LCC-Win32 Installation and Customization

These instructions are written for Windows 2000, the operating system installed on the SCI Windows machines. If you are using another flavor of Windows, you may need to modify some of the instructions below.

Download and Installation

• Download and install the LCC-Win32 compiler system from www.cs.virginia.edu/~lcc-win32.

  • Follow the prompts, choosing all of the default options, until you reach Select Destination Directory. Choose c:\lcc. It will take a while (3 minutes on my machine) for lcc-win32 to build all of the libraries. Go get a cup of coffee or chat with a classmate in the meantime.

  • Continue following the prompts until LCC-Win32 is installed on your system.

• Next, download and install the LCC-Win32 user manual and technical documentation from the same site. As before, choose all of the default options until you reach Select Destination Directory. Choose c:\lcc. You will need to confirm that you want to install in this directory since it already exists. Continue selecting all of the default options until it is installed.

Customization

In this step, you will customize the lcc compiler to use strict ANSI C code, and enable extra warning messages. Novice and veteran programmers will both benefit from using this customized version of lcc, which we'll name lcc126. It will also help ensure that your code matches the assignment requirements. To setup lcc126, do the following:

• Launch Notepad via Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Notepad.

• Type or cut-and-paste the following line into an empty Notepad window:

  lc -a -ansi -unused %1 %2 %3 %4 %5

• Save the file to c:\lcc\bin\lcc126.bat

Modifying autoexec.bat

Now, you will modify or create the autoexec.bat file to make using LCC-Win32 a bit easier to use from the command prompt.

• Launch Notepad if it's not already open.

• Select File -> Open and for the File name, type c:\autoexec.bat. Click Open. Depending on whether the file exists, choose the appropriate instructions.

  • no autoexec.bat file or blank file. Select File -> New. Then, type or cut-and-paste the the following two lines into an empty Notepad window:

    PATH=C:\LCC\BIN
    DOSKEY

    Save the file as c:\autoexec.bat

  • autoexec.bat file exists. If there is a line that starts with:

    PATH=

    then go to the end of that line, add a semicolon, followed by C:\LCC\BIN. Then create a new line, and add in the keyword DOSKEY.
    For example, if you have the following line in your autoexec.bat file:

    PATH=%PATH%;C:\PROGRA~1\SSHSEC~1

    then change it to:

    PATH=%PATH%;C:\PROGRA~1\SSHSEC~1;C:\LCC\BIN
    DOSKEY

    Save the file.

• If you are using Windows 98, you will need to reboot your computer before the customization takes effect.