Stage 0: Setup

Recap

• We have gone through the roadmap and the outline of what the course has to offer

Setup

There are only 3 requirements that are needed for building eXpServer.

Linux

Any distribution of Linux can be used.

C compiler - gcc

Since we will be building the project primarily in C programming language, we will need a C compiler. We will stick with the popular gcc compiler for this purpose.

GNU Debugger - GDB

TODO

Read the section on GDB to learn how to use the GNU debugger.

Version control - Git

Use of a version control like Git is recommended.

Tester

eXpServer-Testbench is an automated testing platform used throughout this course to validate your server implementations. Each stage has a corresponding set of tests that check whether your binary behaves as expected.

TIP

• Install the tester by following the Installation Guide.
• Use it to verify your implementation at the end of each stage.

Conclusion

That is all the setup that is needed to get started on eXpServer! Let us proceed to the next stage where we will build a basic, but functional TCP server on our own.