<section id="ChToolsWin32">
- <title>Summary of recommended tools for the win32 platform</title>
+ <title>Win32: Summary of recommended tools</title>
<para>
The recommended tools are highlighted in bold face.
<row>
<entry>nsis</entry>
<entry>-</entry>
- <entry><command><ulink url="http://nsis.sourceforge.net">NSIS</ulink></command></entry>
+ <entry>
+ <command><ulink url="http://nsis.sourceforge.net">NSIS</ulink></command>
+ </entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</para>
</section>
+
+ <section id="ChToolsWin32Verify">
+ <title>Win32: Verify installed tools</title>
+ <para>
+ After you've installed the Ethereal sources (see <xref
+ linkend="ChSrcObtaining"/>), you can check the correct installation of
+ all tools by using the verify_tools target of the
+ <filename>Makefile.nmake</filename> from the source package.
+ </para>
+ <warning><title>Warning!</title>
+ <para>
+ You will need the Ethereal sources and some tools (nmake, bash) installed,
+ before this verification is able to work.
+ </para>
+ </warning>
+ <para>
+ Enter at the command line:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <prompt>></prompt>
+ <userinput>nmake -f Makefile.nmake verify_tools</userinput>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ This will check for the various tools needed to build Ethereal:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <programlisting>
+<![CDATA[Checking for required applications:
+ bash: /usr/bin/bash
+ bison: /usr/bin/bison
+ flex: /usr/bin/flex
+ grep: /usr/bin/grep
+ perl: /usr/bin/perl
+ env: /usr/bin/env
+ python: /usr/bin/python
+ sed: /usr/bin/sed
+ unzip: /usr/bin/unzip
+ wget: /usr/bin/wget]]>
+ </programlisting>
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
</chapter>
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