Alexander Leidinger

In the last days I committed some scripts to $PORTSDIR/Tools/scripts which help in detecting the explicit library dependencies of installed ports. You just have to run $PORTSDIR/Tools/scripts/explicit_lib_depends.sh with the package-name of the installed port (alternatively you can give the path to the registered port, e.g. /var/db/pkg/gnome-terminal-2.18.1). One of the scripts which are called needs portupgrade [...]

I stumbled about a text which describes why it is beneficial to disclose hardware programming docs and why it doesn’t help in keeping this information away from the competition. I don’t repeat it here, so go and read it.

It’s a little bit old (last modified in 2003), but IMO still up-to-date. If someone approaches a [...]

I want to use a socket (mysql) in multiple jails. Using nullfs to mount it in each jail where you want to use it does not work (bug in nullfs?). Using a hardlink (if the jails reside on the same FS) works. I hope this info safes a little bit of time in case someone [...]