434,6 @@ sync_pipe_input_cb(gint source, gpointer user_data)
       else
         primary_msg = g_strdup("Error reading from sync pipe");
     }
-    g_free(primary_msg); /* XXX - display this */
 
     /* No more child process. */
     capture_opts->fork_child = -1;
@@ -1442,7 +1441,8 @@ sync_pipe_input_cb(gint source, gpointer user_data)
 #ifdef _WIN32
     ws_close(capture_opts->signal_pipe_write_fd);
 #endif
-    capture_input_closed(capture_opts);
+    capture_input_closed(capture_opts, primary_msg);
+    g_free(primary_msg);
     return FALSE;
   }
 
diff --git a/tshark.c b/tshark.c
index b51b98b9cb..aa0f9ef098 100644
--- a/tshark.c
+++ b/tshark.c
@@ -2179,10 +2179,16 @@ capture_input_drops(capture_options *capture_opts _U_, guint32 dropped)
 }
 
 
-/* capture child closed its side of the pipe, do the required cleanup */
+/*
+ * Capture child closed its side of the pipe, report any error and
+ * do the required cleanup.
+ */
 void
-capture_input_closed(capture_options *capture_opts)
+capture_input_closed(capture_options *capture_opts, gchar *msg)
 {
+  if (msg != NULL)
+    fprintf(stderr, "tshark: %s\n", msg);
+
   report_counts();
 
   if(capture_opts->cf != NULL && ((capture_file *) capture_opts->cf)->wth != NULL) {