CSC410
Assignment Submission Instructions
Fall 2006

The primary machine used this semester will be Newton.  Please follow these instructions as you prepare your assignments for submission and grading.  It is your responsibility to ensure that all content is appropriately submitted.

These instructions will be discussed in class on Tuesday 9/26/06.

One time:

• Go to your home directory, /home/people/csc410/a0?
  • cd
• Create a new directory named submit
  • mkdir submit

For each assignment:

• Create a directory for the assignment, A1 for instance
• Place all assignment files in that directory
  • source files, readme, makefile, etc.
• Thoroughly test your solution
• Tar & Gzip your directory
  • Go to the A1 level, probably your home directory
  • tar -cf a1.tar A1
  • gzip a1.tar
• Move the tar file to the submit directory and extract it
  • mv a1.tar.gz  submit
  • cd submit
  • gunzip a1.tar.gz
  • tar -xf a1.tar
• Rebuild your solution in the new location
  • prepare executables, sample input & documentation
• When you are sure you are done, submit your solution. Once you submit, you can no longer change your solution. Be sure you are ready to submit.
  • Go back to your home directory
    • cd
  • Execute the submit script
    • /usr/people/csc410/submit.sh