hou-compiler-linux

Purpose

Run Hellenic Open University's Software Engineering PLH10 compiler -finally- on Linux !

Disclaimer

Please make sure to back up your scripts regularly and have access to a Windows machine in case this program doesn't work for you.

I take no responsibility for its use in your university or in any other way.

Dependencies

This program requires the 32-bit version of Wine. If you check the script (pli10.sh), it actually attempts to install it by itself:

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt update
sudo apt install wine32

How to Use

1. Create the program

Create a file -at the root of the project- named <NAME>.utf8.eap - where <NAME> is the name you want your program to have.

For example :

bubbleshort.utf8.eap

In this file, write your code and save it.

The content must be in UTF-8 encoding (which is usually the default).

2. Encode, compile, run

Now, simply run ./pli10.sh <NAME>. Without the .utf8.eap part.

For example :

./pli10.sh bubbleshort

This will encode*, compile and run the program.

* By encoding, we mean converting from UTF-8 to CP1253, which is required by the legacy compiler.

3. Examples

You can find the following examples :

• test1.utf8.eap
• test2.utf8.eap

To run them :

/pli10.sh test1

/pli10.sh test2

Weak Points

Don't use Greek characters in either the output or the input of the program. Use Greeklish instead !

Example :

Code :

ΑΛΓΟΡΙΘΜΟΣ ΔΟΚΙΜΗ
	ΔΕΔΟΜΕΝΑ x:INTEGER;
ΑΡΧΗ
	ΤΥΠΩΣΕ ("DWSE MOY ENAN ARITHMO: ", EOLN);
	ΔΙΑΒΑΣΕ (x);
	ΤΥΠΩΣΕ ("MOY EDWSES TO: ", x, EOLN)
ΤΕΛΟΣ

Execution :

DWSE MOY ENAN ARITHMO: 5

Here, it is clear that 5 is a number.

However, if it were text, use Greeklish, such as "Paradeigma" instead of "Παράδειγμα."

Developer Notes

There is a reason all files are thrown on the same place and it's because the compiler strugles to work with files out of it's directory.