Lecture 1

Rules

• You can only use the following approved packages on the Ubuntu virtual machine.

  • dos2unix
  • git
  • gitk
  • git-core
  • libssl-dev
  • tcsh
  • tmux
  • traceroute
  • valgrind
  • vim
  • wireshark

• Regrade policy

  • Regrades must be submit within 1 week of the grade being posted

Assignments

• Makefile requirements
  • You must describe how to compile your code in the README.md of your submission
  • You must use the original g++ version that came pre-installed with the virtual machine.
  • You must include the arguments -g -Wall -std=c++11 -DLOCALHOST=\"localhost\" in your Makefile.
    • According to this Piazza post you can use std=c++17 if you specify so explicitly in your Makefile
  • The -DLOCALHOST is only required for a networking-related assignment.
  • You must eliminate all compile-time warning messages.
  • Do not hardcode filepaths in your program, or assume that they are short in length.
    • Use the FILENAME_MAX macro constant to determine the length of the array

• README requirements

  • The filename you must use for a README is pa#-README.txt where # is the assignment number.

• Submission instructions

  • Do not include binary files in your submission, otherwise points will be deducted.

• Grading policy for program assignments

  • Submissions are not required to be free of memory leaks.

• Extra credit policy

  • Submissions made at least 72 hours before the submission deadline are awarded 10% extra credit.

You are allowed to submit 3 modifications to your assignment but you must do so within 24 hours of the submission deadline. You will not incur a penalty. So, sending a "modification request" will not change the timestamp of the graded submission.

Assignment 1

• All cells in the maze are guaranteed to be reachable

Labs

• Each lab is due at 11:45pm on a Monday.

• Multiple submissions are allowed

• Grading policy for labs

  • Each lab is worth 5 points.

  • Lab grading is not as strict as PA grading. If your printout generally looks like it has the right information, the grader won't take points off.

Lab 1

• Print what system you are running on

  cat /etc/os-release
  

Resources

• Piazza

• Installation instructions for Ubuntu

  • Pre-canned 32-bit Ubuntu 16.04 system virtual applicance

  • username: student

  • password: student

• Instructions for setting up a shared VirtualBox folder

• Course producers

  • Will teach you how to learn to use the GDB debugger

  • Have extensive experience with networking and Unix/Linux system calls

  • Won't help you write/debug your code

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