Development tools

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Development tools cvs, tkdiff,
JBuilder, building GATE from the sources
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Windows setup

• Choose an apps directory (usually c\apps or
  d\apps)
• Map it as W\ (subst w c\apps)
• Install all apps in w\ or c\Program Files
• Java 1.x.y goes into w\jdk\j2sdk1.x.y
• JBuilder goes into w\JBuilder
• Choose a work directory (e.g. c\john\work)
• Mount it as Z\ (subst z c\john\work)
• All project directories go in z\
• (e.g. z\gate, z\sale, etc)

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http//redmires.dcs.shef.ac.uk
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Cygwin www.cygwin.com

• cgygwil.dll a Linux implementation for Win32
  platform
• Contains most popular tools available for Linux
• Mount all partitions as Unix (i.e. do not convert
  new line characters)
• Make sure you install
• make, autoconf, cvs.

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cvs Concurrent Versions System

• Set a variable in your environment
• CVSROOT
• pserverusername_at_derwent.dcs.shef.ac.uk/share/nl
  p/src/CVS_Repository
• Get a local copy of a project (e.g. GATE)
• gt cd z/
• gt cvs co gate

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cvs - more

• Update an existing local copy (get other peoples
  changes)
• gt cd z/gate
• gt cvs update -dP
• Save your changes
• Update first!
• Fix any conflicts!
• gt cvs ci m message describing the changes
• Get details on changes for a file (directory)
• gt cvs log file
• Read the cvs documentation on http//redmires

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tkdiff a Visual diff

• Get from http//www.accurev.com/free/tkdiff/index.
  htm
• Copy tkdiff.tcl somewhere (e.g.
  w\tkdiff\tkdiff.tcl)
• Make a script called tkdiff in a directory in
  your path containing
• !/bin/sh
• wish /cygdrive/w/tkdiff/tkdiff.tcl
• Usage
• tkdiff fileA fileB
• tkdiff file
• tkdiff r 1.12 file
• tkdiff r 1.12 r 1.11 file

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Borland JBuilder

• Set editing options as in Team Conventions
• Convert leading tabs to spaces
• Use 2 spaces indents
• Use UTF-8 as the encoding
• Use Unix new lines

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Putting all together - building GATE

• check out gate from cvs
• configure the make script
• gt cd gate/build
• gt ./configure
• make the dependencies
• gt make depend
• compile the classes
• gt make
• make the jar
• gt make jar
• try it!
• gt make run