CPSC 480-020 Software Engineering (SE) Fall 2026

Week 6 Class 11 Tue Sep 29 Posted: Sep 29

After Class

• Exercise 25: Build Tools Background

  Please complete before class starts. There are no wrong answers, and not much to write.

• If you haven't already created the GitHub Classroom repository for "Build Files" you should do so before class. You can also set up a GitHub Codespace for the project, as it takes some time to start up initially and when restarting.

Announcements

• Project 1

  • Scores are in Brightspace
  • Feedback is in the branch feedback in the file Feedback.md. I suggest you view it on GitHub.
  • Not all the items marked off caused you to lost points. But many did.

  I will allow you to earn some points back by correcting what you submitted. To count:

  • Each item in the feedback must be in a separate commit
  • Each commit message must follow the guidelines we went over: 1) Start with an action, 2) Imperative form, 3) Use the one-line form, 4) Do not end in a period, and 5) Keep it a reasonable length.
  • If an error was made, then create an issue at GitHub in your repository
  • Due at 4 pm on Friday, Oct 2

• Project 1 Observations

  • Not being careful enough
  • Not doing enough iterations
  • Much inconsistency of the report and what is on the user story cards. This is a major error.
  • Not enough time spent on the general process for estimation. Missing the term "planning poker", not giving the card values, not stating what the process is for forming a consensus, etc.

• UNIX Commands

  I occasionally use UNIX commands in a bash shell to perform development tasks or to point out the results of development tasks. Obviously there is git, but there are a lot of other commands that we use. We just saw diff and patch.

  I recommend that you keep a list of these commands with the name, short description, and example of using it. These commands will not be on any exam unless I specifically say they are. However, they may be part of a crossword.

Class

• Demo: Patching Linux

  • kernel.org
  • kernel v7.x
  • https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v7.x/linux-7.1.tar.gz
  • https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v7.x/patch-7.2.xz
  • https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v7.x/linux-7.2.tar.gz

  explainshell

• Exercise 22: Patching Linux

  Follow along with the Patching Linux demo shown in class. Write the commands in order as they are applied in the demo.

  For the URLs, copy and paste, or write a shortened form of the URL.

  Upload to Brightspace this list of commands. This can be a text file, or an image of the commands written on paper. This is due by the end of class.

• Notes: Version Control
• Exercise 23: Version Control Overview Crossword II Due by 4 pm on Fri Oct 2
• HFSD Chapter 6.5

• Make

  Build Files GitHub Organization Invitation Link - Create your own repository for this example (and future exercisese)

  • GNU Make
  • Make Rule Introduction What a rule looks like
  • Special Note: recipes are indented using a tab character, not spaces. Using spaces (or an editor that expands tabs to spaces) will result in an invalid Makefile.
  • Automatic Variables including $@, $<, and $^
  • NMake Microsoft's version of Make
  • srcML Playground Generate new srcML of source code, input format for srccomplexity

  build-files-f26-020 Example I will demonstrate with

• Exercise 24: Team Iteration

Unless stated otherwise, all exercises are due by 4 pm on Wed Sep 30