wireshark/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_quick_setup.adoc

// WSDG Chapter Setup

[#ChapterSetup]

== Quick Setup

[#ChSetupUNIX]

=== UNIX: Installation and Build Instructions

[#ChSetupUNIXBuildEnvironmentSetup]

==== Build environment setup

The following must be installed in order to build Wireshark:

* a C compiler and a C++ compiler;
* the Flex lexical analyzer;
* Python 3;
* CMake;
* several required libraries.

Either make or Ninja can be used to build Wireshark; at least one of
those must be installed.

To build the manual pages, Developer's Guide and User's Guide, Asciidoctor, Xsltproc, and DocBook must be installed.

Perl is required to generate some code and run some code analysis checks.

Some features of Wireshark require additional libraries to be installed.

For Debian, and for Linux distributions based on Debian, such as Ubuntu,
the script `tools/debian-setup.sh` will install the packages and
libraries required to build Wireshark.  It supports the command-line
options:

* `--install-optional` to install additional tools and to install
libraries required for all Wireshark features;
* `--install-deb-deps` to install packages required to build a .deb file
for Wireshark;
* `--install-test-deps` to install packages required to run all tests.

For RPM-based Linux distributions such as Red Hat, Centos, Fedora, and
openSUSE, the script `tools/rpm-setup.sh` will install the packages and
libraries required to build Wireshark.  It supports the command-line
options:

* `--install-optional` to install additional tools and to install
libraries required for all Wireshark features;
* `--install-rpm-deps` to install packages required to build a .rpm file
for Wireshark.

For Alpine Linux, the script `tools/alpine-setup.sh` will install the
packages and libraries required to build Wireshark.  It supports the
`--install-optional` command-line option to install additional tools and
to install libraries required for all Wireshark features.

For FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and DragonFly BSD, the script
`tools/bsd-setup.sh` will install the packages and libraries required to
build Wireshark.  It supports the `--install-optional` command-line
option to install additional tools and to install libraries required for
all Wireshark features.

For macOS, you must first install Xcode.  After installing Xcode, the
script `tools/macos-setup.sh` will install the rest of the tools and
libraries required to build Wireshark, as well as the additional tools
required to build the documentation and the libraries required for all
Wireshark features.  If you're using Homebrew, the script
`tools/macos-setup-brew.sh` will intall the same tools and libraries
from Homebrew.

If an install package is not available or you have a
reason not to use it (maybe because it’s simply too old), you
can install that tool from source code. The following sections
will provide you with the webpage addresses where you can get
these sources.

[#ChSetupUNIXBuild]

==== Building

The recommended (and fastest) way to build Wireshark is with CMake
and Ninja.  Building with make took nearly 2x time as Ninja in one
experiment.

CMake builds are best done in a separate build directory, such as a
`build` subdirectory of the top-level source directory.  If that
directory is a subdirectory of the top-level source directory, to
generate the build files, change to the build directory and enter the
following command:

----
$ cmake ..
----

to use make as the build tool or

----
$ cmake -G Ninja ..
----

to use Ninja as the build tool.  If you create the build tool in the
same directory that contains the top-level Wireshark source directory,
to generate the build files, change to the build directory and enter the
following command:

----
$ cmake ../{source directory}
----

to use make as the build tool or

----
$ cmake -G Ninja ../{source directory}
----

to use Ninja as the build tool.  `{source directory}` is the name of the
top-level Wireshark source directory.

If you need to build with a non-standard configuration, you can run

[source,sh]
----
$ cmake -LH ../{source directory}
----

to see what options you have.

You can then run Ninja or make to build Wireshark.

----
$ ninja
$ # or
$ make
----

Once you have build Wireshark with `ninja` or `make` above, you should be able to test it
by entering `run/wireshark`.

==== Optional: Install

Install Wireshark in its final destination:

----
make install
----

Once you have installed Wireshark with `make install` above, you should be able
to run it by entering `wireshark`.

==== Optional: Create User’s and Developer’s Guide

To build the Wireshark User's Guide and the Wireshark Developer's Guide,
build the `all_guides` target, e.g.  `make all_guides` or `ninja
all_guides`.  Detailed information to build these guides can be found in
the file _docbook/README.adoc_ in the Wireshark sources.

==== Optional: Create an installable or source code package

You can create packages using the following build targets and commands:

Source code tarball::
  Build the `dist` target.

deb (Debian) package::
  Create a symlink in the top-level source directory to _packaging/debian_, then run `dpkg-buildpackage`.

RPM package::
  Build the `wireshark_rpm` target.

https://appimage.org[AppImage] package::
  Build the `wireshark_appimage` target.

macOS .dmg package containing an application bundle::
  Build the `wireshark_dmg` or `logray_dmg` targets.

Installable packages typically require building Wireshark first.

==== Troubleshooting during the build and install on Unix

A number of errors can occur during the build and installation process.
Some hints on solving these are provided here.

If the `cmake` stage fails you will need to find out why. You can check the
file `CMakeOutput.log` and `CMakeError.log` in the build directory to find
out what failed. The last few lines of this file should help in determining the
problem.

The standard problems are that you do not have a required development package on
your system or that the development package isn’t new enough. Note that
installing a library package isn’t enough. You need to install its development
package as well.

If you cannot determine what the problems are, send an email to the
_wireshark-dev_ mailing list explaining your problem. Include the output from
`cmake` and anything else you think is relevant such as a trace of the
`make` stage.


// Retain ChSetupWin32 for backward compatibility
[#ChSetupWindows]
=== Windows: Step-by-Step Guide[[ChSetupWin32]]

A quick setup guide for Windows development with recommended configurations.

[WARNING]
====
Unless you know exactly what you are doing, you
should strictly follow the recommendations below. They are known to work
and if the build breaks, please re-read this guide carefully.

Known traps are:

. Not using the correct (x64 or x86) version of the Visual Studio command prompt.

. Not using a supported version of Windows. Please check
  https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/13853/windows-lifecycle-fact-sheet[here]
  that your installed version is supported and updated.

====

[#ChSetupChocolatey]

==== Recommended: Install Chocolatey

https://chocolatey.org/[Chocolatey] is a native package manager for
Windows. There are https://chocolatey.org/packages[packages] for most of
the software listed below. Along with traditional Windows packages it
supports the Python Package Index.

Chocolatey tends to install packages into its own path (%ChocolateyInstall%), although packages are free to use their own preferences.
You can install Chocolatey packages using the command `choco install` (or its shorthand, `cinst`), e.g.

[source,cmd]
----
> rem Flex is required.
> choco install -y winflexbison3
> rem Git, CMake, Python, etc are also required, but can be installed
> rem via their respective installation packages.
> choco install -y git cmake python3
----


[#ChSetupMSVC]

==== Install Microsoft Visual Studio

Download and install https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=Community&rel=16[“Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Community Edition”].
If you prefer you can instead download and install https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=Community&rel=17[“Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition”].
These are small utilities that download all the other required parts (which are quite large).

Check the checkbox for “Desktop development with {cpp}” and then uncheck
all the optional components other than the “V{cpp} 2019” or “V{cpp} 2022” item with the
“latest ... tools”, the “Windows 10 SDK”, and the “Visual {cpp} tools for
CMake” (unless you want to use them for purposes other than Wireshark).

You can alternatively use Chocolatey to install Visual Studio, using the Visual Studio Community and Native Desktop workload packages.
Note that this includes Visual Studio’s CMake component.

----
PS$> choco install -y visualstudio2019community visualstudio2019-workload-nativedesktop
PS$> # OR
PS$> choco install -y visualstudio2022community visualstudio2022-workload-nativedesktop
----

// winget has basic VS 2022 and 2019 packages, but no native desktop workload packages.
// https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifests/m/Microsoft/VisualStudio

You can use other Microsoft C compiler variants, but VS2019 is used to
build the development releases and is the preferred option. It’s
possible to compile Wireshark with a wide range of Microsoft C compiler
variants. For details see <<ChToolsMSChain>>.

You may have to do this as Administrator.

Compiling with gcc or Clang is not recommended and will
certainly not work (at least not without a lot of advanced
tweaking). For further details on this topic, see
<<ChToolsGNUChain>>. This may change in future as releases
of Visual Studio add more cross-platform support.

// XXX - mention the compiler and PSDK web installers -
// which significantly reduce download size - and find out the
// required components

Why is this recommended?
While this is a huge download, the Community Editions of Visual Studio are free (as in beer) and include the Visual Studio integrated debugger.
Visual Studio 2019 is also used to create official Wireshark builds, so it will likely have fewer development-related problems.

[#ChSetupQt]

==== Install Qt

The main Wireshark application uses the Qt windowing toolkit. To install
Qt, go to the https://www.qt.io/download[“Download Qt” page], select “Go
open source”, download the *Qt Online Installer for Windows* from the Qt
Project and select, for the desired Qt version, a component that matches
your target system and compiler. For example, at the time of this
writing the Qt {qt-lts-version} “msvc2019 64-bit” component is used to
build the official 64-bit packages. The “Qt Debug Information Files”
component contains PDB files which can be used for debugging. You can
deselect all of the other the components such as “Qt Charts” or “Android
xxxx” as they aren’t required.

Qt 6 needs the "Qt 5 Compatibility Module" to be installed as well. Additionally, the module
"Qt Multimedia" may be installed, to support advanced controls for playing back streams in the
RTP Player dialog.

The environment variable CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH (see `https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/cmake-get-started.html`) should be set as appropriate for your environment and should point to the Qt installation directory, e.g. _C:\Qt{backslash}{qt-lts-version}\msvc2019_64_

Qt 6 is the default option for building Wireshark, but Wireshark has support for Qt 5.12 and later. To enable Wireshark to build with Qt 5 pass `-DUSE_qt6=OFF`
to cmake.

[#ChSetupPython]

==== Install Python

Get a Python 3 installer from https://python.org/download/[] and install Python.
Its installation location varies depending on the options selected in the installer and on the version of Python that you are installing.
At the time of this writing the latest version of Python is 3.10, and common installation directories are
_C:\Users{backslash}**username**\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310_, _C:\Program Files\Python310_, and _C:\Python310_.

Alternatively you can install Python using Chocolatey:

----
PS$> choco install -y python3
----

// Not sure how to document Chocolatey's installation location other than "could be anywhere, LOL"
// https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/python3/#discussion
Chocolatey will likely install Python in one of the locations above, or possibly in _C:\Tools\Python3_.

// winget has Python 3 packages.
// https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifests/p/Python/Python/3

[#ChSetupGit]

==== Install Git

Please note that the following is not required to build Wireshark but can be
quite helpful when working with the sources.

Working with the Git source repositories is highly recommended, as described in
<<ChSrcObtain>>. It is much easier to update a personal source tree (local repository) with Git
rather than downloading a zip file and merging new sources into a personal
source tree by hand. It also makes first-time setup easy and enables the
Wireshark build process to determine your current source code revision.

There are several ways in which Git can be installed. Most packages are
available at the URLs below or via https://chocolatey.org/[Chocolatey].
Note that many of the GUI interfaces depend on the command line version.

If installing the Windows version of git select the
_Use Git from the Windows Command Prompt_ (in chocolatey the _/GitOnlyOnPath_
option).  Do *not* select the _Use Git and optional Unix tools from the Windows Command Prompt_
option (in chocolatey the _/GitAndUnixToolsOnPath_ option).

===== The Official Windows Installer

The official command-line installer is available at https://git-scm.com/download/win.

===== Git Extensions

Git Extensions is a native Windows graphical Git client for
Windows.  You can download the installer from
https://github.com/gitextensions/gitextensions/releases/latest.

===== TortoiseGit

TortoiseGit is a native Windows graphical Git
similar to TortoiseSVN. You can download the installer from
https://tortoisegit.org/download/.

===== Command Line client via Chocolatey

The command line client can be installed (and updated) using Chocolatey:
----
PS$> choco install -y git
----

// winget has git.
// https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifests/g/Git/Git

===== Others

A list of other GUI interfaces for Git can be found at
https://git-scm.com/downloads/guis


[#ChSetupCMake]

==== Install CMake

While CMake is required to build Wireshark, it might have been installed as a component of either Visual Studio or Qt.
If that’s the case you can skip this step.
If you do want or need to install CMake, you can get it from https://cmake.org/download/[].
Installing CMake into the default location is recommended.
Ensure the directory containing cmake.exe is added to your path.

Alternatively you can install it using Chocolatey:

----
PS$> choco install -y cmake
----

// winget has CMake.
// https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifests/k/Kitware/CMake

Chocolatey ensures cmake.exe is on your path.

[#ChSetupAsciidoctor]

==== Install Asciidoctor, Xsltproc, And DocBook

https://asciidoctor.org/[Asciidoctor] can be run directly as a Ruby script or via a Java wrapper (AsciidoctorJ).
The JavaScript flavor (Asciidoctor.js) isn’t yet supported.
It is used in conjunction with Xsltproc and DocBook to generate the documentation you're reading and the User’s Guide.

You can install AsciidoctorJ, Xsltproc, and DocBook using Chocolatey.
AsciidoctorJ requires a Java runtime and there are https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Java_virtual_machines[many to choose from].
Chocolatey doesn't support alternative package dependencies at the present time, including dependencies on Java.
As a result, installing the asciidoctorj package won't automatically install a Java runtime -- you must install one separately.

----
PS$> choco install -y <your favorite Java runtime>
PS$> choco install -y asciidoctorj xsltproc docbook-bundle
----

Chocolatey ensures that asciidoctorj.exe and xsltproc.exe is on your
path and that xsltproc uses the DocBook catalog.

// winget has no Asciidoctor, xsltproc, or DocBook packages.

==== Install winflexbison

Get the winFlexBison installer from
https://sourceforge.net/projects/winflexbison/
and install into the default location.
Ensure the directory containing win_flex.exe is on your path.

Alternatively you can install Winflexbison using Chocolatey:

----
PS$> choco install -y winflexbison3
----

Chocolatey ensures win_flex.exe is on your path.

// winget has no bison package.

==== Optional: Install Perl

If needed you can get a Perl installer from
http://strawberryperl.com/
or
https://www.activestate.com/
and install Perl into the default location.

Alternatively you can install Perl using Chocolatey:

----
PS$> choco install -y strawberryperl
# ...or...
PS$> choco install -y activeperl
----

// winget has StrawberryPerl.
// https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifests/s/StrawberryPerl/StrawberryPerl

==== Install and Prepare Sources

[TIP]
.Make sure everything works
====
It’s a good idea to make sure Wireshark compiles and runs at least once before
you start hacking the Wireshark sources for your own project. This example uses
Git Extensions but any other Git client should work as well.
====

*Download sources* Download Wireshark sources into
_C:\Development\wireshark_ using either the command line or Git Extensions:

Using the command line:

----
>cd C:\Development
>git clone https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark.git
----

Using Git extensions:

. Open the Git Extensions application. By default Git Extensions
   will show a validation checklist at startup. If anything needs to
   be fixed do so now. You can bring up the checklist at any time
   via menu:Tools[Settings].

. In the main screen select _Clone repository_. Fill in the following:
+
Repository to clone: *`https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark.git`*
+
Destination: Your top-level development directory, e.g. _C:\Development_.
+
Subdirectory to create: Anything you’d like. Usually _wireshark_.
+
[TIP]
.Check your paths
====
Make sure your repository path doesn't contain spaces.
====

. Click the btn:[Clone] button. Git Extensions should start cloning the
  Wireshark repository.

[#ChSetupPrepareCommandCom]

==== Open a Visual Studio Command Prompt

From the Start Menu (or Start Screen), navigate to the “Visual Studio 2019” folder and choose the https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/building-on-the-command-line?view=vs-2019#developer_command_prompt_shortcuts[Command Prompt] appropriate for the build you wish to make, e.g. “x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2019” for a 64-bit version or “x86 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2019” for a 32-bit version.
Depending on your version of Windows the Command Prompt list might be directly under “Visual Studio 2019” or you might have to dig for it under multiple folders, e.g. menu:Visual Studio 2019[Visual Studio Tools,Windows Desktop Command Prompts].

You can set up a build environment in your own command prompt by running the appropriate `vcvars__ARCHITECTURE__.bat` command.
See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/building-on-the-command-line?view=vs-2019#use-the-developer-tools-in-an-existing-command-window[Use the Microsoft C++ toolset from the command line] for details.

[TIP]
.Pin the items to the Task Bar
====
Pin the Command Prompt you use to the Task Bar for easy access.
====

All subsequent operations take place in this Command Prompt window.

. Set environment variables to control the build.
+
--
Set the following environment variables, using paths and values suitable for your installation:

[subs="attributes+"]
----
> rem Let CMake determine the library download directory name under
> rem WIRESHARK_BASE_DIR or set it explicitly by using WIRESHARK_LIB_DIR.
> rem Set *one* of these.
> set WIRESHARK_BASE_DIR=C:\Development
> rem set WIRESHARK_LIB_DIR=c:\wireshark-win64-libs
> rem Set the Qt installation directory
> set CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=C:\Qt{backslash}{qt-lts-version}\msvc2019_64
> rem Append a custom string to the package version. Optional.
> set WIRESHARK_VERSION_EXTRA=-YourExtraVersionInfo
----

Setting these variables could be added to a batch file to be run after you open
the Visual Studio Tools Command Prompt.

[TIP]
.Use of Qt’s LTS branch
====
It is generally recommended to use a LTS ("long term support") version for Qt. The current LTS version for Qt 6 is
{qt-lts-version}.
====

--

. Create and change to the correct build directory.
CMake is best used in an out-of-tree build configuration where the build is done in a separate directory from the source tree, leaving the source tree in a pristine state.
64 and 32 bit builds require a separate build directory.
Create (if required) and change to the appropriate build directory.
+
--
// XXX Our CI builds are in-tree in <src dir>/build.
----
> mkdir C:\Development\wsbuild64
> cd C:\Development\wsbuild64
----
to create and jump into the build directory.

The build directory can be deleted at any time and the build files regenerated as detailed in <<ChWindowsGenerate>>.
--

[#ChWindowsGenerate]

==== Generate the build files

CMake is used to process the CMakeLists.txt files in the source tree and produce build files appropriate
for your system.

You can generate Visual Studio solution files to build either from within Visual Studio, or from the command
line with MSBuild.  CMake can also generate other build types but they aren't supported.

The initial generation step is only required the first time a build directory is created.  Subsequent
builds will regenerate the build files as required.

If you've closed the Visual Studio Command Prompt <<ChSetupPrepareCommandCom,prepare>> it again.

To generate the build files enter the following at the Visual Studio command prompt:
----
> cmake -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 ..\wireshark
> : or
> cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 ..\wireshark
----

Adjusting the path to the Wireshark source tree as required.
To use a different generator modify the `-G` parameter.
`cmake -G` lists all the CMake supported generators, but only Visual Studio is supported for Wireshark builds.
32-bit builds are no longer supported.

The CMake generation process will download the required 3rd party libraries (apart from Qt)
as required, then test each library for usability before generating the build files.

At the end of the CMake generation process the following should be displayed:
----
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: C:/Development/wsbuild64
----

If you get any other output, there is an issue in your environment that must be rectified before building.
Check the parameters passed to CMake, especially the `-G` option and the path to the Wireshark sources and
the environment variables `WIRESHARK_BASE_DIR` and `CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH`.

[#ChWindowsBuild]

==== Build Wireshark

Now it’s time to build Wireshark!

. If you've closed the Visual Studio Command Prompt <<ChSetupPrepareCommandCom,prepare>> it again.

. Run
+
--
----
> msbuild /m /p:Configuration=RelWithDebInfo Wireshark.sln
----
to build Wireshark.
--

. Wait for Wireshark to compile. This will take a while, and there will be a lot of text output in the command prompt window

. Run _C:\Development\wsbuild64\run\RelWithDebInfo\Wireshark.exe_ and make sure it starts.

. Open menu:Help[About]. If it shows your "private" program
version, e.g.: Version {wireshark-version}-myprotocol123
congratulations! You have compiled your own version of Wireshark!

You may also open the Wireshark solution file (_Wireshark.sln_) in the Visual Studio IDE and build there.

TIP: If compilation fails for suspicious reasons after you changed some source
files try to clean the build files by running `msbuild /m /p:Configuration=RelWithDebInfo Wireshark.sln /t:Clean`
and then building the solution again.

The build files produced by CMake will regenerate themselves if required by changes in the source tree.

==== Debug Environment Setup

You can debug using the Visual Studio Debugger or WinDbg.  See the section
on using the <<ChToolsDebugger, Debugger Tools>>.

==== Optional: Create User’s and Developer’s Guide

To build the Wireshark User's Guide and the Wireshark Developer's Guide,
build the `all_guides` target, e.g.  `msbuild all_guides.vcxproj`.
Detailed information to build these guides can be found in the file
_docbook\README.adoc_ in the Wireshark sources.

==== Optional: Create a Wireshark Installer

Note: You should have successfully built Wireshark
before doing the following.

If you want to build your own
_Wireshark-win64-{wireshark-version}-myprotocol123.exe_, you'll need
NSIS. You can download it from http://nsis.sourceforge.net[].

Note that the 32-bit version of NSIS will work for both 64-bit and 32-bit versions of Wireshark.
NSIS version 3 is required.

If you've closed the Visual Studio Command Prompt <<ChSetupPrepareCommandCom,prepare>> it again.

Run

----
> msbuild /m /p:Configuration=RelWithDebInfo wireshark_nsis_prep.vcxproj
> msbuild /m /p:Configuration=RelWithDebInfo wireshark_nsis.vcxproj
----

to build a Wireshark installer.
If you sign your executables you should do so between the “wireshark_nsis_prep” and “wireshark_nsis” steps.

Run

----
> packaging\nsis\wireshark-win64-{wireshark-version}-myprotocol123.exe
----

to test your new installer.
It’s a good idea to test on a different machine than the developer machine.