CSC300: Tools

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Here are videos walking through the installation steps on MacOS and Windows. You only need to watch one.

Watch the video even in you already have eclipse installed: skip to the part where I start eclipse and set up the workspace for the class.

Follow these steps, in order:

• Remove any existing version of Java from your computer.

• Install graphviz.

• Install the code for this class.

• Install Java 21.

• Install eclipse.

• Start eclipse in the eclipse-workspace you downloaded before

Mostly, we take the defaults during installation. There is one important exception. You must uncheck the box to create a module-info file.

This step is necessary to draw the pictures, which is useful for debugging.

On windows, install Graphviz from here: Graphviz
Select the most recent 64-bit msi.

On the mac, you need to install Homebrew

After the install, brew will give you next steps. The important one is to add brew to your path. One way to do this is to open a terminal and type (copy and paste, because you don't want any typos here):

echo "export PATH=/opt/homebrew/bin:\$PATH" >> ~/.zshrc

After that, restart the terminal (quit and open again). Then homebrew will be installed!

Once you have homebrew, just enter the following commands on the Terminal:

brew update
brew install graphviz

Quick links:

• Code for class

• Create a folder structure for course materials

  For example, you might use:

    C:\Users\myname\Documents\DataStructures
  

• Download the zip file for the class: Code examples ZIP

  Unzip the file into the folder for class.

  This should create a folder called eclipse-workspace.

  The eclipse-workspace folder should contain algs4.

  The algs4 folder should contain data, src, and maybe some other things.

  Verify that the folder hierarchy looks like this:

    C:\Users\myname\Documents\DataStructures\eclipse-workspace
    C:\Users\myname\Documents\DataStructures\eclipse-workspace\algs4
    C:\Users\myname\Documents\DataStructures\eclipse-workspace\algs4\data
    C:\Users\myname\Documents\DataStructures\eclipse-workspace\algs4\src
  

  On my machine, I have the following:

  

We will use Java 21. It is easiest to use eclipse if you remove any other versions of Java from your machine.

• For windows, use the uninstaller to remove other Java versions.
• For mac, use the Finder to remove other Java versions in /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/

You can download Java 21 from Amazon or adoptOpenJDK

JDK stands for Java Development Kit.

Install the Eclipse IDE for Java Developers from here: Eclipse Downloads

Get the most recent version.

You should get Eclipse IDE for Java Developers. The main difference between versions is the number of packages that come pre-installed. This is the smallest version that has everything we need.

Mostly, we take the defaults during installation. There is one important exception. You must uncheck the box to create a module-info file.

• Make sure that you have downloaded the code for the class, as instructed before.

  Verify that the folder hierarchy looks like this:

    C:\Users\myname\Documents\DataStructures\eclipse-workspace
    C:\Users\myname\Documents\DataStructures\eclipse-workspace\algs4
    C:\Users\myname\Documents\DataStructures\eclipse-workspace\algs4\data
    C:\Users\myname\Documents\DataStructures\eclipse-workspace\algs4\src
  

  On my machine, I have the following:

  

• Start eclipse. When it prompts you for a workspace, select your eclipse-workspace folder.

    C:\Users\myname\Documents\DataStructures\eclipse-workspace
  

  DO NOT SELECT THE algs4 FOLDER!

  

• In eclipse, navigate to

    File > New > Java Project
  

  In project name type algs4. and then click the finish button

  
  

Source > Format
Source > Correct Indentation
Refactor > Rename...
Project > Clean...
Window > Perspective > Reset Perspective...

Here is some advice on getting bigger fonts for eclipse

Revised: 2024-02-19 11:00