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    79 this README file. The files built will be copied in the
    79 this README file. The files built will be copied in the
    80 build/debug or build/optimized.
    80 build/debug or build/optimized.
    81 
    81 
    82 The current codebase is expected to build and run on the
    82 The current codebase is expected to build and run on the
    83 following set of platforms:
    83 following set of platforms:
    84   - linux x86 gcc 4.2, 4.1, and, 3.4.
    84   - linux x86 gcc 4.2, 4.1, and, 3.4.6.
    85   - linux x86_64 gcc 4.0
    85   - linux x86_64 gcc 4.1.3, 4.2.1, 3.4.6
    86   - MacOS X ppc and x86
    86   - MacOS X ppc and x86
    87   - cygwin
    87   - cygwin gcc 3.4.4 (debug only)
    88 
    88 
    89 The current codebase is expected to fail to build on
    89 The current codebase is expected to fail to build on
    90 the following platforms:
    90 the following platforms:
    91   - gcc 3.3 and earlier
    91   - gcc 3.3 and earlier
       
    92   - optimized builds on gcc 3.4.4 and 3.4.5
    92   - optimized builds on linux x86 gcc 4.0 
    93   - optimized builds on linux x86 gcc 4.0 
    93 
    94 
    94 Other platforms may or may not work: we welcome 
    95 Other platforms may or may not work: we welcome 
    95 patches to improve the portability of the code to these
    96 patches to improve the portability of the code to these
    96 other platforms.
    97 other platforms.
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   101 
   101 On recent Linux systems, once you have built ns-3, it 
   102 On recent Linux systems, once you have built ns-3, it 
   102 should be easy to run the sample programs with the
   103 should be easy to run the sample programs with the
   103 following command:
   104 following command:
   104 
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   105 ./waf --run simple-point-to-point
   106 ./waf --run simple-global-routing
   106 
   107 
   107 That program should generate a simple-point-to-point.tr text 
   108 That program should generate a simple-global-routing.tr text 
   108 trace file and a set of simple-point-to-point-xx-xx.pcap binary
   109 trace file and a set of simple-global-routing-xx-xx.pcap binary
   109 pcap trace files, which can be read by tcpdump.
   110 pcap trace files, which can be read by tcpdump -tt -r filename.pcap
   110 
   111 
   111 5) Getting access to the ns-3 documentation
   112 5) Getting access to the ns-3 documentation
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   114 
   114 Once you have verified that your build of ns-3 works by running
   115 Once you have verified that your build of ns-3 works by running