Table of Contents
- 5.1. Introduction
- 5.2. Binary library formats
- 5.3. Win32: Automated library download
- 5.4. GTK+ / GLib / GDK / Pango / ATK / GNU gettext / GNU libiconv
- 5.5. SMI (optional)
- 5.6. GNU adns (optional)
- 5.7. PCRE (optional)
- 5.8. zlib (optional)
- 5.9. libpcap/WinPcap (optional)
- 5.10. GnuTLS (optional)
- 5.11. Gcrypt (optional)
- 5.12. Kerberos (optional)
- 5.13. LUA (optional)
- 5.14. PortAudio (optional)
Several libraries are needed to build / run Wireshark. Most of the libraries are split into three packages:
Runtime package: binaries (e.g. win32 DLL's) and alike
Developer package: documentation, header files and alike
Source package: library sources, usually not required to build Wireshark
![[Tip]](wsdg_graphics/tip.png) | Tip! |
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Win32: All required libraries for the MSVC generation are available at: http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/wireshark-win32-libs/trunk/packages/, but see Section 5.3, “Win32: Automated library download” for an easier way to install the libraries. |