Build Instructions

Source: gzipped tarball, bzip2ed tarball zipfile

Linux/*nix

The procedure should be the same for any UNIX flavor with a modern JDK/JRE. the Sun 1.3 or 1.2.x JDK should work, though only JDK1.3 has been tested.

1. Download the source tarball (preferable to a zipfile, since zip does not properly preserve case. The tarball will create a subdirectory 'draw' containing the entirety of the project.

   In Netscape, you can save the file by shift-clicking on the link. From the shell prompt, run wget http://www.devin.com/cruft/cs360/draw/draw-final.tar.gz.

2. Unpack the tarball as follows:

   
   [user@host ~] % tar xzvf draw-final.tar.gz
   draw/
   draw/lineShape.java
   draw/Shape.java
   draw/ShapeList.java
   draw/Tool.java
   ...
   draw/showRNCommand.java
   draw/helpMenuRequest.class
   draw/static/
   draw/static/releasenotes.html~
   draw/static/releasenotes.html
   draw/static/releasenotes.html,v
   

3. Change to the newly-created draw directory:

   [user@host ~] % cd draw
   [user@host ~/draw] %
   

4. Ensure that your CLASSPATH environment variable is set properly, and that the PATH variable includes the proper path to the JDK (/usr/local/jdk/ assumed here):

   
   [user@host ~/draw] % PATH=/usr/local/jdk/bin:$PATH
   [user@host ~/draw] % export CLASSPATH=/usr/local/jdk:.
   

5. Compile the project:

   [user@host ~/draw] % javac *.java
   

6. Run the project:

   [user@host ~/draw] % java draw
   

   Assorted font errors will occur here -- this appears to be a configuration issue in the JDK, but does not have overt adverse effects.

7. To inspect a save file, open it in a pager (e.g. less) or an editor (e.g. vi,emacs,gnp, gedit, etc.); here assuming the sample file samples/demo1.draw:

   [user@host ~/draw] % gnp samples/demo1.draw