Homework 1 Steps

1. Find or install the GNAT Ada Compiler:
• Automatically available on rucs and department lab machines
• For personal machines, download installer from www.adacore.com/community


2. Choose one of these IDEs:
• GPS:
• Available on department lab machines and automatically installed with GNAT
• GPS needs a project file, like the gpr file below. Then you can simply click on the gpr file.

               -- Put this in homework_one.gpr
               project homework_one is
                  for main use ("homework_one.adb");
               end homework_one; 

• Adagide: Available on department lab machines. Installer available from adagide.martincarlisle.com. Make sure that you install gnat before installing adagide!
• An editor of your choice and the command line, on rucs or your personal machine


3. Create homework_one.adb and edit to include your name, etc.


4. Get (from RU IT One Stop), install, and run the RU VPN client
• Run the VPN client each time you need to access rucs from off campus.
• This step may not be needed on campus lab machines


5. Transfer your file to rucs, either by (1) using WinSCP or by (2) mapping your U: unix drive.
1. Use WinSCP (Windows secure copy) (or scp from a mac terminal window) - VPN session must be running
• WinSCP should be installed on department machines. For personal machines, download and install WinSCP
• Connect to rucs.radford.edu using your username.
• Drag and drop your file from your machine onto rucs.


• From a terminal window, you can use commands like

  scp homework_one.adb username@rucs.radford.edu:homework_one.adb



2. Map your U: Drive:
• From This PC, select Computer, and then Map network drive and then map your U: drive as \\userdir\unix\username
• You may need to check "Connect using different credentials" and enter RADFORD\username in place of your username)
• Drag and drop homework_one.adb from your machine to your U: drive. This will put your file onto rucs.


6. Use putty (or a terminal window) to access rucs and compile and submit the file:
1. Connect and log in to rucs (VPN connection required if off campus, and perhaps if you are on campus)
2. If homework_one.adb is in a subdirectory, use cd to navigate to that subdirectory
3. Compile your program on rucs, to create an executable and to verify that it works on rucs:

         gnatmake homework_one
         homework_one
         

4. Submit the .adb source program, the object file, and the executable, and then check that the submit worked:

         submit itec320-02 homework_one.adb homework_one.o homework
         submit itec320-02 -ls 

5. The second submit should list the three files that you submitted