</section>
<section id="ChBuildInstallBeforeBuild">
- <title>Before you build <application>Ethereal</application></title>
+ <title>Before you build <application>Ethereal</application> under UNIX</title>
<para>
Before you build Ethereal from sources, or install a binary package,
you must ensure that you have the following other packages installed:
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Install WinPcap. You will find a single installer exe called something
+ <command>Install WinPcap</command>.
+ You will find a single installer exe called something
like "auto-installer", which can be installed under various Windows
systems, including 9x/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP. This installer is located at:
<ulink url="&WinPcapDownloadWebsite;">&WinPcapDownloadWebsite;</ulink>.
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Install Ethereal. You may acquire a binary installable of
- Ethereal at
+ <command>Install Ethereal</command>.
+ You may acquire a binary installable of Ethereal at
<ulink url="&EtherealBinariesPage;">&EtherealBinariesPage;</ulink>.
Download the installer and execute it.
</para>
<command>Plugins</command> - Plugins with some extended dissections.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <command>SNMP MIBs</command> - SNMP MIBs for better SNMP dissection.
+ <command>SNMP MIBs</command> - SNMP MIBs for a more detailed SNMP
+ dissection.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
The environment related things:
<para>
A new Ethereal version will typically become available every 4-8 weeks.
</para>
+ <para>
+ If you want to be notified about new Ethereal releases, you should
+ subscribe to the ethereal-announce mailing list. You will find more
+ details in <xref linkend="ChIntroMailingLists"/>.
+ </para>
</section>
<section id="ChIntroPronounce">
A detailed description of your problem.
</para>
</listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If you get an error/warning message, copy the text of that message
+ (and also a few lines before and after it, if there are some), so
+ others may find the place where things go wrong. Please don't
+ give something like: "I get a warning while doing x" as this won't
+ give a good idea where to look at.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</orderedlist>
</para>
<note><title>Don't send large files!</title>