Thanks a lot! The tips link looks very helpful and I'll read through. I use VS2005 because it was recommended in the developer doc as the only available FREE complete version.
Thanks, Joshua On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Bill Meier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (Updated to remove junk confusing line at end from previous message). > > Bill Meier wrote: >> Joshua (Shiwei) Zhao wrote: >>> Hi, >>> I just started to try making some changes to the code. I'm using MSVC >>> 2005 EE as IDE. But since we're compiling/building it using the gcc >>> tool, can I debug it in MSVC or should I use gdb? How should I start? >>> I read the online manual for developers but the debug chapter is >>> empty. I tried to start debugging in MSVC and wireshark did run, but >>> it didn't break at the breakpoint I set. >>> >>> Many thanks, >>> Joshua >> >> >> Several comments: >> >> 1. If possible, it's probably a good idea to use VS2008 EE since that's >> what is being used for the standard Wireshark Windows builds. >> (See the developer document). >> >> 2. Re: >> > But since we're compiling/building it using the gcc >> > tool, >> >> I'm not sure what you mean here. The Windows build of Wireshark >> uses the Microsoft compiler (not the GCC compiler) from the command >> line (as well as using some cygwin stuff). >> >> 3. For debugging using VS see http://wiki.wireshark.org/Development/Tips > > _______________________________________________ > Wireshark-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://wireshark.org/mailman/listinfo/wireshark-dev > _______________________________________________ Wireshark-dev mailing list [email protected] https://wireshark.org/mailman/listinfo/wireshark-dev
