From 237efe7b0033fe1950c31ee99af969e8a0753f6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Jo=C3=A3o=20Valverde?= Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2021 21:55:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] README.dissector: Reinforce a style recommendation. --- doc/README.dissector | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/README.dissector b/doc/README.dissector index f372424789..42718a2ea3 100644 --- a/doc/README.dissector +++ b/doc/README.dissector @@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ PROTOSHORTNAME An abbreviated name for the protocol; this is displayed a filter expression. PROTOFILTERNAME A name for the protocol for use in filter expressions; it may contain only letters, digits, hyphens, underscores and - periods. Lower-case letters are the preferred style. + periods. Names should use lower case only. (Support for + upper/mixed case may be removed in the future.) PROTOABBREV An abbreviation for the protocol; this is used in code and must be a valid C identifier. Additionally it should follow any applicable C style guidelines. It is usually the same as @@ -108,8 +109,9 @@ YEARS The years the above license is valid for. FIELDNAME The displayed name for the header field. FIELDFILTERNAME A name for the header field for use in filter expressions; it may contain only letters, digits, hyphens, underscores and - periods. Lower-case letters are the preferred style and it - must start with PROTOFILTERNAME followed by a dot. + periods. It must start with PROTOFILTERNAME followed by a dot. + Names should use lower case only. (Support for upper/mixed case + may be removed in the future.) FIELDABBREV An abbreviation for the header field; this is used in code and must be a valid C identifier. Additionally it should follow any applicable C style guidelines. It is usually the same as