>
> I've managed to create working packages for the ns-2 network simulator and
> it's two dependent packages "otcl" an extension to Tcl, and "tclcl" an
> interface between otcl and C++. They work OK and pass almost all lintian
> checks (a couple of missing man pages and some cleanups to do). I know have a
> couple of questions:
>
> 1. Is anyone interested in these packages or are they purely of minority
> interest to academics like me?
>
> 2. The ns binary is called "ns" which conflicts with a binary from the host
> package. I've renamed the binary and man page to "ns2" which works, but I'm
> wondering if anyone has any good suggestions on if this is the right way to
> go about this.
>
Indeed one might associate ns2 with ns.
Why not netsim? That is not as short as basic Unix command are but not being that
short serves the purpose here: it will not get in the way for the majority of users
and it is short enough and a bit descriptive for those who will use it.
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