• 1 Running C++ scripts
• 2 Running python scripts
• 3 Running scripts in a shell
• 4 Running C++ scripts with gdb

Running C++ scripts

Once the build is done and all tests pass, one generally wants to run a couple of examples as per the tutorial. The easiest way to do this is to run:

./waf --run progname

To find out the list of available programs, you can do:

./waf --run non-existent-program-name.

Running python scripts

The method to run a python script is fairly similar to that of a C++ script except that you need to specify a complete path to the script file, and you need to use the –pyrun command instead of –run. For example:

./waf --pyrun examples/wireless/mixed-wireless.py

Running scripts in a shell

Another way to run ns-3 programs that does not require using the ./waf –run command is to use the ns-3 shell which takes care of setting up all the environment variables necessary to do so:

./waf shell

And, then:

./build/debug/examples/csma-broadcast

Running C++ scripts with gdb

If you do not use the ns-3 shell, and if you want to run your simulation under a special tool (valgrind or gdb), you need to use a command template:

./waf --run csma-cd-one-subnet --command-template="gdb %s"

or:

./waf --run csma-cd-one-subnet --command-template="valgrind %s"