A begginer is confused by NS-3 on Mac platform

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Mar 28, 2026, 6:43:16 AM (4 days ago) Mar 28

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I install the ns-3 by homebrew, then the install guide seemed to finish.

How do I test ns-3 if is installed correctly?

And how to add the ns-3 into a example project?

ns-3: 3.47 version

Platform: Macbook m5 with latest MacOS

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Mar 28, 2026, 11:47:38 AM (4 days ago) Mar 28

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./ns3 configure --enable-examples --enable-tests && ./test.py

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Mar 28, 2026, 11:51:08 AM (4 days ago) Mar 28

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Forgot the links. You're looking at the requirements documents most likely.

The tutorial is in a different place.

And if you want an abundance of details

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Mar 28, 2026, 8:20:59 PM (3 days ago) Mar 28

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If you mean that you did install it with "brew install ns-3", then there are some additional quirks.

While the homebrew package should work, I have no idea whatsoever about *where* it installs it.

I know there's something in /opt/homebrew/Cellar/ns-3, but beat me if I know where the sources are (if they're there at all).

Best suggestion: use the links posted by Gabriel and follow the instructions. The required packages can be installed using homebrew, of course.

As a side note, homebrew installs gcc as a ns-3 dependency, which is not at all required (if you have Xcode installed).

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