[vox-tech] compiling tutorial

[Jonathan Stickel]

Pete

I am actually teaching myself c++ at the moment, with very little 
previous programming knowledge.  It looks like your guide will be useful 
to me; I just have to replace gcc with g++!

After a short peruse, it looks good.  I would recommend making a pdf as 
well as a ps.  For us folks coming from the land of the GUI (which I 
assume includes these high schoolers), we like to use Acrobat Reader. 
Use a good dvi->pdf translator, such as dvipdfm.  I like pdf's because 
the text is searchable and can be copy-pasted.

Jonathan


Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> hi all,
> 
> i'm teaching a summer class on numerical physics and robotics to high
> school kids.  i wrote a tutorial on how to compile programs on linux.
> 
> the design goal is to write something short and brief, because the
> longer it is, the less people will really read it.  i'd rather give them
> half-truths by omission and be functional than detailed and accurate and
> have them not learn a flippin thing.
> 
> if anybody cares to send me comments, you can find the tutorial at:
> 
> www.dirac.org/compiling.ps
> www.dirac.org/compiling.tex
> www.dirac.org/compiling.Makefile
> 
> remember, these are high schoolers who probably won't read something too
> long or too advanced.  i've definitely had to make some hard decisions
> with this thing.  stuff i'm looking for:
> 
> 1. outright mistakes
> 2. grammar/spelling (within reason)
> 3. whether i belabor a point too much
> 4. whether i belabor a point not enough
> 
> send comments to my email address.
> 
> the class starts wednesday, so comments prolly won't be useful after
> then.  :)
> 
> thanks!
> pete
>