[Xorp-hackers] Adding a XORP Process

[Atanu Ghosh]

Hi,

The examples directory is not in the last release, it is only in CVS, it
will appear in the next release.

     Atanu.

>>>>> "Victor" == Victor Faion <vfaion at gmail.com> writes:

    Victor> On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 18:41, Atanu Ghosh <atanu at xorp.org> wrote:
    >> Hi,
    >> 
    >> You may want to also look in the examples directory, there is a
    >> directory usermgr that has a simple working example of add a XORP
    >> process.
    >> 
    >> Atanu.
    >> 
    >>>>>>> "Pavlin" == Pavlin Radoslavov <pavlin at ICSI.Berkeley.EDU> writes:
    >> 
    Pavlin> Victor Faion <vfaion at gmail.com> wrote:
    >> 
    >> >> Hello,
    >> >>
    >> >> I was trying to create a new XORP process by following the guide. I
    >> >> created an interface (.xif file in /xrl/interfaces) and then added
    >> >> this to /xrl/intefaces/Makefile.am :
    >> >>
    >> >> noinst_LTLIBRARIES += libipsfxif.la
    >> >> libipsfxif_la_SOURCES = ipsf_xif.hh ipsf_xif.cc
    >> >>
    >> >> Then I was trying to generate the Makefile.in with automake but it
    >> >> wasn't working. I ran automake from the root folder but I go some
    >> >> errors:
    >> >>
    >> >> ...
    >> >> xrl/interfaces/Makefile.am:11: Libtool library used but `LIBTOOL' is undefined
    >> >> xrl/interfaces/Makefile.am:11:   The usual way to define `LIBTOOL' is
    >> >> to add `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL'
    >> >> xrl/interfaces/Makefile.am:11:   to `configure.in' and run `aclocal'
    >> >> and `autoconf' again.
    >> >> xrl/interfaces/Makefile.am:11:   If `AC_PROG_LIBTOOL' is in
    >> >> `configure.in', make sure
    >> >> xrl/interfaces/Makefile.am:11:   its definition is in aclocal's search path.
    >> >> ...
    >> >>
    >> >> I checked and AC_PROG_LIBTOOL is in configure.in but when I run
    >> >> aclocal I get these errors
    >> >>
    >> >> /usr/share/aclocal/libmcrypt.m4:17: warning: underquoted definition of
    >> >> AM_PATH_LIBMCRYPT
    >> >> /usr/share/aclocal/libmcrypt.m4:17:   run info '(automake)Extending aclocal'
    >> >> /usr/share/aclocal/libmcrypt.m4:17:   or see
    >> >> http://sources.redhat.com/automake/automake.html#Extending-aclocal
    >> >>
    >> >> and from autoconf I get the following:
    >> >>
    >> >> configure.in:173: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_DISABLE_SHARED
    >> >> If this token and others are legitimate, please use m4_pattern_allow.
    >> >> See the Autoconf documentation.
    >> >> configure.in:174: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_DISABLE_FAST_INSTALL
    >> >> configure.in:175: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_LIBTOOL_WIN32_DLL
    >> >> configure.in:176: error: possibly undefined macro: AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
    >> >>
    >> >> Not really sure if this is the right way to regenerate the
    >> >> /xrl/interfaces/Makefile.in from /xrl/interfaces/Makefile.am, perhaps
    >> >> XORP has its own scripts to do this?
    >> 
    Pavlin> Yes, please run ./bootstrap in the top-level XORP directory.
    Pavlin> However, first make sure that your autoconf/automake/libtool
    Pavlin> versions are same as those specified in README. After that
    Pavlin> check the beginning of bootstrap about the executable names that
    Pavlin> bootstrap assumes. If they are different on your system, then use
    Pavlin> the corresponding environmental variables to overwrite them.
    >> 
    Pavlin> Pavlin
    >> 
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    Victor> Sorry Pavlin I had missed that bit of the guide as it was at the end.
    Victor> Thanks for the help it's all working now :-)
    Victor> Atanu: Where did you get the examples directory from? I don't have that one.

    Victor> Victor