CISC 367 Software Tools Introduction

Software Tools What are they? What is the goal of software tools? What is an IDE and its goal?

Overview of this Course Syllabus –Goals –Topics (content) –Learning approach –Requirements Demo of one tool in pairs Exercises using the tools CERN project poster in pairs Journal summary of each visit –ETHZ, IBM Zurich, Swiss Supercomputing Center, EPFL Active participation in interview visits, class

Getting Started Download and install Eclipse Download and install plugins –cvs, junit, tptp, findbugs, metrics, eclox (doxygen), Emma Sign up for demos –CVS Version Contol System –Comparison of Subversion with CVS (non-demo presentation by those getting honors credit) –JUnit Testing Tool –Emma Coverage Tool –Eclipse TPTP for Profiling and Tracing - 3 people –Findbugs Debugging Tool –Metrics Source Code Analyzer –Doxygen (eclox) Documentation Generation Tool Create set of interview questions for visits

Downloading/installing a Plugin 1.Start the the Eclipse Plugin central site and locate the desired plugin 2.Copy the Update site URL, eg, 3.Start up Eclipse. Click on Help ->Software Updates->Find and Install 4.Choose Search for new updates to install. 5.Click on New Remote Site 6.Paste the address of the update site into the URL box and name the plugin in the Name box. 7.Put a check mark in that plugin on the list, and no other check marks in the list. 8.Click Finish 9.Select the plugin in the Search window when it appears and click Select Required and Next. 10.Accept the license if any appears. Click Finish. 11.After downloaded, click Install. 12.Restart Eclipse when suggested to complete installation. 13.Icon usually appears in the top of Eclipse for the new plugin, or see it if as an option when click on Run, or other instructions.