CWatchdog Installation Instructions

The purpose of this page is to give a short introduction on how to install the CWatchdog.
It is very easy to do using the binary package. This is the solution suggested to individuals not familiar
compiling their own software.

Installation Instruction Content:

How to Start the CWatchdog.

Follow these steps if the CWatchdog is already installed.

  1. Go to the bin directory of the CWatchdog.
  2. Start the CWatchdog by using the platform dependant script:
    1. for UNIX: cwatchdog.sh
    2. for Windows: cwatchdog.bat
  3. Enjoy It.

Installing from binary version:

Follow these steps if you want to install the CWatchdog from the binary file.
  1. Download the binary package: cwatchdog-bin-<version>.zip
  2. Create a Directory where you wish to install the cwatchdog, for example  create a directory cwatchdog.
  3. unzip the file cwatchdog-bin-<version>.zip into the directory created in 2.
  4. Follow the instruction How To Start the Courseware Watchdog.

For feedback, you can send a mail to: jta@sourceforge.net.


Installing from the source

In the following, make sure the date specified by 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM' below matches that of the CWatchdog version you are using.

  1. Create a directory where you want to store the whole framework, for example: CW_ROOT.
  2. Go into CW_ROOT,  and create the subdirectories: kaon,  texttoonto and cwatchdog
  3. Go in CW_ROOT/kaon/ and checkout the corresponding version of kaon using the command:
    "cvs -d:pserver:anonymous:@cvs.sf.net:/cvsroot/kaon co -D 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM' . "
  4. Go in CW_ROOT/kaon/kaon and call ant
  5. Go in CW_ROOT/texttoonto/ and checkout the corresponding version of texttoonto using the command:
    "cvs -d:pserver:anonymous:@cvs.sf.net:/cvsroot/texttoonto co -D 'YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM' . "
  6. Go in CW_ROOT/texttoonto/texttoonto and call ant.
  7. Download the binary package: cwatchdog-src-<version>.zip
  8. Go in CW_ROOT/cwatchdog/ and unzip the file cwatchdog-src-<version>.zip
  9. Go in CW_ROOT/cwatchdog/cwatchdog and call ant.
  10. Follow the instruction How To Start the Courseware Watchdog.

For feedback, you can send a mail to: jta@sourceforge.net.



Installing from CVS version


  1. Create a directory where you want to store the whole framework, for example: CW_ROOT.
  2. Go into CW_ROOT,  and create the subdirectories: kaon,  texttoonto and cwatchdog
  3. Go in CW_ROOT/kaon/ and checkout the corresponding version of kaon using the command:
    "cvs -d:pserver:anonymous:@cvs.sf.net:/cvsroot/kaon co . "
  4. Go into the directory   CW_ROOT/kaon/kaon (under windows use \ instead of /).
  5. Call ant.
  6. Go in CW_ROOT/texttoonto/ and checkout the corresponding version of texttoonto using the command:
    "cvs -d:pserver:anonymous:@cvs.sf.net:/cvsroot/texttoonto co ."
  7. Go into the directory   CW_ROOT/texttoonto/texttoonto (under windows use \ instead of /).
  8. Call ant.
  9. Go into the directory   CW_ROOT/cwatchdog/cwatchdog (under windows use \ instead of /).
  10. Call ant.
  11. The CWatchdog is then built and installed in CW_ROOT/build/cwatchdog_build_root/cwatchdog/release
  12. Follow the instruction How To Start the Courseware Watchdog.
For feedback, you can send a mail to: jta@sourceforge.net.

Installing WordNet

  1. Follow the instruction given on the WordNet site, and install the software.