Documentation in open-source projects is often a problem. In my latest experiences with Omnet++, an open-source network simulator, I have been trying to install the simulator as well as INET and MiXiM extensions on an Ubuntu platform. In order to install, one would expect to read the INSTALL file. Indeed, this does seem to have instructions for installation. However, after hours of not being able to get extensions to work, it was pointed out that the INET installation MiXiM depends on is not the standard, but a custom branch of the INET project referred to in another README file in the MiXiM archive. Argh.
On a related note, it looks like it will take some work to get INET to simulate wireless interference well. Open-source takes work, I suppose!
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