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authorJoão Valverde <j@v6e.pt>2023-10-11 18:21:33 +0100
committerJoão Valverde <j@v6e.pt>2023-10-17 12:33:31 +0100
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parent95340cfdc191a52f843876f013f4ba7427e8e380 (diff)
plugins: Optimize directory scanning
Move the "right type or skip" check to the top. Make the type string shorter and closer to natural text. Add the API/ABI break to the release notes.
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@@ -88,8 +88,12 @@ Too many protocol updates have been made to list them all here.
//_Non-empty section placeholder._
-//=== Major API Changes
+=== Major API Changes
+* The API for loading binary plugins has changed and all plugins are now required
+ to include a new public symbol named "plugin_type". The possible values are
+ defined in `wireshark.h` and correspond to the three major supported plugin
+ types (epan/wiretap/codec).
== Getting Wireshark