When dumpcap is run to get an interface list, interface capabilities, or

[obnox/wireshark/wip.git] / dumpcap.c

diff --git a/dumpcap.c b/dumpcap.c
index ef865b97e73b98e0288136c8a988eb3710585490..0a6f5fff10072b30a79b797b8f0d65379c4a7683 100644 (file)
--- a/dumpcap.c
+++ b/dumpcap.c
@@ -682,6 +682,9 @@ print_machine_readable_interfaces(GList *if_list)
     if_addr_t   *if_addr;
     char        addr_str[ADDRSTRLEN];
 
+    /* Let our parent know we succeeded. */
+    pipe_write_block(2, SP_SUCCESS, NULL);
+
     i = 1;  /* Interface id number */
     for (if_entry = g_list_first(if_list); if_entry != NULL;
          if_entry = g_list_next(if_entry)) {
@@ -747,6 +750,9 @@ print_machine_readable_if_capabilities(if_capabilities_t *caps)
     data_link_info_t *data_link_info;
     const gchar *desc_str;
 
+    /* Let our parent know we succeeded. */
+    pipe_write_block(2, SP_SUCCESS, NULL);
+
     if (caps->can_set_rfmon)
         printf("1\n");
     else
@@ -817,6 +823,9 @@ print_statistics_loop(gboolean machine_readable)
         return 2;
     }
 
+    /* Let our parent know we succeeded. */
+    pipe_write_block(2, SP_SUCCESS, NULL);
+
     if (!machine_readable) {
         printf("%-15s  %10s  %10s\n", "Interface", "Received",
             "Dropped");
@@ -3478,9 +3487,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     caps = get_if_capabilities(global_capture_opts.iface,
                                global_capture_opts.monitor_mode, &err_str);
     if (caps == NULL) {
-      cmdarg_err("The capabilities of the capture device \"%s\" could not be obtained (%s)."
+      cmdarg_err("The capabilities of the capture device \"%s\" could not be obtained (%s).\n"
        "Please check to make sure you have sufficient permissions, and that\n"
-       "you have the proper interface or pipe specified.\n", global_capture_opts.iface, err_str);
+       "you have the proper interface or pipe specified.", global_capture_opts.iface, err_str);
       g_free(err_str);
       exit_main(2);
     }