Okay, so I wanted to play around with this thing called “Aries” today, and I figured I’d share my experience. I ain’t no expert, but I sure did try my best.
Set up the Environment
First off, I gotta get my environment ready. I don’t wanna mess up my main machine, you know? So, I used Docker.
- Launched a new container with Ubuntu, just to keep things clean.
- Made sure Git and some other basic tools were installed. Took a few tries because I always forget the exact commands.
Install the Dependencies
Next up, dependencies. Always a pain, but gotta do it. I followed some guide I found, and it looked like I needed a bunch of stuff.
- Installed *. I picked the latest version, hoping it wouldn’t bite me later.
- Got Python in there too, because apparently, Aries needs it.
- Then there was this thing called “Rust.” Had to get that too. This part took a while, and I even had to fix the download problem, the network problem really made me mad.
Clone the Aries Repository
Alright, with all that out of the way, time to grab the actual Aries code. I used Git for this, ’cause that’s what everyone seems to use.
- I used the git clone command.
- It took a few minutes to download everything. I went to get a glass of water, and when I came back, it was still going.
Build the Project
Now for the fun part: building. I say “fun,” but really, it’s just running commands and hoping for the best. I have been stuck here for a long time.
- Navigated into the Aries directory with cd, because that’s where all the files are.
- Ran the build command. It was something like ./gradlew build.
- It churned for a long time, showing all sorts of messages. Honestly, I didn’t understand half of it.
- Finally, it finished. No errors, which was a relief!
Run a Test
After all that, I wanted to see if this thing actually worked. So, I tried running one of the tests that came with it. At this point, I almost collapsed and got stuck for an hour to deal with the error!
- Found the command to run a test in the documentation.
- Ran it, and it started doing its thing.
- More messages scrolled by. Some green, some red.
- In the end, it said the test passed. Success!
Share a Little
So yeah, that was my journey with Aries today. Not exactly smooth sailing, but I got there in the end. I just wanted to share my little adventure and my achievements. Maybe it’ll help someone out there who’s also trying to figure this stuff out. Or maybe not. Either way, it was an experience, to say the least. Next time I might just stick to something simpler.
