-$Id: README.win32,v 1.9 2000/04/29 08:32:50 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. Some
-problems had been seen with versions of those libraries after the
-1999-08-28 version but before the 2000-04-16 version, but those problems
-don't appear to occur with the 2000-04-16 version. If you see problems
-(e.g., a mangled hex dump window), the 1999-08-28 version can be found
-at
- http://www.gimp.org/~tml/gimp/win32/index-19990828.html
+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:
-or
-
- http://www.iki.fi/~tml/gimp/win32/index-19990828.html
-
-If you want to be able to capture packets, a Win32 version libpcap is
-also needed. You'll need the WinPcap developer's pack available from
-
- http://netgroup-serv.polito.it/winpcap/
-
-In order to capture with Win32, you need to install the NDIS
-packet capture driver for your particular Win32 OS; drivers for Windows
-9x, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000 are included in the WinPcap
-developer's pack.
-
-The home page for WinDump (TCPdump for Windows), which uses the Win32
-libpcap, is at:
-
- http://netgroup-serv.polito.it/windump/
-
-The UCD SNMP library for win32 can be had from
-
- ftp://ftp.revelstone.com/pub/snmp/
-
-but it has not been tested with Ethereal.
-
-Zlib (or 'libz') is available for Win32 from
-
- http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll/
-
-but also has not been made to work successfully with Ethereal.
-
-Instructions for MS Visual C
-----------------------------
-Modify the config.nmake file in the top directory of the Ethereal
-source tree to work for your local configuration. You should not
-have to modify any other Makefile.
-
-Be sure that your command-line environment is set up to compile
-and link 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 ethereal directory, type "nmake -f makefile.nmake". It will
-recurse into the subdirectories as appropriate.
-
-To do a full build, or if you modify any of the ".y" files, any of the
-".l" files, or any of the dissector files, you will need Bison, Flex,
-Bash, and various other UNIX-compatible utilities. However, if you have
-a Unix system handy, you can first build on Unix to create the source
-files that these tools make, then run the build on Windows. That will
-avoid the need for these tools on your Windows computer.
-
-If you don't have a Unix system handy, those tools are available for
-Win32 systems as part of the Cygwin package:
-
- http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin/
-
-After installing them, you will probably have to modify the config.nmake
-file to specify where the Cygwin binaries are installed.
-
-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 entirely with Cygwin. It should not
-be difficult, however. This spot is reserverd for your instructions on
-how to compile Ethereal with Cygwin.
+http://wiki.wireshark.org/Development
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