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Hints, limitations and known problems in SNiFF+ 3.2

General

Online Help on Unix
You may encounter problems using SNiFF+ online help on Unix due to the Java Applet used. To use the Java-free version of the online documentation, do the following:
  • In $SNIFF_DIR/help/online/

  • replace the file "
    topic.helpmap " with the file (same name) in
    $SNIFF_DIR/help/online/online_alt .
This allows the SNiFF+ menu to access the Java-free version of the online documentation.
To open the online documentation independent of SNiFF+, do the following:
  • In $SNIFF_DIR/doc/online/

double-click on the file called " index.htm ".
This can be used to open the online documentation without using Java or JavaScript.
Screenshots in SNiFF+ for Unix online and paper documentation
The screenshots found in the SNiFF+ Documentation set were taken on Windows. Note that there are slight differences in the look and feel of the various views, dialogs and windows between the Unix and Windows versions of SNiFF+.
Parser
  • SNiFF+ 3.2 uses define or undefine directives found in the Parser Configuration file as parameters for the preprocessor (when it is switched on).

Printing on Unix
By default, SNiFF+ is configured to print documents in DIN-A4 format. If your printer doesn't support this format you have to change the setting in the print dialog.
All breakpoints disappear from the Source Editor
If the gdb option 'verbose' is set and the program stops at the first breakpoint, SNiFF+ resets all breakpoints. The markers disappear from the Source Editor.
Workaround: Do not use verbose mode in
gdb .