#summary how to get MGEN running in CORE

= FreeBSD =

 # Download MGEN source from here:
   http://downloads.pf.itd.nrl.navy.mil/mgen/nightly_snapshots/mgen-svnsnap.tgz
 # Download Protolib source from here:
   http://downloads.pf.itd.nrl.navy.mil/protolib/nightly_snapshots/protolib-svnsnap.tgz
 # Unpack the tarballs; this will create `mgen` and `protolib` directories:
{{{
> cd ~
> tar xzf mgen-svnsnap.tgz
> tar xzf protolib-svnsnap.tgz
}}}
 # Create a symbolic link to protolib from mgen for building properly (see README.TXT for more information on why you need to do this)
{{{
> cd mgen
> ln -s ../protolib
}}}
 # fix the MGEN makefile; edit the file `~/mgen/makefiles/Makefile.freebsd` and change the line `SYSTEM_LIBS = -lc_r` to `SYSTEM_LIBS = -lpthread`
 # Build MGEN
{{{
> cd ~/mgen/makefiles
> make -f Makefile.freebsd
}}}
 # Install it
{{{
> sudo install -g wheel -o root -m 555 mgen /usr/bin
> sudo install -g wheel -o root -m 555 mpmgr /usr/bin
}}}

= Linux =

MGEN is included in the core-root RPM.