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Asterix parser generator
Asterix is a set of standards, where each standard is defined as so called asterix category. In addition, each asterix category is potentially released in number of editions. There is no guarantie about backward compatibility between the editions.
The structured version of asterix specifications is maintained in a separate project: https://zoranbosnjak.github.io/asterix-specs/specs.html
The purpose of this directory is to convert from structured
specifications (json format) to the epan/dissectors/packet-asterix.c file,
which is the actual asterix parser for this project.
Update procedure
It is important NOT to edit epan/dissectors/packet-asterix.c file
manually, since this file is automatically generated.
To sync with the upstream asterix specifications, run:
cd {this directory}
# show current upstream git revision (for reference)
export ASTERIX_SPECS_REV=$(./update-specs.py --reference)
echo $ASTERIX_SPECS_REV
# update asterix decoder
./update-specs.py > ../../epan/dissectors/packet-asterix.c
git add ../../epan/dissectors/packet-asterix.c
# inspect change, rebuild project, test...
# commit change, with reference to upstream version
git commit -m "asterix: Sync with asterix-specs #$ASTERIX_SPECS_REV"