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The document provides instructions for installing Netbeans, the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), and CppUnit testing framework on different operating systems. It describes creating a simple C++ project in Netbeans and writing a basic CppUnit test case.

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OOP C++ Setup

The document provides instructions for installing Netbeans, the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), and CppUnit testing framework on different operating systems. It describes creating a simple C++ project in Netbeans and writing a basic CppUnit test case.

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Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology

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Object Oriented Programming
C++ Setup: Installing Netbeans, GNU Compilers, and CppUnit
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Please read through this entire guide once before starting.
The steps that you follow will depend on which operating system you are using.
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This guide is divided into the following sections:
Installing Netbeans and the GNU Compiler Collection 2

Installing CppUnit and Testing the Netbeans - CppUnit Interface 3

Trouble-shooting and Work-arounds 4


Object Oriented Programming! Laboratory 7

Installing Netbeans and the GNU Compiler Collection


1. Download and install Netbeans 8.0.1 with the C/C++ bundle
https://netbeans.org/downloads
■ On Mac OS, you may have to install the latest Java Development Kit (JDK) before you
can install Netbeans
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2. Install and set up the GNU Compiler Collection
https://netbeans.org/community/releases/80/cpp-setup-instructions.html#compilers
■ On Mac OS, if you are using XCode 5.0 or later, you may have to
install the Command Line Tools by running xcode-select --install
■ Most Linux variants come with the GNU compiler collection already installed.
■ On Windows, install Minimalist GNU for Windows (MinGW)
https://netbeans.org/community/releases/80/cpp-setup-instructions.html#mingw
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3. Verify that you can compile and run a simple program
■ Open NetBeans and select File -> New Project.
■ At Step 1. Choose Project
• under Categories: select C/C++
• under Projects: select C/C++ Application
• click Next >
■ At Step 2. Project Name and Location

• change the Project Name to Rover


• click Finish
■ In the Projects tab, expand the Source Files sub-folder and double click main.cpp
■ Change main.cpp to the following

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main(int argc, char** argv)


{
cout << "Hello World" << endl;
return 0;
}
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■ Run -> Run Project ... if it doesn’t work, try some of the Troubleshooting tips at
https://netbeans.org/community/releases/80/cpp-setup-instructions.html#ts
If you are still stuck, post a question on the Discussion Board or see your tutor.
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Object Oriented Programming! Laboratory 7

Installing CppUnit and Testing the Netbeans - CppUnit Interface


4. Install CppUnit:
■ On Mac: download and install Homebrew, then install CppUnit using
brew install cppunit (from the command line).
■ Many Linux variants come with CppUnit already installed.
■ For Windows, install as follows:
• Download the CppUnit source code http://downloads.sourceforge.net/cppunit/cp-
punit-1.12.1.tar.gz
• Open a command line terminal and run the command "sh" and type the followings:
tar -xzvf cppunit-1.12.1.tar.gz
cd cppunit-1.12.1
./configure --prefix=/c/mingw
make
make install

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5. In the Rover project that is currently open in Netbeans, create a CppUnit Test
■ select File -> New File.
■ At Step 1. Choose File Type
• under Categories select C/C++ Tests
• under File Types select CppUnit Test
■ In the New CppUnit Test pop-up window, create a test named RoverTest with a test
class named TestRover and a test runner file named test_rover.cpp.

Be sure to set Folder to an empty string. The default is to create a sub-folder named tests;
however, this causes trouble down the road. Your NewCppUnit Test pop-up window
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6. Try to build by selecting Run -> Test Project (or Ctrl-F6).

On Mac OS, the build will most likely fail; the log should include an error message like

/bin/sh: cppunit-config: command not found

This can be fixed by opening a Terminal and creating a symbolic between the location
where homebrew installed CppUnit and the location where Netbeans expects to find it:

sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/cppunit-config /usr/bin

If the build succeeds, then you should see that one out of the two tests failed.
You are now ready to go!
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Object Oriented Programming! Laboratory 7

Trouble-shooting and Work-arounds


If you cannot get Netbeans to work with CppUnit, don’t give up. Ask for help from class mates,
your tutor, and on the Blackboard discussion board. If this doesn’t help, then you can fall back
on the following work-around:
1. Wherever you are asked to create a unit test using CppUnit, simply add a new method to
your own unit testing class by hand. For example, at the start of Pass Task 15, forget
about using the CppUnit framework and simply create the following class:

class TestRover
{
public:
void testAttach ();
}
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2. Wherever you need to use CPPUNIT_ASSERT, simply use the C language built-in
assert function; e.g.

#include <assert.h>
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[...]
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void TestRover::testAttach()
{
[...]
assert( rover->deviceCount() == 1 );
}

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3. To run the unit tests, simply create another executable (i.e. a source code file that defines
the main() function) and use it to call the methods of the unit testing class; e.g.

#include “TestRover.h”
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int main ()
{
TestRover* test = new TestRover;
test->testAttach ();
[...]
cout << “All unit tests completed successfully” << endl;
return 0;
}

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