Downloaded latest binary (3.0.7) and git tree for wireshark. I see that the dissector for packet-nvme-tcp is being compiled by default. But in the binary, in the dissector list shown via Analyze->Enabled Protocols, that dissector is not showing up. Where could I look to determine why this is the case, either in the build or hidden in the binary?
packet-nvme-tcp is not part of the 3.0.7 release. You can verify this by looking for the packet-nvme-tcp.c dissector in the various releases; you won't find it in master-3.0, but you will find it in master-3.2 or in master.
So, if you want to use that dissector, you will either need to download the 3.2.0rc2 release from the Wireshark download page, or one of the recent automated builds from the automated builds location.
If a suitable installer isn't available for your platform, then you may have to download the source code and build Wireshark yourself. Refer to the Wireshark Developer's Guide for help on building Wireshark for your platform.
Downloaded latest binary (3.0.7) and git tree for wireshark. I see that the dissector for packet-nvme-tcp is being compiled by default.
Note that the git tree for the master branch has packet-nvme-tcp.c, but the git tree for the master-3.0 branch does not; if you get a git tree, it doesn't necessarily reflect what the release whose binary you installed has.
Thanks all for fast response! I was thrown off when I checked out a branch from master at tag v3.0.7 and cmake included packet-nvme-tcp.c in the build process. So it was not clear where in the various control files it was not adding that dissector .o into the final binary. Where is that decision controlled? I will look for one of the more recent builds as suggested. Cheers.
You can refer to the Release Policy for full clarification, but I'll just quote one relevant statement here:
This Maintenance release has to adhere to the same policy of consistent release contents, so does not contain new or changed features, but only repairs of detected flaws.
I was thrown off when I checked out a branch from master at tag v3.0.7 and cmake included packet-nvme-tcp.c in the build process.
What command did you use to do that? I did a "git clone" of Wireshark, followed by `"git checkout tags/v3.0.7", and there's no trace of any reference to packet-nvme-tcp.c in the tree. ("git checkout tags/v3.0.7 -b master-3.0" produced the same result.)
My bad, my history shows I did the git checkout -b <new_branch_name> but failed to indicate the <start_point> tag correctly. Have downloaded and verified v3.2.0rc2 does indeed provide that dissector as mentioned. Thanks for everyone's help.
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