... begins with a single step - Lao Tzu

The thousand mile journey has been completed as all proto_tree_add_text calls 
within the Wireshark source have been converted to a "better" API.  Because 
they have been converted, I think proto_tree_add_text should be removed from 
the Wireshark API.  To me there has been enough notice given and 2.0 looks like 
a good place to make the clean break (I was worried the conversion wasn't going 
to be finished in time).  Since the mailing list has more eyes than Gerrit, I 
thought I'd send this notice in case there are objections, which can be handled 
here or in the patch that removes the API 
(https://code.wireshark.org/review/10594/).  I am personally not in favor of 
keeping it around just for third-party dissectors.

convert_proto_tree_add_text.pl will remain and I will gladly answer any 
questions people have (either email -dev or me directly).  The initial 
description of convert_proto_tree_add_text.pl can be found here: 
https://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev/201307/msg00073.html.  There have 
been more "features" added since, but the process to follow hasn't changed - 
run it once to generate the list of proto_tree_add_text calls and its "best 
guess" at what the conversion should be and then a second pass over the tool's 
output to do search/replace of the proto_tree_add_text calls with the data 
provided.
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