| # ndn-tools Build Instructions |
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| This document describes how to build and install ndn-tools. |
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| ## Prerequisites |
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| - Install the [ndn-cxx](https://named-data.net/doc/ndn-cxx/current/) library and its prerequisites. |
| Please see [Getting Started with ndn-cxx](https://named-data.net/doc/ndn-cxx/current/INSTALL.html) |
| for how to install ndn-cxx. |
| Note: If you have installed ndn-cxx from a binary package, please make sure development headers |
| are installed (if using Ubuntu PPA, `ndn-cxx-dev` package is needed). |
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| Any operating system and compiler supported by ndn-cxx is supported by ndn-tools. |
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| - ``libpcap`` |
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| Comes with the base system on macOS. |
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| On Ubuntu: |
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| :: |
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| sudo apt-get install libpcap-dev |
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| ## Build Steps |
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| To configure, compile, and install ndn-tools, type the following commands |
| in ndn-tools source directory: |
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| ./waf configure |
| ./waf |
| sudo ./waf install |
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| To uninstall ndn-tools: |
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| sudo ./waf uninstall |