1. Introduction
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Ns-allinone is a package which contains required components and some of
optional components used in running ns. The package contains an
"install" script to automatically configure, compile and install these
components. If you haven't installed ns before and want to quickly try
ns out, ns-allinone may be easier than getting all the pieces by hand.
Currently the package contains:
- Tcl Tcl release 8.3.2 (required component)
- Tk Tk release 8.3.2 (required component)
- Otcl otcl release 1.0a7 (required component)
- TclCL tclcl release 1.0b11 (required component)
- Ns ns release 2.1b8 (required component)
- TclDebug tcl-debug relase 1.9 (optional component)
- Nam Nam release 1.0a10 (optional component)
- Xgraph xgraph version 12 (optional component)
- GT-ITM Georgia Tech Internetwork
Topology Modeler (optional component)
- SGB Stanford GraphBase
package (optional component)
- CWEB CWeb version 1.0 (?) (optional component)
- ZLib zlib version 1.1.3 (optional component)
2. FEATURES IN ns-allinone2.1b8
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Features in this version include:
- Self-containing: All installation will be kept in a directory to help
the user manange and use the package. The execution of ns
ns or nam does not need any ther support outside
this directory
- Bugs fixed: All components inside the package, with the
exceptoin of Tcl/Tk, are the most recent versions;
- Easy to use : Only one-line command is needed to build all ns
components
3. Installing the package
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All you need to do is type "./install" under this directory. The install
script will compile and install the whole package for you. The script also
will tell you the final installation result.
Caveat:
- You may want to apply gt-itm/geog.patch. See 'man patch' on how to use
the patch program.
4. More information
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Ns-allinone is available from
<http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-build.html>
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The VINT/CONSER Project
http://www.isi.edu/nsnam