CPSC 480-020 Software Engineering (SE) Fall 2026

Week 6 Class 12 Thu Oct 01 Posted: Oct 01

Before Class

• 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.

• Exercise 25: Build Tools Background

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

Announcements

• Project 1 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 2: Iteration Plan
• Post Page The main course page is getting quite long. A reminder that the title of each post is a link to a separate page of that post.
• Version Control We have only covered a high-level view of version control. During the rest of the semester, we will cover it in much more detail as part of dedicated notes and the overall workflow.

Class

• Notes: Version Control
• Exercise 23: Version Control Overview Crossword II Due by 4 pm on Fri Oct 2
• HFSD 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 26: Makefile

  Code along and make the same commits with the same commit messages as I do in class.

  I suggest you use GitHub Codespaces as all necessary packages are installed.

  Remember that you can access my commits as I make them.

• Exercise 27: HFSD Chapter 6.5 Crossword
• Exercise 28: Team Iteration II

Unless stated otherwise, all exercises are due by 4 pm on Mon Oct 05