Additional VM Setup Instructions for CS 2040

This note assumes you have gone through the instructions to set up your VM.

A common issue is that you then need to transfer data back and forth between the VM and the host. There are two solutions:

• Install git and put all your project files in a course-related repository. This is a good practice anyways! Files that are on just one computer should be considered already deleted since any one computer can become inoperative at any time. Type

          sudo apt-get install -y git
  

  (into the Terminal prompt of the VM) to install it and then use git clone, git commit, and git push as usual.
• Open VMWare and open the resources setup for your virtual machine. Enable file copy. You may find other options there that are useful to explore.

You might find it helpful to do both!

Another issue is that sometimes you will get an error message along the lines of "no such directory ... /lib" when you run programs or the compiler is using the wrong version. The fix:

1. Project | Settings...
2. On the General tab, change WorkingDirectory to $(WorkspacePath) and hit the tab key.
   • As an aside, note this is the directory that will be searched when opening files from within a program, so you will want to put any files at the top level.
3. Click on Compiler and edit C++ Compiler Options so it reads -g;-O0;-Wall;-std=c++17 then hit the tab key.
4. Click OK.

Note that it's important to leave the box after changing each entry, otherwise your changes will not "stick."