Re: error in printing error message using simple_dialog

Hi,

The ASN1 plugin has this same issue. It uses report_open_failure for that.
Have a look at plugins/asn1/packet-asn1.c how this is done.

Thanx,
Jaap

On Fri, 2 Jun 2006, Raman Singla wrote:

> hi,
> there is a file (trace.def) which is having all the structure format telling
> how the hexdumps should be decode for gprs messages
>
> suppose system is unable to open this file, there should be a error message
> indicating that error file is missing.
>
> Here when i say error messages they are not with respect to packets, they
> are with respect to other issues. before becoding begins it will ensure
> these parameters & if it unable to set an working environment it will pop up
> an error message. ofcause packet-related error will be using proto_add_text.
>
> Similarly in wiretap (i have written for a new capture file format, if
> endian type is missing (file can be in either big/little format then it
> won't proceed further & prompt a error messsage)
>
>   simple_dialog(ESD_TYPE_ERROR, ESD_BTN_OK, dec_err_msg);
> does this with appropriate paramaters. but here in my case it is giving
> error on both platform linux/win.
>
> error on LINUX
> it is giving an linking error.
> epan/./libs/libethereal.so: undefined reference to 'simple_dialog'
>
> err on WINDOWS
> dissectors.lib(packet-dec.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> _simp
> le_dialog
> libethereal.dll : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
> NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'link' : return code '0x460'
> Stop.
> NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"C:\Apps_32\MICROSOFT VISUAL
> STUDIO\VC98\BIN\NMAKE.E
> XE"' : return code '0x2'
> Stop.
>
> regards,
> raman
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John R." <[email protected]>
> To: "Ethereal development" <[email protected]>
> Sent: 2006 Jun 02 4:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ethereal-dev] error in printing error message using
> simple_dialog
>
>
> > On 6/1/06, Raman Singla <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I want to use simple_dialog function defined in "gtk/simple_dialog.c"
> for
> > > printing error messages.
> >
> > Upon what event would trigger such a dialog? Every time the packet is
> > selected? It seems like a very bad idea since you would end up stuck
> > in a dialog box every time the packet is dissected. If you had a bunch
> > of these packets, you would end up stuck in dialog boxes as you try to
> > navigate between packets in the display.... yikes!
> >
> > -- John.
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