This document describes how to build and install ndn-tools.
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Install the ndn-cxx library and its dependencies. Check out the documentation for detailed installation instructions. All platforms supported by ndn-cxx are also supported by ndn-tools.
Note: If you have installed ndn-cxx from a binary package, please make sure the development headers are installed (e.g., if using Ubuntu PPA, the
libndn-cxx-dev
package is needed). -
Install
libpcap
(except on macOS where it is provided by the base system).On Debian and Ubuntu:
sudo apt install libpcap-dev
On CentOS and Fedora:
sudo dnf install libpcap-devel
To configure, compile, and install ndn-tools, type the following commands in ndn-tools source directory:
./waf configure
./waf
sudo ./waf install
To uninstall:
sudo ./waf uninstall