-$Id: README.win32,v 1.4 2000/01/25 02:11:30 guy Exp $
+$Id$
-Ethereal can be compiled on Win32 platforms. Some libraries are
-needed, however.
+Installing Wireshark on Win32
+=============================
+To install Wireshark, just download the setup program from:
-The glib, gtk, glib-dev, and gtk-dev packages for win32 can be found
-at
- http://www.gimp.org/~tml/gimp/win32
+http://www.wireshark.org/download/win32
-or
+and start it. Just keep the default settings and start Wireshark after the
+installation finished (e.g. using the start menu entry).
- http://www.iki.fi/tml/gimp/win32/
+For detailed descriptions how to install and use Wireshark and the
+related command line tools, see the Wireshark User's Guide at:
-(the mirror nearer to you may be faster).
+http://www.wireshark.org/docs/
-You will definitely need these. Download them and unpack them. As of
-2000-01-24, at least in one test, some problems have been seen with the
-versions there; the page in question says
- The latest version of my port, 19991218, might be buggier than
- the next-to-previous version, 1990828. If you have problems
- with the latest version, try the 19990828 version instead.
-
-and the problems seemed not to be present with the 19990828 version. If
-you see problems (e.g., a mangled hex dump window), that version can be
-found at
-
- http://www.gimp.org/~tml/gimp/win32/index-19990828.html
-
-or
-
- http://www.iki.fi/~tml/gimp/win32/index-19990828.html
-
-The UCD SNMP library for win32 can be had from
-ftp://ftp.revelstone.com/pub/snmp/, but it has not been tested
-with Ethereal.
-
-The win32 versions of libpcap have not been integrated into
-Ethereal yet.
-
-Zlib (or 'libz') is available for Win32 from
-http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll/
-
-Instructions for MS Visual C
-----------------------------
-Modify the top lines of Makefile.nmake, wiretap/Makefile.nmake, and
-gtk/Makefile.nmake to point to your glib and gtk directories.
-
-Be sure that your command-line environment is set up to compile
-and linke with MSVC. When installing MSVC, you can have your
-system's environment set up to always allow compiling from the
-command line, or you can invoke the vcvars32.bat script.
-
-In the wiretap directory, type "nmake -f makefile.nmake"
-In the gtk directory, type "nmake -f makefile.nmake"
-Then in the ethereal directory, type "nmake -f makefile.nmake"
-
-You must set your HOME environment variable for ethereal to work.
-
-Make sure the glib and gtk DLL's are in your path when you run
-ethereal. This includes gtk-*.dll, glib-*.dll, gmodule-*.dll, gdk-*.dll,
-and gthread-*.dll
-
-Instructions for cygwin
------------------------
-No one has ever compiled ethereal with cygwin. It should not be difficult,
-however. This spot is reserverd for your instructions on how to compile
-ethereal with cygwin.
+Compiling the Wireshark distribution from source
+================================================
+In case you want to develop Wireshark code yourself, you can find a
+comprehensive guide how to do this in the Developer's Guide,
+which you can find (and much more info) at:
+http://wiki.wireshark.org/Development
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