Homework 1, Setting Up Your Environment.

Short Description:

This assignment is worth 10 points.

Goals

• Set up an programming environment for the semester.
• Logged into cslab103.cs.edinboro.edu
• Entered, compiled, debugged and run a program.

Formal Description

0. Start a word document.
   • Please use the word format, not pdf or any other document format.
     • Microsoft office is available for all students
     • You can use office on line.
     • You can use an open source document editor which saves in word format.
   • Place your name and identifying information in this document.
   • You will answer questions and place screen shots in this document for the next section.
     • Please make sure you label each step clearly before your response for each section.
1. Set up your home work environment
   • You may do one or more of the following options.
     1. Windows, easy
        • Install a text editor, I would suggest notepad++
        • Install a file transfer program, I would suggest WinSCP
        • Install a terminal emulator, I would suggest PuTTY.
     2. Windows, more challenging
        • Install an IDE such as Code::Blocks
          • You will still need to compile your code on cslab103 before submission.
        • Install a file transfer program, I would suggest WinSCP
        • Install a terminal emulator, I would suggest PuTTY.
     3. Linux, easy
        • This assumes you have a linux setup at home.
        • Install a text editor, I would suggest kate.
        • Alternatively or additionally install an IDE like Code::Blocks
        • Install a terminal editor, I use xterm, but any will do.
        • Learn to use sftp, ssh to log into cslab103.
     4. Linux, more challenging
        • DO NOT WIPE OUT YOUR WINDOWS INSTALL for linux unless you are really committed to this.
        • Install linux on a computer or virtual machine.
        • Do all the steps above.
        • DO NOT WIPE OUT YOUR WINDOWS INSTALL for linux unless you are really committed to this.
     5. macOS
        • I am not a mac user, but I would try the Linux, easy steps.
     6. Some other option, please document how you plan to edit, compile and execute code on cslab103.
     7. Decide only to work in the lab.
        • Add a statement to your document declaring that this is your choice.
   • For each option selected:
     • Add a note in your document describing your choice.
     • Take a screen shot of an editor, a sftp client and a pseudo-terminal in action and place this in your word document.
2. Go to the lab and use one or more of the computers there.
   • As you enter, Windows on the right, Linux on the left.
   • Edit, compile and execute a program.
   • Add a screen shot of this in action as in the previous step.
   • Best option: Try both.
3. From your home environment create, compile and run the following program.
   • Type in the following program, replacing my name with yours.
     • Call the file fromHome.cpp

     • /* 
          Homework 1.
          By: Dan Bennett 
       */
       
       #include <iostream> 
       #include <string>
       
       using namespace std;
       
       int main() {
           // Replace my name with your name.
           // Make sure it is inside quotation marks.
           string myName {"Dan Bennett"};
       
           cout << "Hello this is " << myName 
                << " and I can work from home " << endl;
           return 0;
       } 

   • Compile this program on cslab103 with the following command

     • g++ -o fromHome fromHome.cpp 

     • If there are errors, the compiler will tell you about where the error is

       • [dbennett@cslab103 tmp]$ g++ -o fromHome fromHome.cpp
         fromHome.cpp: In function 'int main()':
         fromHome.cpp:16:5: error: expected ',' or ';' before 'cout'
              cout << "Hello this is " << myName
              ^~~~
         [dbennett@cslab103 tmp]$ 

       • In this case, I removed the ; from the end of line 14 to cause this error.
       • Make sure your code matches the above code.
       • Fix and recompile until all errors are gone.
     • If there are no errors, the compiler will report nothing

       • [dbennett@cslab103 tmp]$ g++ -o fromHome fromHome.cpp
         [dbennett@cslab103 tmp]$ 

   • Once all of the errors are removed, run the program on cslab103

     • [dbennett@cslab103 tmp]$ ./fromHome
       Hello this is Dan Bennett and I can work from home
       [dbennett@cslab103 tmp]$ 

   • Take a screen shot of the code running on cslab103 and add this to your document.
4. From the lab environment create, compile and run the following program.
   • Repeat the above steps with the following program.
   • Call this program fromLab.cpp
     • You will need to replace fromHome in the above instructions with fromLab

   • /* 
        Homework 1.
        By: Dan Bennett 
     */
     
     #include <iostream> 
     #include <string>
     
     using namespace std;
     
     int main() {
     
         // Replace my name with your name.
         // Make sure it is inside quotation marks.
         string myName {"Dan Bennett"};
     
         cout << "Welcome to the lab " << myName << '!' << endl;
     
         return 0;
     }

   • Take a screen shot of the code running on cslab103 or the local linux machine and add this to your document.

Some Resources

• Some Local guides for using the system.
• If you need a password reset on the cslab machines please fill out a ticket at https://edinboro.samanage.com/
  • Select New Problem Ticket
  • The category should be Math & CS
  • Please note, this is not your UNIVERSITY password, this is your math and computer science password.
• Please use my notes
• Please use your notes from class.

Required Files

Submission