OpenBeOS Network Kit: Build & installation instructions

Although the stack isn't quite finished, you can already test some basics. You'll have to get the code, build it, install it and run it. There isn't yet an easier way of getting the network stack, we're far from ready to release a binary package.

So, if you accept your mission :

a) First, go to team web page.

Have a look around and see the current status of the stack. Have a glance over the jobs, perhaps there's something that interests you?

b) Get the build tools suite.

You'll need CVS, JAM, the fixed LD linker

c) Then, you should checkout (anonymously) the full OBOS CVS.

SourceForge has some information on CVS. If you don't want to fight with 'cvs' command line syntax, I recommand you using CheckItOut tool.

Enter these values:
Projet Name: open-beos
Location: /path/to/where/you/want/to/store/OBOS/cvs/tree/locally
Module Name: current
Only check "Open Tracker once Completed" option, if you want.
There, click "Go". Patience, it take time (and bandwidth!)

Other solution: download and unzip the current CVS snapshot tarball from: Expect around 13MB.

d) Open a Terminal, cd to your all new local CVS current directory.

Then:
     $ ./configure
     $ jam NetworkingKit
It should build all networking kit stuffs. If you encount any compile or link errors, report it to the network team mailing list.

e) Installation

Installation script or jam rule is a task uncompleted. So, currently, you have to install by hands. It sucks, I know.

The network stuff binaries are now under your local current/distro/x86.R1/*

To install:

open your current/distro/x86.R1/beos/system/add-ons/kernel/drivers/bin
copy the net_stack_driver and net_server_driver into your /boot/home/config/add-ons/kernel/drivers/bin
create in your /boot/home/config/add-ons/kernel/drivers/dev/net two symlinks "net_stack_driver" and "net_server_driver", targetting the ones in ../../bin/net_{stack|server}_driver (create this 'dev/net' directory if needed)
copy the whole current/distro/x86.R1/beos/system/add-ons/kernel/
network folder to your /boot/home/config/add-ons/kernel
copy the libnet.so and libnetapi.so libraries from current/distro/ x86.R1/beos/system/lib to a lib where your networking kit binaries are located.
copy the command line net apps from current/distro/x86.R1/beos/bin
into your /boot/home/config/bin (or another folder of your choice)

f) Test the stack

You should free one of your /dev/net/*/0 network card (by disable in BONEyard, or by disabling in Network for net_server) Then, run the ifconfig tool from Terminal to see (and start) the stack detected interface(s) Last, play with ping, arp, traceroute, etc. Also check out the details on the stack design.