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 hw1.gpr
               project hw1 is
                  for main use ("hw1.adb");
               end hw1; 

• Adagide: Available on department lab machines. Installer available from adagide.martincarlisle.com.
  • Make sure that you install gnat before installing adagide!
  • See the assignment for information on how to fix adagide.exe so that it will compile.
• An editor of your choice and the command line, on rucs or your personal machine


3. Create file hw1.adb, cut and paste the program (or type it in), and edit it to include your name, change the assignment statements, and fix the number formats and the if statement.


4. Get (from RU IT One Stop), install, and run the RU VPN client
• The VPN client must be running each time that you 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. (You may also want to install and use bitvise.)
• 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 hw1.adb username@rucs.radford.edu:hw1.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 hw1.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 hw1.adb is in a subdirectory, use cd to navigate to that subdirectory
3. Verify that your program works on rucs by compiling on rucs to create an executable and then running that executable:

         gnatmake hw1
         hw1
         

• On rucs, if you are using csh you may need to add /usr/local/gnat/bin to your path to access gnatmake, the Ada compiler.
4. Submit the .adb source program and then check that the submit worked:

         submit itec320-01 hw1.adb
         submit itec320-01 -ls 

5. The second submit should list the file that you submitted