Setting Up Your Environment for C++ Developers

This section provides the information you need to get started developing C++ Wiretap client applications. It provides the names and locations of the header files and libraries needed, and provides sample compiler commands for Linux and Mac OS X. It also presents the names and locations of the predefined project files provided for Windows developers working in Microsoft® Visual Studio®.

Location of Wiretap C++ Header Files

These two header files are in the api subdirectory of your wiretap_install_dir:

• WireTapClientAPI.h
• WireTapTypes.h

Location of Wiretap C++ Library Files

The following table lists the names and paths of the library files for your platform.

OS	Platform (Bits)	Compiler/ Version	Install path to library files	Library files
Linux RHEL 6	x86 (64)	GCC 4.4.6	wiretap_install_dir/lib/opt/LINUX/ x86_64/RHEL6/GCC_4_4_6	libwiretapClientAPI.a libwiretapClientAPI.so
Mac OSX	Intel (64)	GCC 5.1	wiretap_install_dir/lib/opt/MACOSX/ fat/10_9_5/GCC_5_1	libwiretapClientAPI.a libwiretapClientAPI.dylib
Windows	x86 (32)	MSVC 9.0	wiretap_install_dir/lib/opt/WINNT/ x86_32/WinXP/MSVC_90	libwiretapClientAPI.lib libwiretapClientAPI_dynamic.dll libwiretapClientAPI_dynamic.exp libwiretapClientAPI_dynamic.lib
Windows	x86 (32)	MSVC 10.0	wiretap_install_dir/lib/opt/WINNT/ x86_32/WinXP/MSVC_100	libwiretapClientAPI.lib libwiretapClientAPI_dynamic.dll libwiretapClientAPI_dynamic.exp libwiretapClientAPI_dynamic.lib
Windows	x86 (32)	MSVC 14.0	wiretap_install_dir/lib/opt/WINNT/ x86_32/WinXP/MSVC_140	libwiretapClientAPI.lib libwiretapClientAPI_dynamic.dll libwiretapClientAPI_dynamic.exp libwiretapClientAPI_dynamic.lib
Windows	x86 (64)	MSVC 9.0	wiretap_install_dir/lib/opt/WINNT/ x86_64/WinXP/MSVC_90	libwiretapClientAPI.lib libwiretapClientAPI_dynamic.dll libwiretapClientAPI_dynamic.exp libwiretapClientAPI_dynamic.lib
Windows	x86 (64)	MSVC 10.0	wiretap_install_dir/lib/opt/WINNT/ x86_64/WinXP/MSVC_100	libwiretapClientAPI.lib libwiretapClientAPI_dynamic.dll libwiretapClientAPI_dynamic.exp libwiretapClientAPI_dynamic.lib
Windows	x86 (64)	MSVC 14.0	wiretap_install_dir/lib/opt/WINNT/ x86_64/WinXP/MSVC_140	libwiretapClientAPI.lib libwiretapClientAPI_dynamic.dll libwiretapClientAPI_dynamic.exp libwiretapClientAPI_dynamic.lib

Command Line for Mac and Linux

The compiler command must be structured as follows:

g++ test.C -o -I /includePath <libPath>/ libwiretapClientAPI.a

where,

• test.C is a sample program in the samples/cpp subdirectory of your wiretap_install_dir.
• includePath is the path to the Wiretap header files. The default path would be:

  wiretap_install_dir/api

• <libPath> is the path to the static library file libwiretapClientAPI.a. Specify the path to the library file in the command line or add it to the system path, as you wish. The default paths for different operating system/compiler combinations are listed in the table above.

Note: If you are developing for Mac OS X, you might encounter problems when you attempt to run your Wiretap Client. See Problems executing your application under Mac OS X.