Setting up a git repository for lab 1:

First, we will set up a git repository for you and your lab 1 partner's joint work. We will losely follow these general directions for setting up and using git on our system: git

C code organization, makefiles, man, appropos, gdb, valgrind:

Next, we will go over some C code organization and Unix utilities that will help you with the first lab assignment.

• Create a cs87 subdirectory and then copy over the following into your cs87 subdirectory:

  cp -r ~newhall/public/cs87/lab1 .
  

  We will take a look at this code, which shows some examples of where C differs from C++, and an example of dividing a C program into multiple modules (.c files), using .h files, using static and extern definitions, and writing and using a makefile to build an executable.

• man, apropos

• C programming tools: gdb and valgrind

  Create a cs87/gdb subdirectory, and copy over my gdb example programs into it:

  /home/newhall/public/gdb_examples
  

  Create a cs87/valgrind subdirectory and copy over my valgrind example programs into it:

  /home/newhall/public/purify_valgrind_examples
  

  (the above links are also available off my Unix and CS help pages)