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<!-- WSDG Chapter Build Introduction -->
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[[ChapterBuildIntro]]
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== Introduction
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[[ChCodeOverview]]
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=== Source overview
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Wireshark consists of the following major parts:
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* Packet dissection - in the '/epan/dissector' and '/plugin/*' directories
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* File I/O - using Wireshark's own wiretap library
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* Capture - using the libpcap/winpcap library, in '/wiretap'
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* User interface - using the Qt or $$GTK+$$ and associated libraries
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* Utilities - miscellaneous helper code
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* Help - using an external web browser and GTK text output
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[[ChCodeStyle]]
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=== Coding Style
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The coding style guides for Wireshark can be found in the "Code style"
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section of the file 'doc/README.developer'.
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[[ChCodeGLib]]
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=== The GLib library
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Glib is used as a basic platform abstraction library. It doesn't provide
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any direct GUI functionality.
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To quote the Glib Reference Manual:
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GLib provides the core application building blocks for libraries and
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applications written in C. It provides the core object system used in GNOME, the
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main loop implementation, and a large set of utility functions for strings and
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common data structures.
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GLib contains lots of useful things for platform independent development.
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See https://developer.gnome.org/glib/[] for details about GLib.
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