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Put in a note telling people not to use "long" for 32-bit quantities. 

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$Id: README.developer,v 1.61 2002/08/26 09:36:22 guy Exp $
$Id: README.developer,v 1.62 2002/10/17 20:05:04 guy Exp $
This file is a HOWTO for Ethereal developers. It describes how to start coding
a Ethereal protocol dissector and the use some of the important functions and
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Don't use "uint", "ulong" or "ushort"; they aren't defined on all
platforms. If you want an "int-sized" unsigned quantity, use "uint"; if
you want a 32-bit unsigned quantity, use "guint32"; and if you want a
16-bit unsigned quantity, use "guint16".
16-bit unsigned quantity, use "guint16".
Don't use "long" to mean "signed 32-bit integer", and don't use
"unsigned long" to mean "unsigned 32-bit integer"; "long"s are 64 bits
long on many platforms. Use "gint32" for signed 32-bit integers and use
"guint32" for unsigned 32-bit integers.
Don't use a label without a statement following it. For example,
something such as
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is needed only if you are using the "snprintf()" function.
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* Routines for PROTONAME dissection
* Copyright 2000, YOUR_NAME <YOUR_EMAIL_ADDRESS>
*
* $Id: README.developer,v 1.61 2002/08/26 09:36:22 guy Exp $
* $Id: README.developer,v 1.62 2002/10/17 20:05:04 guy Exp $
*
* Ethereal - Network traffic analyzer
* By Gerald Combs <gerald@ethereal.com>