CS 368 (Summer 2009) — Day 1 Homework

Due Tuesday, July 14th, at the start of class.

Description

Run a Perl script on your machine and print the output.

Details

Really, this exercise is all about making sure that you have a working Perl environment to use for the rest of the class. So, try these steps:

1. Find/pick a machine to work on
2. Set up a working directory on that machine
3. Save the Perl code in a file named "homework-01.pl"

   use strict;
   use warnings;
   use Sys::Hostname;
   use POSIX 'strftime';
   print "CS 368 homework 01\n";
   print "time     = '" . strftime('%Y-%m-%d (%a) %H:%M:%S %Z', localtime()) . "'\n";
   print "hostname = '" . hostname . "'\n";
   print "program  = '$0'\n";
   print "exec     = '$^X'\n";
   print "version  = '$]'\n";
   # remove the last line if using Windows
   print "username = '" . (getpwuid($<))[0] . "'\n";

4. Try running the script like this:

   perl homework-01.pl

5. If it fails, ask someone you know or an instructor for help
6. Once it works, read below for what to hand in

Reminders

Normally, you will do each homework by yourself. But in this case, you may ask for help from anyone who knows how to get Perl running on your machine. Be sure to use a machine that you can use for the rest of the class, because you really want to make sure Perl is working right…

Hand In

A printout of your output on a single sheet of paper. At the top of the printout, please include “CS 368 Summer 2009”, your name, and “Homework 01, July 13, 2009”. Identifying your work is important, or you may not receive appropriate credit.