Re: [ns] install ns2 for multiple users.

[Di-Fa Chang <difac@usc.edu>]

On Sat, 17 Nov 2001, Sivakumar B wrote:

> Hi,
>
> How does the sharing of NS work exactly ?
> As far as i understand, it creates link files in my HOME directory to all
> source files in the actual install directory where NS was installed first.
>
> I modified the .dup.conf-others file to make links only to the ns2.1b8/
> files. I dont copy or link the OTcl/Tcl/Nam directories. Just updated the
> path in the configure file, so that while building the version, it searches
> the right Otcl and Tcl files (i.e from the Original Install dir.). In my
> case i assumed that changes are to made only to files in ns2.1b8 directory.
>
> The version builds fine...and i have a ns executable in my HOME dir.
> different from the original ns.
>
> But my question is, can i make any changes in the source files in ns2.
> In that case, since it has a link, wont it update the original files too.
> But thats not we wanted, right.
>
if you want to modify a file, you delete the link
and copy the original file to your directory, then modify
this file. so, the original file is not modified, and when
compiling ns, your file will be used instead of the original file.

> I hope my question was clear.
> Someone please help me out.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Siva.
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