Install CodeGrinder

To install CodeGrinder, run the main install script for CS 2810. Then click on a CodeGrinder assignment in Canvas and follow the instructions for logging in:

• Click on the “Logging in” link on the Canvas page.
• Copy and paste the command to log in. If the token is expired, refresh the Canvas page and try again (you only need to repeat the login step).

You should now be ready to download an assignment. From the command line:

• Type grind list to see your assignments. Each has an ID number.
• Type grind get <id> with that ID number to download an assignment. It will tell you the directory where the files are placed.

• Go into that directory using the cd command. To get into the directory of assignments for this course:

  cd ~/CS-2810
  ls
  

• Change into the project directory from there:

  cd rv64-hello-world
  

  or whatever the project directory is named.

Problem instructions are in the doc directory and there is normally a .s file that you need to edit, e.g., hw.s. When you are ready to test your solution:

make

When everything works and you are ready to submit for grading:

grind grade

Editting files

To edit a file from within the current directory, type the name of the editor followed by the name of the file:

micro hw.s

micro is a simple terminal editor that is good for basic tasks. For Linux users it should be installed if you used the installation instructions I provided.

Editors like micro (and more sophisticated editors like vim and emacs) work in the terminal text window without requiring a separate graphical window. This is useful when working on remote servers or other environments where a text window may be all that is available.