COP 3223H meeting -*- Outline -*-

* Installing and Running a C Compiler or IDE

** Compiler

   Python used an interpreter, for C we will need to use a compiler...
   
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          INTERPRETERS VS. COMPILERS

  (source program)  -----------> output
                    interpreter


  (Source program)
       |
       | compiler
       |
       v
   [exectuable]      ----------> output
                       machine


   ADVANTAGES OF COMPILERS/INTERPRETERS

compilers (C)	     interpreters (Python)

code runs	     faster development cycle
 ~10 times faster    programs smaller
		       than compiled code


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  We will see both approaches in this class.

** Downloading Code::Blocks for your machine

  In general see the running_c.shtml web page for the course,
  which is linked from the course web pages: www.cs.ucf.edu/~leavens/COP3223H/

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INSTALLING CODE::BLOCKS ON YOUR OWN MACHINE

First, install MingW's gcc
     from http://www.mingw.org

Then, install Code::Blocks from
     http://www.codeblocks.org/downloads

See running_c.shtml for details
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        Show how to do this...
        
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      USING CODE::BLOCKS
      
Run Code::Blocks

     pin it to your taskbar

From the File menu, create a project...

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        Show how to download a hello world program.

** Using gcc from Eustis

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       YOU CAN USE GCC AT UCF

Use the eustis.eecs.ucf.edu system
   login: your nid
   password: defaults to Pyymmdd
    where yymmdd is your birth year (yy)
    birth month (mm), and birth date (dd)

Use a ssh client like putty
  http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/
           ~sgtatham/putty/download.html

Run the command

   gcc myprog.c -o myprog

at the shell's prompt
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