3.3.3 Running build.py

The included build.py script automates the building and installation of the OSSIE packages. Because OSSIE is built as a set of dependent libraries it is necessary to build and install each one separately so that they can link properly. This script takes care of that for you.

Download the latest tarball from http://ossie.wireless.vt.edu/download/tarballs/0.6.2/
and unpack ossie-0.6.2.tar.bz2:

 $ wget http://ossie.wireless.vt.edu/download/tarballs/0.6.2/ossie-0.6.2.tar.bz2
 $ tar -xvjf ossie-0.6.2.tar.bz2

To run the installation script, navigate to the ossie-0.6.2 directory and run build.py:

 $ cd ossie-0.6.2/
 $ python build.py

Depending on the speed of your system this might take several minutes. You may be asked for a password during the first make install command. Because we are using sudo, this prompt is asking for your user password, not the root password. If successful, the prompt should say:

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  Complete installation of OSSIE 0.6.2 finished!

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