Changeset 1940 for trunk/docs/Win32Readme.txt

Timestamp:

11/15/07 09:31:08 (14 months ago)

Author:

aturner

Message:

fixes #280

Files:

• trunk/docs/Win32Readme.txt (modified) (5 diffs)

trunk/docs/Win32Readme.txt

@@ -2 +2 @@
 This document attempts to explain how to get tcpreplay compiled and running
 under Windows.  Please note that this document is a work in progress and
-Windows support in general considered BETA right now.
+Windows support in general considered EXPERIMENTAL right now.
 
 
@@ -8 +8 @@
 
 Tcpreplay is not a native Win32 application right now.  Hence it requires
-the Cygwin. (http://www.cygwin.com).  Cygwin creates a Linux-like environment
+Cygwin. (http://www.cygwin.com).  Cygwin creates a Linux-like environment
 on your Windows system which allows Linux/UNIX programs to run after a
 recompile.
@@ -29 +29 @@
 - GCC compiler and system header files
 - WinPcap 4.0 DLL
-- WinPcap 4.0 Developer Pack (headers, etc)
+- WinPcap 4.0 Developer Pack aka WpdPack (headers, etc)
 
 Additional requirements if building from SVN:
@@ -35 +35 @@
 - GNU Autogen
 
+******************************* IMPORTANT ******************************
+Note: People have reported problems with WpdPack (the developer pack for
+Winpcap) being installed outside of the Cygwin root directory.  Hence, I
+strongly recommend you install WpdPack under the Cygwin root.
+******************************* IMPORTANT ******************************
 
 Directions:
@@ -43 +48 @@
 - If you checked out the code from SVN, run the autogen.sh bootstrapper:
         ./autogen.sh
+
+    NOTE: I have a lot of problems building tcpreplay from SVN.  There's some
+    weird issue with Autogen and files which creates phantom files on the file
+    system and creates all kinds of problems.  Hence, I *HIGHLY* recommend you
+    grab a release tarball from the download page.
 
 - Configure tcpreplay: