Re: [ns] ns-2.1b8a-win - changes in makefile.win

[John Heidemann <johnh@ISI.EDU>]

>                                                             Tue, Jul 10, 2001
>
>Hi all,
>I am trying to�build (with�Visual C++ 5) ns-2.1b8a-win on�Windows98 machine
>and I'm customizing the file MAKEFILE.WIN
>
>Since I wish to use NAM-1, I built the static versions of Tcl/Tk: they are
>
>tcl80p2-win32-static.zip and tk80p2-win32-static.zip, available directly from
>http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/dist/tcltk
>
>Neither�the library file ~tcl8.0/library/http2.1/http.tcl
>nor�~tcl8.0/library/http2.3/http.tcl is�present in the patch
>tcl80p2-win32-static.zip: therefore, in the file
>~ns-2.1b8a-win\conf\MAKEFILE.WIN, I brought this change:
>
>�
>
>LINE #70
>
>ORIGINAL:��� ��� TCL_LIBRARY_FILES = $(TCL_83_LIBRARY_FILES)
>
>MODIFIED IN:��� TCL_LIBRARY_FILES = $(TCL_80_LIBRARY_FILES)
>
>�
>
>What do you think about this change? It's correct or not? It's needless or
>necessary?
>
>Any help will be appreciated. Thanks


You should be able to build the tcl/tk 8.3 code, although you'll have
to get it from scriptics.com rather than isi.edu.

   -John Heidemann