Ben Bederson

Nelson
Padua-Perez

CMSC 131 - Object Oriented Programming

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Development Environment
What you need to run Java on your personal computer:
  • Java (J2SE 1.4.2).  For Windows and Linux.  It is built in to Mac OS X.
    This site is confusing.  Click on the SDK link for "Download J2SE v1.4.2_03"
    On Windows, you need admin privileges.
     
  • Eclipse, the free multi-platform Java IDE we use.
    Download the "3.0 Stream Stable Build".  Currently 3.0M7
    Just unzip and run from the place you unzip it
     
  • DrJava, the plug-in for Eclipse we use
    Download drjava-eclipse-0.9.3.zip
    Unzip and copy the files into the "plugins" subdirectory of eclipse
     
  • AutoCVS, the plug-in for Eclipse we use to manage CVS
    Download autocvs-0.0.5.zip
    Unzip and copy the files into the "plugins" subdirectory of eclipse

    Note: If you have any trouble launching Eclipse after adding the DrJava or AutoCVS plugin, close eclipse, delete the ".config" subdirectory in the Eclipse directory, and restart eclipse.
     
Utilities
Things that may be useful for this course:
  • WinZip. A utility for managing .zip files.
    Note that it is $29, but the evaluation version is fully functional and does not expire.
     
  • Tera Term Pro: An SSH (secure shell) program for connecting to WAM from a PC