March 2007 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] hwinfo can't be rebuilt at 64bit Linux
by Zhao Shujing 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

I try to rebuild hwinfo at RHEL for 64-bit. But there are some errors: gcc -c -Wall -O2 -pipe -g -fPIC -I../../src/hd cpu.c {standard input}: Assembler messages: {standard input}:368: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `push' {standard input}:373: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `pop' and I found the reason is: Instructions that modify the stack (push, pop, call, ret, enter, and leave) are implicitly 64-bit. I fix the source as the following: --- hwinfo-8.99.old/src/hd/cpu.c 2007-03-28 10:13:42.000000000 +0800 +++ hwinfo-8.99/src/hd/cpu.c 2007-03-28 10:16:57.000000000 +0800 @@ -494,19 +494,30 @@ ADD2LOG("----- /proc/cpuinfo end -----\n"); } - #if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__) inline unsigned units_per_cpu() { unsigned u; asm( +#if defined(__i386__) "push %%ebx\n\t" +#else + "push %%rbx\n\t" +#endif "mov $1,%%eax\n\t" "cpuid\n\t" +#if defined(__i386__) "shr $8,%%ebx\n\t" +#else + "shr $8,%%rbx\n\t" +#endif "movzx %%bh,%%eax\n\t" +#if defined(__i386__) "pop %%ebx" +#else + "pop %%rbx" +#endif : "=a" (u) :: "%ecx", "%edx" ); Anyone have met this status? Thanks Zhao -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] printing to file with cups
by jdd 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

A very long time ago, I used to create a printcap entry to print to a file (and have postscript file in result). Do you know how to di this with cups. alternatively, how can we create a _pdf_ printer (print to a file, from command line). cups-pdf is _not_ part of openSUSE AFAIK (I know, I can compile it...) should be enough to be able to print to kprinter from console a workaround is to view the file in konq and print it from there, but I like CLI :-) thanks jdd -- http://www.dodin.net Lucien Dodin, inventeur http://lucien.dodin.net/index.shtml -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] tsclient removed from SuSE?
by Zhang Weiwu 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

I recall that there had been tsclient come with SuSE 9.x. Now I am using SuSE 10.2. I cannot find tsclient in the SuSE standard repository nor in packman. (Can I know why this is removed?) tsclient is not important to me, because I always use "vncviewer" commandline. But we are in a company and I don't like to frighten away my colleagues by telling them when they want a remote desktop session (e.g. discuss a contact) they have to start gnome-terminal and type something there (and, I am sure many of them will type wrongly, with incorrect placed space ett, because they don't know how to use command line. To accept vnc session is easy, go to Control Center and click "Remote Desktop". To start vnc session does one have to use command-line? Yes I can create a desktop shortcut for them so that they can directly launch vncviewer which prompt for server address. But I prefer the standard way: installing some software for them (unless I have to make the desktop shortcuts). -- Zhang Weiwu Real Softservice http://www.realss.com +86 592 2091112 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] firewall and network
by dwain 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

When I turn my firewall off I can see the other computers on my network, When I turn the firewall on, I can't. Does someone have a solution to this problem on how I can use my firewall and still be able to see my network with a firewall or some other setting? dwain -- Dwain Alford Alford Design Group P.O. Box 145 Winfield, Alabama 35594 telephone: 205.487.2570 cellphone: 205.495.5619 email: dwain(a)alford-design-group.com web: http://www.alford-design-group.com "The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression." Wassily Kandinsky, "Concerning The Spiritual In Art" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Updater hangs at 99%
by Robert Lewis 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

Has anyone noticed that very occasionally the software updater (orange orb) will hang at 99% forever. I am not sure how to define forever ;-) One can kill the process (or close the window) and the the packages were installed. Also, it goes to 100% and then backs off to 99% for a long period when running normally. I am looking forward to 10.3 to see all the enhancements and fixes to this system. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] kde application for 'id'
by Richard Bos 27 Mar '07

27 Mar '07

Is there a kde application that shows the group member ship of a user. Something similar to 'id' but than for kde; 'kid' ;) A user should be able to figure out his or her group member ship to know how to set permissions on file for sharing. istn't...? -- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Interesting paper on storage for SETI like programs.
by Greg Freemyer 27 Mar '07

27 Mar '07

All, I just saw http://www.cs.umass.edu/~emery/pubs/TFS.pdf It describes a research effort to modify ext2 to allow the freespace to be used as a redundant storage solution for large-scale clustered apps. (ie. like the SETI app). As I skimmed the paper, it appears the use of freespace to hold data means the data will often be overwritten, but since the data is redundantly maintained on other computers they just let it get blown away whenever the real user of the computer needs it. Seems to have little impact on the end users machine performance. I encourage us as the opensuse community to track the progress. Maybe one day this can be incorporated into opensuse with a simple checkbox during install of if you want to have your machine participate or not. Greg -- Greg Freemyer The Norcross Group Forensics for the 21st Century -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] MIGRATING TO NOVELL'S SUSE LINUX: LESSONS LEARNED IN A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT
by Fred A. Miller 27 Mar '07

27 Mar '07

MIGRATING TO NOVELL'S SUSE LINUX: LESSONS LEARNED IN A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT In this case study on the Metropolitan Bank Group's migration to Novell's SUSE Linux, an expert offers conclusions as to what makes a migration successful. http://go.techtarget.com/r/1191008/1461419 -- If guns cause crime, then pencils cause misspelled words. If guns cause crime, then matches cause arson. "Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not." Thomas Jefferson -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] openSUSE 10.2 with multiple users/languages
by Rui Santos 27 Mar '07

27 Mar '07

Hi all, I've just migrated to openSUSE 10.2 and I have a problem I hope someone could help fix... - I've installed two languages: Portuguese as primary, English as secondary. - There are 5 users: Me and four others. The "four others" all use Portuguese as their working language, and all works well. For me, I choose to use the English language instead. This is where my problem lyes: I've set KDE Language to English and, all KDE based apps start with the English Language. But, all other start with Portuguese. Just to name a few: - Firefox - Thunderbird - YaST - etc.. I've already added 'export LANG="en_US.UTF-8"' to both .profile and .bashrc, but without any success. Firefox doesn't even start in English if I type 'export LANG="en_US.UTF-8" && firefox'. All this works well if I change the main language to English but then, the other users start having their own problems... Can anyone help me on this ? Thanks in advance, Rui Santos -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] C++ IDE
by Daniel Antonio Peraza Cedrez 27 Mar '07

27 Mar '07

2007/3/24, Andre Truter <andre.truter(a)gmail.com>: > On 3/23/07, Danesh Daroui <Danesh.D(a)bredband.net> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Is there any famous, robust and efficient IDE for C++ under Linux > > (SuSE)? I have used gcc for a long time without using an IDE but I need > > an IDE for C++ which I think is supported by gc++ (I am not sure). I am > > using GNOME, so I need something else than KDevelop... > > I have been searching long time too, but in my opinion, there's no such IDE yet. All we got are community built projects **aiming** to achieve such description of an IDE. I mean, all we got are baby projects. My experience tells me the following: *KDevelop doesn't present an user-friendly interface because of the large amount of widgets it have, most of them presenting non-relevant information to the mean user but to specific group of users. The simply fact that you have 5 different ways to start the IDE from the KDE applications menu, gives the impression of a large amount of redundant information spread all around the GUI. This comment is only about the GUI, I don't mention the incredible number of times that I've got **SEGMENTATION FAULT** and program crashes while working with the IDE. In openSuSE 10.2 I couldn't even to start a project !!!. > > Anjuta Anjuta seems to be a good IDE, but it **only seems** to do it. The Anjuta's version included in openSuSE since 10.0 it's full of bugs, although it seems to be its latest "stable" release. I have worked with it under CentOS and Red Hat and works well, although its code-completion feature is far from reaching VC7 capabilities, **you should not move tool bars from its original places because it might cause the program to crash and never start again** at least you erase all your configuration files under /home/username/.Anjuta. This seems to be a problem when the program saves its configuration file, marking a widget length with negative values. ( This has happened to me several times). > or > Eclipse with te CDT plugin It doesn't make sense to run an entire Java IDE just for C++ programming. We all know about Java's memory requirements, and if you are looking for **efficiency**, this is definitively not a choice, at least you have a computer with a huge RAM size. There's also a NetBeans module for C++ programming. But I still think that people shouldn't try to use a Java IDE for C/C++ programming, indeed, we should use C/C++ compiled IDEs (e.g. JCreator style) for Java programming because they are faster and might work well under low RAM environments. Furthermore, if you have a 64-bit machine, this might require additional configuration steps because Sun has not provided a 64-bit version of their JVM yet and you must use a 32-bit version instead. > or > Ultimate++ (http://www.ultimatepp.org/) > I haven't tried this one. I'll check it out !!!. **There is also Codeblocks IDE, but is not stable either, and is on a premature status too.** **CONCLUSION** For most of the IDE lovers like me, Anjuta will suit most of your needs, but this doesn't mean that Anjuta is a good IDE, I think there's still a lot of work to do on this area for the community. **This reflects my personal opinion from a Computer Science student point of view, and a mean knowledge Linux user, and C/C++, Java, Pascal, & PHP programmer, with different skill levels in each one of these languages**. I have developed some assignments on this platform, including one for a Scientific Visualization Research Center at my campus, (image processing related), and I teach Linux usage (KDE, OpenOffice, Firefox, &Thunderbird usage) for Government's Computer Education programs. So I respect more experienced Linux user's opinion, but I recall that new programmers move to Linux everyday, and community should establish information flow channels to the new users (as my pupils for example). Excuse me Andre for being not aware of the recipient's e-mail address. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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