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List:       snort-devel
Subject:    Re: [Snort-devel] Multiple copies of header files
From:       Steven Sturges <steve.sturges () sourcefire ! com>
Date:       2009-09-11 11:29:33
Message-ID: 4AAA349D.9040404 () sourcefire ! com
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If you look in the source distribution or CVS, there is only
one copy of each header file.  They are copied from their
original location and modified programatically as needed relating
to changes in the different packet types and dynamic APIs.


snort user wrote:
> What is the reason for keeping a separate copy of various header files
> in the dynamic directories.
> Does'nt this increase maintenance effort? i.e. changes will need to be
> coordinated.
> 
> Why does'nt the dynamic preprocessor code and other code
> refer to header files in a single place?
> 
> 
> ./sf_types.h
> ./dynamic-preprocessors/include/sf_types.h
> 
> ./preprocessors/stream_api.h
> ./dynamic-preprocessors/include/stream_api.h
> 
> ./preprocessors/str_search.h
> ./dynamic-preprocessors/include/str_search.h
> 
> ./dynamic-plugins/sf_engine/debug.h
> ./dynamic-preprocessors/include/debug.h
> ./debug.h
> 
> ./dynamic-preprocessors/include/bounds.h
> ./bounds.h
> 
> ./sfutil/bitop.h
> ./dynamic-preprocessors/include/bitop.h
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
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