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. |
85 - linux x86_64 gcc 4.0 |
85 - linux x86_64 gcc 4.0 |
86 - MacOS X ppc and x86 |
86 - MacOS X ppc and x86 |
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87 - cygwin |
87 |
88 |
88 The current codebase is expected to fail to build on |
89 The current codebase is expected to fail to build on |
89 the following platforms: |
90 the following platforms: |
90 - gcc 3.3 and earlier |
91 - gcc 3.3 and earlier |
91 - optimized builds on linux x86 gcc 4.0 |
92 - optimized builds on linux x86 gcc 4.0 |
92 - cygwin |
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93 |
93 |
94 Other platforms may or may not work: we welcome |
94 Other platforms may or may not work: we welcome |
95 patches to improve the portability of the code to these |
95 patches to improve the portability of the code to these |
96 other platforms. |
96 other platforms. |
97 |
97 |
100 |
100 |
101 On recent Linux systems, once you have built ns-3, it |
101 On recent Linux systems, once you have built ns-3, it |
102 should be easy to run the sample programs with the |
102 should be easy to run the sample programs with the |
103 following command: |
103 following command: |
104 |
104 |
105 ./waf --run simple-p2p |
105 ./waf --run simple-point-to-point |
106 |
106 |
107 That program should generate a simple-p2p.tr text |
107 That program should generate a simple-point-to-point.tr text |
108 trace file and a set of simple-p2p-xx-xx.pcap binary |
108 trace file and a set of simple-point-to-point-xx-xx.pcap binary |
109 pcap trace files, which can be read by tcpdump. |
109 pcap trace files, which can be read by tcpdump. |
110 |
110 |
111 5) Getting access to the ns-3 documentation |
111 5) Getting access to the ns-3 documentation |
112 ------------------------------------------- |
112 ------------------------------------------- |
113 |
113 |
114 Once you have verified that your build of ns-3 works by running |
114 Once you have verified that your build of ns-3 works by running |
115 the simple-p2p example as outlined in 4) above, it is |
115 the simple-point-to-point example as outlined in 4) above, it is |
116 quite likely that you will want to get started on reading |
116 quite likely that you will want to get started on reading |
117 some ns-3 documentation. |
117 some ns-3 documentation. |
118 |
118 |
119 All of that documentation should always be available from |
119 All of that documentation should always be available from |
120 the ns-3 website: http:://www.nsnam.org/ but we |
120 the ns-3 website: http:://www.nsnam.org/ but we |