Creating an ECST account
Speak to Elbert Chan in OCNL 249 M-F 3:30-5:00 echan@csuchico.eduTo log onto the ECST Unix servers you have a few options. From a UNIX/Linux System you can open a shell and use ssh. Of course if you use UNIX/Linux you don't need me to explain it to you.
To log in from a windows system you will need to use some sort of UNIX cmpatible shell. I recommend a program called Putty
Once you have a client there are 3 possible ways to log in.
- [username]@tiglon.ecst.csuchico.edu
- [username]@jaguar.ecst.csuchico.edu
- [username]@ect-unix.ecst.csuchico.edu
I also recommend learning to use a text editor. Pico is ok, but I would recommend trying to learn Vim or Emacs. The latter two have STEEP learning curves but are MUCH better.
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Turning In your Projects
You will be turning your projects into a directory housed on the ecst server. Once logged on the directory is:/user/projects/csci311/p[1,2,3]/[username] (by p[1,2,3] I mean p1 for the first project etc.)
The directories will be created a few weeks before the assignment is due. You can use a program like Filezilla or Winscp to upload your files from a windows system.
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Creating a Makefile
Makefiles are used to compile your code on a UNIX platform. The link to the tutorial does a pretty good job of explaining them. I will be demonstrating in class during the first assignment how to make basic Makefiles for your assignments.Return to top
Helpful Information
It is vitally important that you get comfortable operating in a UNIX based system. It will make things here in the Chico State Computer Science Department much easier if you do.There are some pretty good tutorials online. The University of Surrey has a pretty good one as well as Utah and Dr. Renner has one on her ECST Page as well.
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