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# May 15 -- '''''Code freeze phase begins'''''
 
# May 15 -- '''''Code freeze phase begins'''''
 
# May 15 -- ns-3.11-RC1
 
# May 15 -- ns-3.11-RC1
# May 17 -- ns-3.11-RC2
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# May 19 -- ns-3.11-RC2
# May 19 -- ns-3.11-RC3
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# May 23 -- ns-3.11-RC3
# May 22   -- ns-3.11 posted
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# May 25   -- ns-3.11 posted
# May 22   -- '''''Code freeze phase ends'''''
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# May 25   -- '''''Code freeze phase ends'''''
# May 22   -- ns-3.12 Open phase begins
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# May 25   -- ns-3.12 Open phase begins
  
= To Do List for Release Candidate =
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= To Do List =
  
* Fix blocker bugs
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'''For first release candidate'''
** [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1099 Bug 1099] - AODV performance problems
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* Mitch Watrous is working on the following modular build-related items:
 
* Mitch Watrous is working on the following modular build-related items:
** Update documentation: fix module paths.
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** <s>Update documentation: how to use the template module</s>
** Update documentation: how to use the configuration (.ns3rc) file
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** <s>Update documentation: how to create a new module</s>
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** <s>Update documentation: how to use the configuration (.ns3rc) file</s>
  
 
* [http://mailman.isi.edu/pipermail/ns-developers/2011-April/008797.html Documentation updates] are planned:
 
* [http://mailman.isi.edu/pipermail/ns-developers/2011-April/008797.html Documentation updates] are planned:
** Update project documentation for modular build changes (Mitch Watrous)
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** <s>Update project documentation for modular build changes (Mitch Watrous)</s>
** Split existing manual to a "developers manual" and a "model library" manual
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** <s>Split existing manual to a "developers manual" and a "model library" manual</s>
** Remove "testing" document; move pieces to developers manual and model library manual
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** <s>Remove "testing" document; move pieces to developers manual and model library manual</s>
** Add python page to manual
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** <s>Add python page to manual</s>
** Remove [http://mailman.isi.edu/pipermail/ns-developers/2011-March/008742.html duplicate doxygen documentation]
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** <s>Create module template that can be easily cloned</s>
** Create module template that can be easily cloned
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** Create datasheet for ns-3
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** Create cheatsheet(s) for ns-3
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** Write down duties of release manager somewhere
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* [http://mailman.isi.edu/pipermail/ns-developers/2011-April/008816.html Coding style update] will be applied
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* <s>[http://mailman.isi.edu/pipermail/ns-developers/2011-April/008816.html Coding style update] will be applied</s>
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** Nicola's patch for pointer syntax still pending and an open issue
  
* Move python examples to modular bindings
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* <s>Move python examples to modular bindings</s>
  
= ns-3.11 Features Merged =
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'''For final release'''
* [http://www.nsnam.org/wiki/index.php/App_Store_Technical_Requirements modular build]
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* [http://codereview.appspot.com/3988043/show ns-3 click]
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* [http://codereview.appspot.com/4266051/show ns-3 openflow]
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= The ns-3.11 Bugs Fixed =
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* Fix AODV [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1099 Bug 1099] - AODV performance problems
  
= The ns-3.11 Bug List =
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* Other possible bugs:
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** TCP deadlock
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** <s>int 64x64 overflow (needs confirmed)</s>
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** 555 DCF (check also whether 1011 is invalid)
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** Bug 1047 (waiting for response from submitter)
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** <s>Bugs 1054,1056,1058 (Tom H)</s>
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** <s>1087 (MPI finalize?)</s>
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** nsc on gcc-4.6.0 (1093)
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** rounding errors in mobility model (976)?
  
'''Highest Priority'''
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* decide on Nicola's patch for pointer syntax
* <s>bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1038 1038] -- Time::Get*Seconds () return signed integer while actually returning unsigned.</s>
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* <s>bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1044 1044] -- Seconds (1e-9) creates Time that is not IsPositive ()</s>
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* <s>bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=445 445] -- Class name rename Scalar->Dimensionless</s>
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=976 976] -- wifi-wired-bridging regression test fails because of rounding errors in mobility model
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1042 1042] -- AODV RERR implosion (missing RERR_RATELIMIT)
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* <s>bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1079 1079] -- MPI code doesn't compile</s>
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* <s>bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1095 1095] -- MPI enable configuration failed in Fedroa 14</s>
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1099 1099] -- AODV performance problems
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* Review/update tutorial and documentation
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** finish module template
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** Remove [http://mailman.isi.edu/pipermail/ns-developers/2011-March/008742.html duplicate doxygen documentation]
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** migrate python content from wiki to new python page
  
'''High Priority'''
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* Release new website
* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1033 1033] -- airtime-metric
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=409 409] -- Routing messages can exceed MTU, and fragmentation not supported
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=631 631] -- RealtimeSimulatorImpl not compatible with python bindings
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=555 555] -- DCF immediate access bug
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** patch existing / needs further testing and verification
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=521 521] -- Ipv4 global routing inefficient
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=938 938] -- missing Doxygen
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* <s>bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1018 1018] -- mobility --> helper --> mobility circular dependency</s>
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* <s>bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1017 1017] -- node --> internet-stack --> node</s>
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=756 756] -- Build should be configurable to avoid using optional components
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=912 912] -- modeling processing delays
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= ns-3.11 Features Merged =
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* [http://www.nsnam.org/wiki/index.php/App_Store_Technical_Requirements modular build]
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* [http://codereview.appspot.com/3988043/show ns-3 click]
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* [http://codereview.appspot.com/4266051/show ns-3 openflow]
  
'''Possibly easy fixes'''
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= Bugs fixed for ns-3.11 =
* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=976 976] -- udp tx buffer is not fixed size
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** possibly WONTFIX
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1006 1006] -- UDP socket tx buffer back pressure needed
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**somewhat related to bug 141
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=996 996] -- TCP FIN-WAIT-2 bug
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** pinged Adrian about this one, likely fixed
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=272 272] --InternetStackHelper::Install does not mention the fact that it aggregates PacketSocketFactory
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* <s>bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1038 1038] -- Time::Get*Seconds () return signed integer while actually returning unsigned</s>
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=798 798] -- In test.py: CRASH: TestSuite ns3-tcp-cwnd CRASH: TestSuite ns3-tcp-interoperability.
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** is this still valid?
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=957 957] -- Issue with test.py
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** patch exists
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=190 190] -- Reminder: NS_LOG_APPEND_CONTEXT
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** remove from tracker?
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'''For Josh Pelkey -- me'''
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=445 445] -- Is the class name Scalar in nstime.h appropriate?
* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=582 582] -- tags are not serialized and deserialized from Packet::Serialize and Packet::Deserialize
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=699 699] -- TestCase::DoRun probably should not return a bool
* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1039 1039] -- TCP Nagle algorithm and RTO calculation
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1017 1017] -- node --> internet-stack --> node
* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=730 730] -- Enabling fragmentation at run-time breaks simulation
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1018 1018] -- mobility --> helper --> mobility circular dependency
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1019 1019] -- common --> node --> common circular dependency
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1038 1038] -- Time::Get*Seconds () return signed integer while actually returning unsigned.
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1040 1040] -- Olsr and multiple interfaces
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1044 1044] -- Seconds (1e-9) creates Time that is not IsPositive ()
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1048 1048] -- suggested MatrixPropagationLossModel::SetLoss() API change
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1049 1049] -- Issues with OLSR HNA messages sent by multiple gateways
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1052 1052] -- olsr::RoutingProtocol::LinkTupleUpdated incorrect detection of asymetric link with multiple interface nodes
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1060 1060] -- Setting NqStaWifiMac Active Probing true, crashes simulation
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1061 1061] -- Title level inconsistent in click.rst
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1062 1062] -- rescale-pdf not working
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1064 1064] -- Correct Friis propagation loss equation in spectrum module
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1066 1066] -- Set Radiotap modulation type flags correctly
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1069 1069] -- ApWifiMac unduly calls RegularWifiMac::Receive and crashes
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1070 1070] -- csma/ipv6 examples duplicate NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1075 1075] -- Python examples fail when static built is enabled
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1076 1076] -- Waf gives an error if you enable only a single module
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1078 1078] -- PacketTagList::Add performs NS_ASSERT counting one byte too few
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1079 1079] -- MPI code doesn't compile
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1081 1081] -- wutils.py refers to the old directory for visualizer module
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1083 1083] -- scratch doesn't work when only some modules are enabled
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1085 1085] -- Build failed: list index out of range
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1086 1086] -- sanity check for not calling Object::Dispose () twice
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1088 1088] -- Code in scratch directory assumes all modules are enabled
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1089 1089] -- lwip build issue
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1090 1090] -- WifiMacQueue is not accessible through the attribute path
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1092 1092] -- Problem building FreeBSD stack with g++ 4.5.2 (Ubuntu)
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1098 1098] -- when to show users which modules are enabled?
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1105 1105] -- Move topology helpers into separate per-device modules
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1106 1106] -- Remove "CanvasLocation" dependencies in p2p helpers
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1108 1108] -- test.py -e option needs repair
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1110 1110] -- Sort alphabetically and display "Modules built" in columns
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* bug [http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1117 1117] -- bindings failures on selected platforms

Latest revision as of 21:20, 23 May 2011

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This page summarizes the ongoing release planning for ns-3.11. Josh Pelkey <jpelkey@gatech.edu> will manage the release.

Proposed Release Schedule

  1. January 5 -- ns-3.10 posted
  2. January 5 -- ns-3.11 Open phase begins
  3. March 18 -- Deadline for new feature merge
  4. March 18 -- Begin the phase of small feature development and bug fixing
  5. April 6 -- Small feature development and bug fixing ends
  6. April 6 -- Open phase ends
  7. April 6 -- Maintenance phase begins
  8. May 15 -- Maintenance phase ends
  9. May 15 -- Code freeze phase begins
  10. May 15 -- ns-3.11-RC1
  11. May 19 -- ns-3.11-RC2
  12. May 23 -- ns-3.11-RC3
  13. May 25 -- ns-3.11 posted
  14. May 25 -- Code freeze phase ends
  15. May 25 -- ns-3.12 Open phase begins

To Do List

For first release candidate

  • Mitch Watrous is working on the following modular build-related items:
    • Update documentation: how to use the template module
    • Update documentation: how to create a new module
    • Update documentation: how to use the configuration (.ns3rc) file
  • Documentation updates are planned:
    • Update project documentation for modular build changes (Mitch Watrous)
    • Split existing manual to a "developers manual" and a "model library" manual
    • Remove "testing" document; move pieces to developers manual and model library manual
    • Add python page to manual
    • Create module template that can be easily cloned
  • Coding style update will be applied
    • Nicola's patch for pointer syntax still pending and an open issue
  • Move python examples to modular bindings

For final release

  • Fix AODV Bug 1099 - AODV performance problems
  • Other possible bugs:
    • TCP deadlock
    • int 64x64 overflow (needs confirmed)
    • 555 DCF (check also whether 1011 is invalid)
    • Bug 1047 (waiting for response from submitter)
    • Bugs 1054,1056,1058 (Tom H)
    • 1087 (MPI finalize?)
    • nsc on gcc-4.6.0 (1093)
    • rounding errors in mobility model (976)?
  • decide on Nicola's patch for pointer syntax
  • Review/update tutorial and documentation
  • Release new website

ns-3.11 Features Merged

Bugs fixed for ns-3.11

  • bug 445 -- Is the class name Scalar in nstime.h appropriate?
  • bug 699 -- TestCase::DoRun probably should not return a bool
  • bug 1017 -- node --> internet-stack --> node
  • bug 1018 -- mobility --> helper --> mobility circular dependency
  • bug 1019 -- common --> node --> common circular dependency
  • bug 1038 -- Time::Get*Seconds () return signed integer while actually returning unsigned.
  • bug 1040 -- Olsr and multiple interfaces
  • bug 1044 -- Seconds (1e-9) creates Time that is not IsPositive ()
  • bug 1048 -- suggested MatrixPropagationLossModel::SetLoss() API change
  • bug 1049 -- Issues with OLSR HNA messages sent by multiple gateways
  • bug 1052 -- olsr::RoutingProtocol::LinkTupleUpdated incorrect detection of asymetric link with multiple interface nodes
  • bug 1060 -- Setting NqStaWifiMac Active Probing true, crashes simulation
  • bug 1061 -- Title level inconsistent in click.rst
  • bug 1062 -- rescale-pdf not working
  • bug 1064 -- Correct Friis propagation loss equation in spectrum module
  • bug 1066 -- Set Radiotap modulation type flags correctly
  • bug 1069 -- ApWifiMac unduly calls RegularWifiMac::Receive and crashes
  • bug 1070 -- csma/ipv6 examples duplicate NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE
  • bug 1075 -- Python examples fail when static built is enabled
  • bug 1076 -- Waf gives an error if you enable only a single module
  • bug 1078 -- PacketTagList::Add performs NS_ASSERT counting one byte too few
  • bug 1079 -- MPI code doesn't compile
  • bug 1081 -- wutils.py refers to the old directory for visualizer module
  • bug 1083 -- scratch doesn't work when only some modules are enabled
  • bug 1085 -- Build failed: list index out of range
  • bug 1086 -- sanity check for not calling Object::Dispose () twice
  • bug 1088 -- Code in scratch directory assumes all modules are enabled
  • bug 1089 -- lwip build issue
  • bug 1090 -- WifiMacQueue is not accessible through the attribute path
  • bug 1092 -- Problem building FreeBSD stack with g++ 4.5.2 (Ubuntu)
  • bug 1098 -- when to show users which modules are enabled?
  • bug 1105 -- Move topology helpers into separate per-device modules
  • bug 1106 -- Remove "CanvasLocation" dependencies in p2p helpers
  • bug 1108 -- test.py -e option needs repair
  • bug 1110 -- Sort alphabetically and display "Modules built" in columns
  • bug 1117 -- bindings failures on selected platforms