ndn-tools Build Instructions

This document describes how to build and install ndn-tools.

Prerequisites

  • 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
    

Build Steps

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