[ns] ns installation problem (please help)

[Sharmin Azam]

Hi,
I downloaded ns-allinone-2.28.tar.gz from the
following website:
http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-cygwin.html
Each i try to install I get the following error
message:

embedded-tcl.cc:1234: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1236: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1238: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1240: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1240: error: syntax error before `{'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1242: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1242: error: parse error before `#'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1244: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1246: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1248: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1248: error: syntax error before `}'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1250: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1250: error: syntax error before `}'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1252: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1252: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1252: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1252: error: parse error before `tcl'
embedded-tcl.cc:1256: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1258: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1260: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1262: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1264: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1266: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1268: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1270: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1272: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1272: error: syntax error before `}'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1274: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1274: error: `keep' was not declared
in this scope
embedded-tcl.cc:1276: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1274: error: parse error before `n'
embedded-tcl.cc:1278: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1278: error: syntax error before `}'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1280: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1280: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1280: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1280: error: parse error before `tcl'
embedded-tcl.cc:1284: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1286: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1288: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1290: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1290: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1290: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1290: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1290: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1290: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1290: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1290: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1290: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1300: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1302: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1302: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1302: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1302: error: parse error before `tcl'
embedded-tcl.cc:1306: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1308: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1310: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1312: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1314: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1314: error: parse error before `{'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1316: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1316: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1317:14: missing terminating "
character
embedded-tcl.cc:1318: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1318: error: parse error before string
constant
embedded-tcl.cc:1318: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1318: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1318: error: syntax error before `{'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1322: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1324: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1326: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1328: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1328: error: parse error before `['
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1328: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1328: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1328: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1328: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1330: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1330: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1330: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1330: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1331:23: missing terminating "
character
embedded-tcl.cc:1332: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1332: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1333:32: missing terminating "
character
embedded-tcl.cc:1334: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1334: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1334: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1336: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1338: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1340: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1340: error: parse error before `}'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1342: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1342: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1342: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1342: error: parse error before `tcl'
embedded-tcl.cc:1346: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1348: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1350: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1352: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1354: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1354: error: parse error before `['
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1356: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1358: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1358: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1359:21: missing terminating "
character
embedded-tcl.cc:1360: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1362: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1362: error: parse error before `('
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1364: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1366: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1366: error: parse error before `#'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1368: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1370: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1370: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1370: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1370: error: parse error before `tcl'
embedded-tcl.cc:1374: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1376: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1378: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1378: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1378: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1378: error: syntax error before `{'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1382: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1384: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1386: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1386: error: syntax error before `}'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1388: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1388: error: syntax error before `{'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1390: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1392: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1392: error: syntax error before `}'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1394: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1394: error: syntax error before `}'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1396: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1396: error: syntax error before `-'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1396: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1397:21: missing terminating "
character
embedded-tcl.cc:1398: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1398: error: syntax error before `{'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1400: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1402: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1404: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1406: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1408: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1408: error: syntax error before `{'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1410: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1410: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1411:21: missing terminating "
character
embedded-tcl.cc:1412: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1414: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1414: error: syntax error before `{'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1416: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1416: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1417:21: missing terminating "
character
embedded-tcl.cc:1418: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1420: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1422: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1422: error: parse error before `}'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1424: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1424: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1424: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1424: error: parse error before `tcl'
embedded-tcl.cc:1428: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1430: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1432: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1434: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1434: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1434: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1434: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1434: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1436: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1438: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1438: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1439:9: missing terminating "
character
embedded-tcl.cc:1440: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1442: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1442: error: syntax error before `}'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1444: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1444: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1444: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1444: error: parse error before `tcl'
embedded-tcl.cc:1448: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1450: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1452: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1454: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1456: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1456: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1456: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1456: error: parse error before `{'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1456: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1459:46: missing terminating "
character
embedded-tcl.cc:1460: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1460: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1461:20: missing terminating "
character
embedded-tcl.cc:1462: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1462: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1463:23: missing terminating "
character
embedded-tcl.cc:1464: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1466: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1466: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1467:20: missing terminating "
character
embedded-tcl.cc:1468: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1468: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1469:23: missing terminating "
character
embedded-tcl.cc:1470: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1472: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1472: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1472: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1472: error: parse error before
`tcl_wordBreakAfter'
embedded-tcl.cc:1476: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1478: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1480: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1480: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1481:23: missing terminating "
character
embedded-tcl.cc:1482: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1484: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1486: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1486: error: syntax error before `-'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1488: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1490: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1490: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1490: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1490: error: parse error before
`tcl_wordBreakBefore'
embedded-tcl.cc:1494: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1496: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1498: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1500: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1502: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1502: error: syntax error before `{'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1502: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1503:23: missing terminating "
character
embedded-tcl.cc:1504: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1506: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1508: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1508: error: syntax error before `-'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1510: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1512: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1512: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1512: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1512: error: parse error before
`tcl_endOfWord'
embedded-tcl.cc:1516: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1518: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1518: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1519:23: missing terminating "
character
embedded-tcl.cc:1522: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1524: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1526: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1526: error: syntax error before `-'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1528: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1530: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1530: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1530: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1530: error: parse error before
`tcl_startOfNextWord'
embedded-tcl.cc:1534: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1536: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1536: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1537:23: missing terminating "
character
embedded-tcl.cc:1540: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1542: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1544: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1544: error: syntax error before `-'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1546: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1548: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1548: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1548: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1548: error: parse error before
`tcl_startOfPreviousWord'
embedded-tcl.cc:1552: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1554: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1556: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1558: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1560: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1560: error: syntax error before `{'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1560: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1560: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1560: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1563:2: missing terminating "
character
embedded-tcl.cc:1566: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1568: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1570: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1570: error: syntax error before `-'
token
embedded-tcl.cc:1572: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1574: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1574: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1574: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1574: error: parse error before
`require'
embedded-tcl.cc:1578: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1579:22: too many decimal points in
number
embedded-tcl.cc:1580: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1580: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1583: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1585: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1587: error: stray '\' in program
embedded-tcl.cc:1588:10: unterminated comment
make: *** [embedded-tcl.o] Error 1
tclcl-1.16 make failed! Exiting ...

Can anyone help me to solve this problem?

Sharmin


		
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