CS3410 Homework 4: FAQ

November 13,11:30AM: There have been several questions about what answers are acceptable.� The two common questions have been: Question: Do I have to use a solution that encodes MIPS instructions in the input file? Answer: No, we don’t really care how your solution achieves the hack as long as it does.� Question: Is it okay if my program outputs XXX instead of what is printed in the assignment? Answer: Your solution must at least delete the original output “The input was:” and it must output fully “Ownt! H4x0r3d by <netid>”.� If your solution causes additional output, it is okay in one case and not in another.� If the additional output is caused by the simulator crashing, i.e. warnings from the simulator or seg fault notifications, it is perfectly acceptable.� However if the additional output is generated specifically from your hack, it is not acceptable.� The best possible solutions output exactly the requested string. November 9, 9:30PM: Many students are having a problem with the path setup in HW4.  The problem is that by default the current directory is not on the path.  This means that if I am in the directory foo and wish to run the command bar, I must type ./bar.  Typing just bar gives the error "command not found".  This can be corrected by either adding the ./ before all commands or by permanently adding the current directory (signified by the .) to the path.   The command echo 'setenv PATH ${PATH}:.' >> ~/.cshrc will do this when entered at any prompt.  You will need to log out and login again for the new path to take effect. �������