Ns-3 on Visual Studio 2012 - Revision history

Tomh: redirect to start a new windows page

2018-03-28T20:25:56Z

redirect to start a new windows page

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			'''Note: This page is dated and kept only for historical reference; it has been replaced by [[Ns-3_on_Visual_Studio \| ns-3 on Visual Studio]].'''

	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==
	This project is an effort to provide a version of ns-3 which can be built using a native Windows compiler.		This project is an effort to provide a version of ns-3 which can be built using a native Windows compiler.

Tomh: /* Prerequisites */

2015-07-28T14:05:37Z

Prerequisites

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	== Prerequisites ==		== Prerequisites ==
	* Visual Studio Express 2012 for C++		* Visual Studio Express 2012 for C++
	** The Free edition of Visual Studio Express 2012 for C++ can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/~~visualstudio~~/~~eng~~/~~downloads~~		** The Free edition of Visual Studio Express 2012 for C++ can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34673
	Please note: Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio 2013 are not supported		Please note: Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio 2013 or 2015 are not supported (in the sense that they may not even have been tried).
	* Mercurial		* Mercurial
	** Mercurial can be downloaded from http://mercurial.selenic.com/		** Mercurial can be downloaded from http://mercurial.selenic.com/

Jabraham3: /* Prerequisites */

2013-11-09T17:03:29Z

Prerequisites

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	* Visual Studio Express 2012 for C++		* Visual Studio Express 2012 for C++
	** The Free edition of Visual Studio Express 2012 for C++ can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/downloads		** The Free edition of Visual Studio Express 2012 for C++ can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/downloads
	Please note: Visual Studio 2010 is not supported		Please note: Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio 2013 are not supported
	* Mercurial		* Mercurial
	** Mercurial can be downloaded from http://mercurial.selenic.com/		** Mercurial can be downloaded from http://mercurial.selenic.com/

Jabraham3: /* Introduction */

2013-10-01T19:30:47Z

Introduction

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	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==
	This project is an effort to provide a version of ns-3 which can be built using a native Windows compiler.		This project is an effort to provide a version of ns-3 which can be built using a native Windows compiler.
	This version is built as a branch from the main ns-3.17 release. Only the most essential components of the simulator are included. Purely Unix-centric source code is excluded and will require additional porting effort.		This version is built as a branch from the main ns-3.18 release. Only the most essential components of the simulator are included. Purely Unix-centric source code is excluded and will require additional porting effort.
	Source code which depend on third-party libraries are also excluded (We leave it to the user to provide the path to third-party libraries if they wish to use these sources).		Source code which depend on third-party libraries are also excluded (We leave it to the user to provide the path to third-party libraries if they wish to use these sources).

Jabraham3 at 18:48, 1 October 2013

2013-10-01T18:48:04Z

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	== Prerequisites ==		== Prerequisites ==
	* Visual Studio Express 2012 for C++		* Visual Studio Express 2012 for C++
	** Visual Studio Express 2012 for C++ can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/downloads		** The Free edition of Visual Studio Express 2012 for C++ can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/downloads
	Please note: Visual Studio 2010 is not supported		Please note: Visual Studio 2010 is not supported
	* Mercurial		* Mercurial

Jabraham3: /* Running Tests */

2013-09-30T02:19:41Z

Running Tests

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	== Running Tests ==		== Running Tests ==
			* Right-click on the "test-runner" project and select "Set as StartUp Project". This is required as only one startup project can contain the file with the main-function. By default this is the "main" project. The test-runner project also has a main function as it generates an executable. By default, the test-runner project is not the startup project
			* Click Build->Build Solution in the main IDE menu.
			* If all goes well, this will create the "test-runner.exe" executable, which can be executed from the command-prompt
			<pre>
			c:\ws\test\ns-3-win2\windows\ns-3-dev>cd Debug
			c:\ws\test\ns-3-win2\windows\ns-3-dev\Debug>test-runner.exe
			Running ns-3 tests.
			</pre>
			[[File:Test runner.png\|thumbnail\|Set test-runner as startup project]]

Jabraham3: /* Changing the main program */

2013-09-30T02:05:30Z

Changing the main program

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	# Right-Click on "Source Files" --> "Add"		# Right-Click on "Source Files" --> "Add"
	# In the popup-menu select "Existing Item" to add an existing source file or select "New Item" to create a new source file.		# In the popup-menu select "Existing Item" to add an existing source file or select "New Item" to create a new source file.
	[[File:Adding.png\|\|Changing the current main program]]		<gallery>
			File:Adding.png\|Changing the current main program
			</gallery>
	# At this point you can repeat the [[#How to build]] steps above to build the solution.		# At this point you can repeat the [[#How to build]] steps above to build the solution.

Jabraham3: /* Adding a new module */

2013-09-30T02:04:34Z

Adding a new module

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	* '''Set the build to move your modules header files to the common headers location as a post-build event for the "InstallHeaders" project:'''		* '''Set the build to move your modules header files to the common headers location as a post-build event for the "InstallHeaders" project:'''
	** Under "Configuration Properties" --> "Build Events" --> "Post-Build Events" --> "Command Line" (on the right-pane) --> Add the following lines to move your API's model and helper headers to the common ns-3 header location.		** From the solution view, right-click on the "InstallHeaders" project and select "Properties".Under "Configuration Properties" --> "Build Events" --> "Post-Build Events" --> "Command Line" (on the right-pane) --> Add the following lines to move your API's model and helper headers to the common ns-3 header location.
	<pre>		<pre>
	copy "$(SolutionDir)\..\..\src\MyModule\model\*.h" "$(SolutionDir)\headers\ns3"		copy "$(SolutionDir)\..\..\src\MyModule\model\*.h" "$(SolutionDir)\headers\ns3"

Jabraham3: /* Adding a new module */

2013-09-30T02:02:32Z

Adding a new module

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	** Under "Configuration Properties" --> "General" --> "Project Defaults" (on the right-pane) --> "Configuration Type" --> set the value to "Static Library (.lib)"		** Under "Configuration Properties" --> "General" --> "Project Defaults" (on the right-pane) --> "Configuration Type" --> set the value to "Static Library (.lib)"
	* '''Set the build to move your modules header files to the common headers location as a post-build event:'''		* '''Set the build to move your modules header files to the common headers location as a post-build event:'''
			** Under "Configuration Properties" --> "Build Events" --> "Post-Build Events" --> "Command Line" (on the right-pane) --> Add the following lines to move your API's model and helper headers to the common ns-3 header location.
			<pre>
			copy "$(SolutionDir)\..\..\src\MyModule\model\*.h" "$(SolutionDir)\headers\ns3"
			copy "$(SolutionDir)\..\..\src\MyModule\helper\*.h" "$(SolutionDir)\headers\ns3"
			</pre>

			* '''Set the build to move your modules header files to the common headers location as a post-build event for the "InstallHeaders" project:'''
	** Under "Configuration Properties" --> "Build Events" --> "Post-Build Events" --> "Command Line" (on the right-pane) --> Add the following lines to move your API's model and helper headers to the common ns-3 header location.		** Under "Configuration Properties" --> "Build Events" --> "Post-Build Events" --> "Command Line" (on the right-pane) --> Add the following lines to move your API's model and helper headers to the common ns-3 header location.
	<pre>		<pre>

Jabraham3: /* Introduction */

2013-09-30T01:54:18Z

Introduction

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	This project is an effort to provide a version of ns-3 which can be built using a native Windows compiler.		This project is an effort to provide a version of ns-3 which can be built using a native Windows compiler.
	This version is built as a branch from the main ns-3.17 release. Only the most essential components of the simulator are included. Purely Unix-centric source code is excluded and will require additional porting effort.		This version is built as a branch from the main ns-3.17 release. Only the most essential components of the simulator are included. Purely Unix-centric source code is excluded and will require additional porting effort.
			Source code which depend on third-party libraries are also excluded (We leave it to the user to provide the path to third-party libraries if they wish to use these sources).

	=== Supported modules ===		=== Supported modules ===
	* antenna		* antenna
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	* wifi		* wifi
	* wimax		* wimax
			=== Unsupported modules ===
			The following modules are not supported either because they are purely unix-centric or they depend on third-party libraries
			* brite
			* fd-net-device
			* topology-read
			* visualizer

	== Prerequisites ==		== Prerequisites ==