Spring 2008, Computer Science Department, CCNY

How to Start CSC 433 ?

Install: LINUX, Java, ANT

In This course we will use LINUX Operating system

As a prerequisite to this course you have to be able to install LINUX, Java, ANT

by February 18, 2008

1. INSTALLATION Steps

• OpenSUSE 10.3 ( You have Download and install it on your computer)

• Download Java SDK and DOCUMENTATION from here and install it

• Download ANT and DOCUMENTATION from here and install it

1. Install Java in directory: /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_03

2. Install ANT in directory: /usr/java/apache-ant-1.7.0

3. Please do not forget to Setup ANT environmental variables

export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.6.0_03

export ANT_HOME=/usr/java/apache-ant-1.7.0

export PATH=${PATH}:${ANT_HOME}/bin

4. Create build.xml file

5. Create java source file in empty directory ./src/HelloJava.java

6. Compile it by typing ant and then run it ant -run !

   If everything works you are done!

   We will discuss in class any issues you may have.

2. NEXT we will overview Java Input/Output package

The link to Input/Output tutorial is:

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/essential/io/index.html