November 2010 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Restoring crashed Firefox
by James Knott 08 Nov '10

08 Nov '10

On Seamonkey, when I restart it after a crash, I'm given the option of restarting the prior sessions, so that I'm right back where I was. That doesn't seem to happen with Firefox and I don't see how to enable it. Any ideas? This is with Firefox 3.6.4 on OpenSUSE 11.0. tnx jk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] [OT] arguments for execl() function
by Bogdan Cristea 07 Nov '10

07 Nov '10

I am trying to use execl() command in order to execute 'less' program. It seems however that I need to pass to execl() the full path to less, otherwise I get an error. The path to 'less' is in PATH env variable. Is this the normal behavior of execl() ? I have this problem because I get 'less' from another env variable PAGER, but I am wondering why I need to figure out the entire path to a program in order to be able to execute it with execl(). -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Display of charset
by Hans de Faber 07 Nov '10

07 Nov '10

Hi listmates, My applications show only the basic latin characterset. The characters of other sets such as Latin-1 supplement don't show up. so I get instead of "een" "één" How and where can I correct this behaviour ? thanks, Hans -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] twistd and 100%CPU?
by C 06 Nov '10

06 Nov '10

Is anyone else running a Python app that uses twistd? I'm using a dialer app (in my 11.3 install) from Betavine for my Vodafone UMTS USB stick. it works fine in Ubuntu 10.04, but getting it working in openSUSE 11.3 has been... a challenge. It's dialing out now, and I can connect and have Internet connectivity, but the twistd process runs at 100% CPU the whole time I'm running the Vodafone dialer app. (I tried a workaround by just using wvdial, but it will lock the machine up hard if I leave it idle for too long) Sample output from top: --------------------- PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND 5812 root 20 0 327m 53m 16m R 100 0.7 41:39.55 /usr/bin/twistd --------------------- I've done some digging on this and turned up this bug report http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/3981 which has been closed since ... as far as everyone there is concerned, the bug was fixed... this was well over a year ago... and still the problem exists with openSUSE. I'm using the latest glib2 and gtk2 builds for 11.3... I poked around in Factory, but things are a bit mixed up there with glib2 and gtk2... and are only a minor point version higher... as it is, the versions of glib2 and gtk2 are several minor points higher in the default 11.3 builds than were discussed in the bug reports. Anyone have any ideas where I can dig next? At this point, I'm cooking my CPUs to connect to the internet using the UMTS stick... C. -- 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 Weekly News 148 is out!
by Sascha 'saigkill' Manns 06 Nov '10

06 Nov '10

We are pleased to announce: Issue 148 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this week's issue: * Run…Or Help Run! * Kostas Koudaras: 11.3 Late Launch Party * Rares Aioanei: kernel weekly news – 06.11.2010 * Tech Drive-in/rationalbeing: 13 Beautiful Inkscape Tutorials for Creating Stunning Vector Graphics * KDE Ships November Updates: 4.5.3 For a list of available translations see this page: http://wiki.opensuse.org/Weekly_news#Translations [0] http://news.opensuse.org/?p=5416 -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns open-slx.com openSUSE Community & Support Agent openSUSE Marketing Team Blog: http://saigkill.wordpress.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Peregrine availability rpms
by Bogdan Cristea 06 Nov '10

06 Nov '10

A real-time comm. client has been release recently for open source community: Peregrine (http://peregrine-communicator.org/) Just wondering if anyone knows where I can find a precompiled version for openSUSE 11.3 ? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse] need help with simple Makefile - no rule to make target (huh?)
by Philipp Thomas 06 Nov '10

06 Nov '10

> On 11/03/2010 01:09 PM, Philipp Thomas wrote: > I have to make friends with the basics before I can hope to make friends > with the automagic things. But the basics are rather simple. - Create a configure.ac by running autoscan and renaming the resulting configure.scan. - Edit configure scan as needed. - Create a Makefile.am, which is much easier than creating a Makefile on your own. In ist simplest form it contains: bin_PROGRAMS = foo foo_SOURCERS = foo.h foo.c Now run configure 'autoreconf -fi' which will run all tools and copy all needed files needed to create (and run) configure and Makefile.in. Now run configure and then make as you do with other packages. Philipp -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Re: broken email list usage and demands that users change to adapt to broken software...
by Linda Walsh 06 Nov '10

06 Nov '10

JB, <yochanon(a)yahoo.com>, wrote: > --- On Wed, 11/3/10, Linda Walsh <suse(a)tlinx.org> wrote: >> From: Linda Walsh <suse(a)tlinx.org> > <snip> >> Not at all.� Thunderbird has no way to know how a list >> is setup. > > You're a fucking idiot, right? You've got to be shitting me with such a dim-witted reply as that. > >> IF you know how...let me know how it can be automatically >> setup for each list. > > I suppose a few mouse clicks is just asking too much of your pathetic excuse for an intellect. It's easier for dipshits like you to come to someones home and tell them that the way they have their curtains set up and the towels in their bathrooms is wrong, than to just fix your shit to work with what *YOU* wish to be a part of, right? > > <snip the rest of your ignorant babble> ---- 01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789 Just because you can't answer your own question that was supposedly supposed to be "easy" to do, is no reason not to share your dismay. You told me it was easyfor users to setup their emails programs to automatically know how each list's preferences for how to respond. Then when I said to demonstrate how easy it was, you tell me that such a request is pathetic and then start saying it's easy for people to walk into people's homes and change their curtains and bathroom decor. What that has to do with Um...are you for real? It is obvious that the current system is confusing for you too, since you took a list discussion, about configure the list and then forget to actually send it to the list. If it was 'so easy', you sure aren't showing it. I asked you for method, and you couldn't do it but went off on a tangent, and then forgot to keep the list discussion on the list. You might want to reconsider your stance of how easy it is for people to do what you are asking vs. having the list-sw do it automatically. Also, FWIW, you said that a few mouse clicks was 'too much to ask', yet it is *LESS than that*, that has caused this whole "discussion": with the list SW setup the way it is, some people seem very put out at having to press 1-click to delete an extra copy of an email discussion they are a part of. You think that what you are asking is only a few clicks -- but that a few clicks should be 'fine', yet the whole issue is about those who can't even handle 1 click. I suggested a method to allow for zero clicks and am getting flamed for it. Maybe some people need to get some perspective? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] file associations messed up.
by michael getachew 05 Nov '10

05 Nov '10

Hi, i'm using kde and for this particular user account all the file associations are opened by kwrite and when i login all the programs that are suppose to start fail and instead the script that's suppose to open opens up with kwrite. other user accounts are fine. i would like to know if there is a file association database file i can copy over from the other users directory. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] VMware module compiling mystery on openSUSE 11.2
by Roger Oberholtzer 05 Nov '10

05 Nov '10

I have a strange thing happening on my openSUSE system: stdarg.h gets deleted. It is repeatable. It happens each time I do a kernel update, and then run VMware Player, which then recompiles the VMware kernel modules: # find /usr -name stdarg.h /usr/lib/gcc/i586-suse-linux/4.4/include/stdarg.h /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-mingw32/4.5.1/include/c++/tr1/stdarg.h /usr/include/c++/4.4/tr1/stdarg.h # Run VMware Kernel Module Updater # find /usr -name stdarg.h /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-mingw32/4.5.1/include/c++/tr1/stdarg.h /usr/include/c++/4.4/tr1/stdarg.h I need to run this to get the file re-installed: # zypper in -f gcc44-4.4.1_20090817-2.3.4.i586 In keeping with the tradition of me having one-of-a-kind problems, I am guessing no one else has this problem... I am running VMware Player 3.1.1 build-282343 The kernel is whatever is the current one for openSUSE. Each update of the kernel leads to a repeat of this. -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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