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UCC

This was built for the students of schools/colleges that still use TurboC++ and it's archaic code samples, and asks them to do the same. In order to use this, you need a Linux/Unix based system, or a Windows 10 installation with the Windows subsystem for Linux installed. You must have DosBox preinstalled on your system. It is not mandatory to run this script as a user with superuser privileges, but it is necessary for the user running the script to have access to the entirety of the required assets.

To get started, create a directory anywhere on your disk, which will be your workplace. Let's call it the root folder. Add the BIN folder from this repository into your root folder. Also, inside the root folder, create three directories :

  • builds/ (this will contain the built EXE files)
  • sources/ (this will contain the C/CPP source code)
  • logs/ (this will contain the build and DosBox logs)

Now, enter the complete location of the root folder on your filesystem in the file ucc, as such:

#!CHANGE THIS TO YOUR ROOT FOLDER!
root=/Users/udit/Class12File
Get started now by running these commands:
sudo -s
cd /tmp && git clone https://github.com/uditkarode/ucc.git
mkdir ~/UCCRoot && cd ~/UCCRoot
mkdir builds logs sources
cp -r  /tmp/ucc/BIN .
mv /tmp/ucc/ucc /bin/ucc && chmod +x /bin/ucc
rm -r /tmp/ucc
echo "Change the root variable in the file /bin/ucc to ~/UCCRoot, otherwise this script will NOT work."

Here is the script command usage:

-b/--build : Builds the file, and places a DOS executable in builds/.

-r/--run : Runs the filename (if present) from builds/.

NOTE: Filenames longer than 8 characters should have the first 6 characters and ~1 attached. If the filename is longer than 8 characters but there is a dot(.) before the eighth character, place a '~1' after the filename before the dot.

In the words of Bob the Builder:

Happy Building!