The journey of a thousand miles...

[mmann78 () netscape net]

... begins with a single step - Lao Tzu


The thousand mile journey has been completed as all proto_tree_add_text calls within the Wireshark source have been 
converted to a "better" API.  Because they have been converted, I think proto_tree_add_text should be removed from the 
Wireshark API.  To me there has been enough notice given and 2.0 looks like a good place to make the clean break (I was 
worried the conversion wasn't going to be finished in time).  Since the mailing list has more eyes than Gerrit, I 
thought I'd send this notice in case there are objections, which can be handled here or in the patch that removes the 
API (https://code.wireshark.org/review/10594/).  I am personally not in favor of keeping it around just for third-party 
dissectors.

convert_proto_tree_add_text.pl will remain and I will gladly answer any questions people have (either email -dev or me 
directly).  The initial description of convert_proto_tree_add_text.pl can be found here: 
https://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev/201307/msg00073.html.  There have been more "features" added since, but 
the process to follow hasn't changed - run it once to generate the list of proto_tree_add_text calls and its "best 
guess" at what the conversion should be and then a second pass over the tool's output to do search/replace of the 
proto_tree_add_text calls with the data provided.

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