Re: Swarm+Linux beginner

[Paul E Johnson]

Kanagaraj Krishna wrote:
> Hi,
>    I'm using Red Hat Linux 8.0 to Swarm (Java) programming for my master's 
> project regarding simulation of trust in Multi Agent Environment. I need some 
> advise.....anyway I'm new to Swarm and Linux:
>
> -could anybody suggest an editor for my purpose that works vey well with Swarm 
> and has helpful functions?
Emacs

> -have there been any work regarding trust in the Swarm community?

?
> -where can I get easy to understand manuals/instructions to setup Swarm, Java 
> etc to work together and to integrate with Linux based editing tools 
> (suggestions would be helpful). I need to get started as soon as posibble.

Swarm User Guide, SwarmOnlineFaq, swarm-support email archive.

> -Does java 1.4 works well with Swarm?
YES.  I have rpms of the current Swarm snapshot for RH8 on my site. It 
will tell you which java to use for which rpm

> -Would be wise to do all the programming in Windows environment and then port 
> it to Linux?

You'd rather gouge you eyes out than do that.  In Windows, most of the 
good tools like gdb work like crap.  Or, at least they did 2 years ago 
when my students still used Windows.

> Hope to get some favourable reply from the Swarm community.Thanks.
>
> Regards,
> Kana 
>
>
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