COMP 322 - 001

See the course webpage for more information.

My office hours this semester will be the following:

• Mon 10:30AM-12:30PM

My Office is in McConnell Engineering Room 322 (double doored lab):

If you are running linux, you should have everything you need to run g++.
*All you need to do is type:

     g++ -Wall input.cpp -o input

If you are running windows, you'll need to download and install MinGW. *Be sure to install the g++ and make options.

The following tools can help you make coding in windows easier:

• Command Window Here - Windows XP Program to allow right-clicking on a folder and opening a command window
• Syn - Alternative Windows Text Editor with Highlighting

Installation
Setting Your Path
Windows has a variable called PATH which is uses to search for programs like g++.

1. Click Start
2. Control Panel
3. Dbl-Click System
4. VISTA: Click Advanced System Properties on the left
5. Click Advanced Tab
6. Click Environmental Variables Button
7. Click on PATH
8. Click on Edit Button
9. *Add a semi-colon ; and the path to the directory of MinGW bin (default is c:\MinGW\bin)
10. Click OK
11. Click OK
12. Click OK

You may also need to reboot before this will take effect.

Setting Up Syn
Syn can be setup to add a "Send To" link in your right-click menu. This is recommended.

Getting Syn to Compile

1. Go to Run Menu
2. Go to Run File then Configure
3. Click the ... next to Profile
4. Click add and type C++ as a name for the profile
5. Click OK
6. Click the Add Program Button
7. Type in g++ where it now says New Program
8. Program: C:\MinGW\bin\g++.exe
9. Arguments: -W -Wall "$[ActiveDocLong]" -o "$[ActiveDocLongNoExt].exe"
10. Directory: $[ActiveDocPathShort]

You can now hit F9 to compile your program. A command line box will pop-up displaying the result.



Running Your Program
Use windows explorer to go to the directory where your program is stored. Right-click on the directory and select "Open Command Window Here". *In Vista, You have to click the directory in the right-side pane while holding the shift key.* You should now have a dos prompt with your directory containing your newly created .exe file. Type in the name of your .exe file and hit return. Voila!