Using Pict (CSCI 6500/4500)
Pict is installed in the directory /usr/local/bin/pict. You can login to the Linux virtual machine by running:
$ ssh pict.cs.rpi.edu
To use Pict, you have to set the path of the compiler in your environment, by executing the following command (assuming your environment is bash):
pict ~ $ export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
Now you may want to try compiling some examples. The examples directory is located in /projects/wcl/software/pict/Examples. You can copy some of the examples to your home directory. For example:
pict ~ $ cp /projects/wcl/software/pict/Examples/Simple/hello.pi ~
pict ~ $ cd ~
pict ~ $ pict -cc -m32 hello.pi
Hello world
You can see the standard output shows "Hello world". Besides, the compiler also produces an executable file called a.out. You can try to execute a.out, and you will see the same result. Of course you can specify the output filename with the option -o. For example:
pict ~ $ pict -cc -m32 hello.pi -o hello
pict ~ $ ./hello
Hello world
The tutorial is available in the directory /projects/wcl/software/pict/Doc. Take a look at it.