This is an adapted version of LoD Checker that can work with AspectJ 1.1 and 1.2. It is by Joseph Krauze and
Chetan Loke of CSG 110 Spring'05. 

If you are running it from CCS's solaris machines, follow the steps below:

  1. Set up your PATH and CLASSPATH like the following:

     PATH=.:/usr/j2se/bin:/proj/demsys/demjava/packages/ajc1.2/bin:/proj/demsys/demeterj/bin
     CLASSPATH=.:/proj/demsys/demjava/packages/logging-log4j-1.2.9/dist/lib/log4j-1.2.9.jar:/proj/demsys/demjava/packages/ajc1.2/lib/aspectjrt.jar:/proj/demsys/demeterj/rt.jar

  2. Copy all the files in

       /proj/demsys/demeterj/csg110/LoD/lawOfDemeter_AspectJ_1_1_1/lawOfDemeter/*.java
http://www.ccs.neu.edu/research/demeter/demeter-method/LawOfDemeter/AspectJCheckers/AJ1.2-version/*.java

     to 
  
       yourworkingdir/lawOfDemeter/

     And copy file

        /proj/demsys/demeterj/csg110/LoD/lawOfDemeter_AspectJ_1_1_1/LoDLogger.lcf
http://www.ccs.neu.edu/research/demeter/demeter-method/LawOfDemeter/AspectJCheckers/AJ1.2-version/LoDLogger.lcf

     to

        yourworkingdir

  3. Under your working dir, run the AspectJ compiler to compile the .java files, which you want to check, with
     the LoD checker files:
 
        ajc *.java lawOfDemeter/*.java

  4. Run your java program to be checked from the working directory as usual. For example, 

     [yourworkingdir] java Main

   then as your program runs, the checker will check the LoD violations in your program.
   The results will be reported in a file called

       LoDChecker.log

   in your working directory.


If you are running this checker from your own computers, follow the steps below:

   1. Install the AspectJ compiler 1.2 from

      http://www.eclipse.org/aspectj/

      Then follow the installation instructions.

   2. Install log4j from

      http://logging.apache.org/log4j/docs/

      Then follow the installation instructions.

   3. Then follow the steps for the CCS solaris machines, starting from step 2.