These are installation instructions for Unix and Unix-like systems
that can run the "configure" script in this same directory. These
are not the installation instructions for Windows systems; see
-README.win32 for those instructions.
+README.windows for those instructions.
0. This is software. Beware.
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.
+
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
on checking if you have GLIB installed. You can download GLIB from
--disable-gtk2
Build Glib/Gtk+ 1.2[.x]-based wireshark.
+ Note: not supported from Wireshark 1.1.x onwards
--disable-tshark
By default the line-mode packet analyzer, TShark, is built.
By default the hex-dump-to-capture file conversion program
is built. Use this switch to avoid building it.
- --disable-idl2wrs
- By default the IDL-to-wireshark-dissector-source-code converter
- is built. Use this switch to avoid building it.
-
--disable-dftest
By default the display-filter-compiler test program is built.
Use this switch to avoid building it.
working. You must have root privileges in order to capture live data.
9. Run 'make install'. If you're running a system that supports
- the Apt, RPM, or System V Release 4 packaging systems, you can
+ the Apt, RPM, OSX, or System V Release 4 packaging systems, you can
run one of
make debian-package # Builds a binary package using dpkg
make rpm-package # Builds a binary package using rpm
make srpm-package # Builds a source package using rpm
- make svr4-package # Builds a source package using pkgmk
+ 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
to make an installable package for your system.