Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of OverSimInstallMacOSX

Timestamp:

Dec 11, 2012, 3:35:32 PM (13 years ago)

Author:

hartmann@…

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OverSimInstallMacOSX

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 === 1. Installing X11 (Mountain Lion only) ===
 
-OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) does not bundle required X11 anymore, so some extra work is needed here. If you are using Snow Leopard or Lion, you can skip to step 1 (Installing OmNET++)
+OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) does not bundle required X11 anymore, so some extra work is needed here. If you are using Snow Leopard or Lion, you can skip to step 2 (Installing OmNET++)
 
-   * Download and install: http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/
-   * Open a terminal and enter: 
+   * Download the [http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/ XQuartz window system] and install it. 
+   * Open a terminal and enter:
    {{{cd /usr/include; sudo ln -s /opt/X11/include/X11}}}
 
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 After completing step 2 you have the required command line tools like g++.  Additionally, the GMP library is required for building Oversim. There are several package managers which let you install it, you can choose either: [http://www.finkproject.org/ Fink], [http://www.macports.org/ MacPorts], [http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/ Homebrew] should all be fine. Personally, I use Homebrew, it's lightweight and awesome. If you are unsure, just follow the instructions.
 
-   * Open a terminal and copy / paste the following line into it
- {{{
+   * Install Homebrew by pasting this line into a terminal:
+{{{
 ruby -e "$(curl -fsSkL raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go)"
 }}}
-   * Enter your admin password if needed 
-   * If this did not work, visit [http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/ the official Homebrew website] for up-to-date install instructions
-   * Enter 
+      * Enter your admin password if needed 
+      * If this did not work, visit [http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/ the official Homebrew website] for up-to-date install instructions
+   * Install GMP: 
 {{{
 brew install gmp
 }}}
+
 
 === 4. Installing the INET Framework ===
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 }}}
 
-Congratulations - now you should have a working !OverSim installation!  For instructions how to use !OverSim look at OverSimUsage.
+Congratulations - now you should have a working !OverSim installation on your Mac!  For instructions how to use !OverSim look at OverSimUsage.
 
 == How to use Eclipse to compile !OverSim ==