On 12 November 2013 07:45, Shankar Raman <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello all,
>               I read the documentation and downloaded the source using Sub
> version.
>                $ svn checkout 
> http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/wireshark/trunkwireshark
>
> After the download I read that we need to build the source in our machine
> ( I am using Ubuntu 13.04 64bit OS). Building is necessary before modifying
> the source?
>

It's not essential, but it certainly helps to know you can successfully
build a plain standard version before intorducing new issues with changes
to the code.

   For giving it a try, I started building the components. Unfortunately
> the building process showed some errors due to the missing packages like
> libtool, automake, autoconf. I fixed those missing dependencies, and then I
> came across another missing package named "QT". Here is my stdout
>
>
>
Personally, as an occasional Linux user I've found using the CMake build to
be easier than all the autofoo stuff.  You'll still need to get all the
required packages though, as Guy has indicated.
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