In this tutorial we will write and run example ACS modules in Python, Java and C++.. First we must  perform some configurations on ACS before coding our components.

Set

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$INTROOT environment variable

Visit ACS Directory Structure#INTROOT for full details. This directory is where our experimental components will be installed.

export INTROOT=~/workspace/introot
getTemplateForDirectory INTROOT $INTROOT

Pro tip: you can set $INTROOT in your ~/.bashrc to avoid setting $INTROOT manually in every new terminal.

echo INTROOT=~/workspace/introot >> ~/.bashrc

Set IDL

First we create the directory for the IDL:

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