Re: [ns] [bug] nam tracefile cannot be animated

[Padmaparna Haldar <haldar@ISI.EDU>]

Have you tried using the most recent nam-1.0a11 pre-release version for 
windows? can be downloaded from http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/nam/

--Padma

On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, chandramohan wrote:


> [Bug Report]
> 
> -----------------------------
> Category:  Other
> Package:   nam nam-1.0a10-win32
> OS:        windows2000
> Environment Variables:
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH=c:\Netsim
> TCL_LIBRARY= C:\NetSim\tcl8.3.2\library
> TK_LIBRARY=C:\NetSim\tk8.3.2\library
> 
> 
> 
> -----------------------------
> Description:
> 
> Description of Problem:
> I have installed all the components required as per specified at the NS installtion to run the simulator on win2000 platform. The components are Tcl8.3.2, tk8.3.2, otcl-1.oa7, tclcl-1.0b11, ns-2.1b8a-win, active perl 5.6.1 and Cygwin latest version. I tried to work out the example1a.tcl execution but it was giving error which I presume due to nam. 
> 
> How Easily Reproducible:
> (e.g. every time, intermittent, once only, etc.)
> Install ns on the Win2000 platform along with all the specified components.
> 
> Steps to Reproduce:
> (describe the minimal set of steps necessary to trigger the bug)
> 1. Install the NS on win2000
> 2. go to ns/tcl/ex folder and execute 'ns simple.tcl' and the command prompt.
> 3. 
> 
> 
> Actual Results:
> (describe what the application did after performing the above steps)
> 
> The following was what happened when I executed the command at the prompt.
> 
> C:\NetSim\ns-2.1b8a-win\tcl\ex>ns simple.tcl
> 210
> 0.0037499999999999999
> running nam...
> 
> C:\NetSim\ns-2.1b8a-win\tcl\ex>nam: nam_init out.nam : couldn't open "{C:/Documents and Settings/chandramohan}/.nam-port": no such file or directory
>     while executing
> "open $PORT_FILE_ w 0600"
>     (procedure "_o2" line 20)
>     (AnimControl start-server line 20)
>     invoked from within
> "$self start-server"
>     (procedure "_o2" line 3)
>     (AnimControl local-create-animator line 3)
>     invoked from within
> "$self local-create-animator $trace_file [join $args]"
>     (procedure "_o2" line 21)
>     (AnimControl init line 21)
>     invoked from within
> "_o2 init out.nam {}"
>     (Class create line 1)
>     invoked from within
> "AnimControl create _o2 out.nam {}"
>     invoked from within
> "catch "$className create $o $args" msg"
>     (procedure "new" line 3)
>     invoked from within
> "new AnimControl $trace_file $args"
>     (procedure "nam_init" line 2)
>     invoked from within
> "nam_init out.nam "
> 
> Expected Results:
> (describe what the application should have done, were the bug not present)
> Expected Nam to simulate the diagram which is based on the trace file created for nam by NS.
> 
> Additional Information:
> (the following infomation is helpful to debug:
>  1. simulation script, detailed output files, packet trace
>  2. patch file if you modify some source code
>  3. a backtrace from gdb if you get a segment fault
>  If they are big files, PLEASE put them in your web space and
>  include the URL here.)
> 
> 

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Padmaparna Haldar