Re: Must use C++ ? OTcl is also enough ?

[Haobo Yu <haoboy@ISI.EDU>]

Here is my 1 cent: you use C++ if you want
- to manipulate packets
- to do large simulation with memory constraint
- smaller runtime

- Haobo

(OR you are a C++ fun and hate the hacky ad-hockey otcl.)

On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, Frank Chu wrote:

> 
> Very much appreciate if anyone can answer this
> question.
> 
> I want to do some simulation in which I will need to
> inherit agents of queue management (including
> dropping), transmission (including rate control), and
> traffic aggregation.  The simulation will not be too
> complex.  I saw many people use C++ in their code even
> the simulation is not complex.  According to your
> experiences, apart from the purpose that their code
> can be included into ns, is there anything (any hidden
> facts?) require they must use C++ ?  I mean, can I
> just use OTcl if I don't plan my code included into ns
> ?
> 
>   The reason that I have such a question is that I
> didn't compiled and installed ns successfully on my
> Unix, but I got a copy of binary code of ns running ok
> on my machine, so I think probably I can only use OTcl
> to write my simulation code.
> 
> Best,
> Frank
> 
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