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authorJeff Morriss <jeff.morriss.ws@gmail.com>2014-08-12 20:35:56 -0400
committerEvan Huus <eapache@gmail.com>2014-08-13 16:00:24 +0000
commit3e1fec0db22092ae82388b0e3baf7ee5a45e9a6c (patch)
tree03943f5de2d1e0074cad5b8f3f7d063415433db5 /INSTALL
parent9e560bc3f0317b931a0ca08fded42f1035895c2f (diff)
More INSTALL updates.
- We now support Gtk+-3, Gtk+-2, and Qt (Gtk+-1 is long dead). - Sync several of the configure options to what ./configure actually does (don't bother listing features which default to disabled though). - Don't mention sysconfdir since manuf doesn't go there any more (it goes in datadir). - Remove special install instructions for an ancient version of libpcap. - Point users to the Q&A site. Change-Id: I96a9e13fcf4225c526c5d9b536425b2d20e659f6 Reviewed-on: https://code.wireshark.org/review/3566 Reviewed-by: Evan Huus <eapache@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
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--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -19,14 +19,13 @@ README.windows for those instructions.
1. If you wish to build Wireshark, make sure you have GTK+ and GLib
installed. Try running 'pkg-config glib-2.0 --modversion' to see if
- you have GLib 2.x installed and, if that fails, try running
- 'glib-config --version' to see if you have GLib 1.2[.x] installed.
- Then try running 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --modversion' to see if you
- have GTK+ 2.x installed and, if that fails, try running
- 'gtk-config --version' to see if you have GTK+ 1.2[.x] installed.
- Wireshark needs versions 1.2.0 or above of both these packages.
- If you need to install or re-install GTK+ or GLIB, you can find
- the packages at:
+ you have GLib 2.x installed. Then try running
+ 'pkg-config gtk+-3.0 --modversion' to see if you
+ have GTK+ 3.x installed and, if that fails, try running
+ 'pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --modversion' to see if you have GTK+ 2.x installed.
+ Wireshark needs version 3.0.0 or above of gtk+-3.0 or 2.12.0 or above of
+ gtk+-2.0 and version 2.16.0 or above of glib-2.0. If you need to install
+ or re-install GTK+ or GLIB, you can find the packages at:
http://www.gtk.org
@@ -36,13 +35,8 @@ README.windows for those instructions.
header files and the like. For example, Red Hat users will
need to install a "gtk-devel" .rpm.
- Note also that Wireshark configuration defaults to using GTK+ and
- GLib 2.x; you need to configure with --disable-gtk2 to use GTK+
- 1.2[.x].
-
- Please also note that GTK+ 1.2[.x] is only supported up to
- Wireshark 1.0.x. From Wireshark 1.1.x onwards only GTK+ 2.x
- is supported.
+ Note also that Wireshark configuration defaults to using GTK+ 3.x;
+ you need to configure with --disable-gtk3 to use GTK+ 2.x.
2. If you wish to build TShark, the line-mode version of Wireshark,
make sure you have GLIB installed. See note #1 above for instructions
@@ -54,18 +48,13 @@ README.windows for those instructions.
http://www.tcpdump.org .
- If you've downloaded the 0.5.2 version, make sure you install
- the headers ('make install-incl') when you install the library.
- The CVS snapshots will install the headers if you do 'make
- install', and have no 'install-incl' target.
-
If you installed libpcap from a binary package, you may have to
install a "development" package; for example, there's
apparently a "libpcap0" Debian package, but it just includes a
shared library, a copyright notice, changelog files, and a
README file - you also need to install a "libpcap-dev" package
to get header files, a non-shared library, and the man page.
- Similarly, Red Hat 5.x users will need to install a "libpcap-devel"
+ Similarly, Red Hat users will need to install a "libpcap-devel"
.rpm to go along with the "libpcap" .rpm.
4. Building Wireshark requires Perl (specifically the pod2man program)
@@ -79,26 +68,28 @@ README.windows for those instructions.
using 'configure' and 'make'. Some of the Wireshark non-generic
configure options are as follows:
- --sysconfdir=DIR
- Wireshark installs a support file (manuf) in ${PREFIX}/etc by
- default, where ${PREFIX} comes from --prefix=DIR. If you do not
- specify any --prefix option, ${PREFIX} is "/usr/local".
- You can change the location of the manuf file with the --sysconfdir
- option.
-
--disable-usr-local
By default 'configure' will look in /usr/local/{include,lib} for
additional header files and libraries. Using this switch keeps
'configure' from looking there
--disable-wireshark
- By default, if 'configure' finds the GTK+ libraries, the Makefile
- builds Wireshark, the GUI packet analyzer. You can disable the
- build of the GUI version of Wireshark with this switch.
+ By default 'configure' tries to find the GTK+ libraries so Wireshark,
+ the GUI packet analyzer, can be built. You can disable the build of
+ the GUI version of Wireshark with this switch.
+
+ --without-gtk3
+ Don't try to build a Gtk+ 3.x-based Wireshark. If given in
+ conjunction with --disable-gtk2 then the Gtk+ GUI is disabled (and
+ only the Qt GUI is built).
- --disable-gtk2
- Build Glib/Gtk+ 1.2[.x]-based wireshark.
- Note: not supported from Wireshark 1.1.x onwards
+ --without-gtk2
+ Don't try to build a Gtk+ 2.x-based Wireshark. If given in
+ conjunction with --disable-gtk3 then the Gtk+ GUI is disabled (and
+ only the Qt GUI is built).
+
+ --without-qt
+ Don't try to build a Qt-based Wireshark.
--disable-tshark
By default the line-mode packet analyzer, TShark, is built.
@@ -112,10 +103,18 @@ README.windows for those instructions.
By default the capture-file statistics reporting pogram
is built. Use this switch to avoid building it.
+ --disable-captype
+ By default the capture-type reporting pogram is built. Use this
+ switch to avoid building it.
+
--disable-mergecap
By default the capture-file merging program is built.
Use this switch to avoid building it.
+ --disable-reordercap
+ By default the capture-file reordering program is built.
+ Use this switch to avoid building it.
+
--disable-text2pcap
By default the hex-dump-to-capture file conversion program
is built. Use this switch to avoid building it.
@@ -132,10 +131,6 @@ README.windows for those instructions.
By default the network traffic capture program is built.
Use this switch to avoid building it.
- --disable-reordercap
- By default the capture-file reordering program is built.
- Use this switch to avoid building it.
-
--disable-rawshark
By default the program used to dump and analyze raw libpcap data
is built. Use this switch to avoid building it.
@@ -224,7 +219,6 @@ README.windows for those instructions.
run one of
make rpm-package # Builds a binary package using rpm
- make srpm-package # Builds a source package using rpm
make svr4-package # Builds a binary package using pkgmk
make solaris-package # Same as "make svr4-package"
make osx-package # Builds a binary package for OSX
@@ -242,5 +236,6 @@ README.windows for those instructions.
If you have trouble with the build or installation process, you can
-find assistance on the wireshark-users and wireshark-dev mailing lists.
-See http://www.wireshark.org/lists/ for details.
+find assistance on the wireshark-users and wireshark-dev mailing lists (see
+http://www.wireshark.org/lists/ for details) or the Wireshark Q&A site:
+https://ask.wireshark.org .