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Calling printf in a signal handler is also illegal (because it can call malloc(3)). Try a plain write(2).

Original article here. Consider this when replying. The second BETA build for the FreeBSD 15.0 release cycle is now available. ISO images for the amd64, armv7, aarch64, powerpc64, powerpc64le, and riscv64 architectures are FreeBSD mirror sites...

Thanks for the help, btw.

It will be 15.1, why would I rush things? Always did it that way, never failed (potentially a thing yet to come). Keeping a keen eye on the forums used to help. To each, their own.

So, that's a fail in the OS running the port's install scripts? Or damaged scripts, as in corrupted downloaded port?install scripts?

The compiler as such is fine. It is the ecosystem with library distribution that draws criticism by some/many.

That's an incomplete install. It aborted before setting permissions on files.

Why isn't my /var cleared?

lrwx------ 1 root wheel 30 Oct 16 11:27 /mnt/usr/local/bin/firefox -> /usr/local/lib/firefox/firefox

And seeing what both vmisev and Jose are saying, I think more and more that I'm giving up on getting X working on bhyve. I'm a bit impressed with myself that I managed to get my quick guide done. :)

Perhaps. I omitted the classic 'Programming Perl' book because half the book was functions that are basically c-library or system call wrappers. But K&R doesn't have a voluminious and ever growing library, and the C library itself has not...

`ls -l /usr/local/bin/firefox`?

/var is never wiped. I have never seen a Unix like do that. /var/run is. All the SQL databases are in /var/db for crying out loud. The only way that makes /var special is that the amount of space needed can var considerably, and it needs to be...

Maybe I wasn't clear but I'm leaving 15.0 for good, both branches have this bug that's just too critical for me.

Well, let's not forget that these "<xyz> the language" books contain ever growing libraries. The Common Lisp standard is large, although the set of language semantics is smaller than most other languages. But there;s an extensive library which...

Just wanna drop a thanks - the MX Mechancial is exactly what I was looking for, I like it very much...

ZPool Checkpoint - pdf by Serapheim Dimitropoulos, FreeBSD Journal, Nov/Dec 2018 Further references included. Edit: for those able to listen to and read Polish wrt to Mariusz Zaborski's presentation: the slides have moved. The complete...

I'm having similar thoughts for post 15.x or 16.x (since pkgbase is still optional for now). What's the point of using FreeBSD over Linux if it's going to be 'more like' Linux, but not actually Linux? I've gone to great lengths avoiding Linux...

I'm having similar thoughts for post 15.x or 16.x (since pkgbase is still optional for now). What's the point of using FreeBSD over Linux if it's going to be 'more like' Linux, but not actually Linux? I've gone to great lengths avoiding Linux...

Yeah, and you'll be in the 5% of Gentoo users that actually track stable. Been there, done that.

speaking as a trans femme, the most trans feature of the ARM architecture is that the program counter can be addressed like any other register. we will not elaborate on this.

If you don’t want to compile latest pkgs and want to save time with installing bin ones, check Gentoo Binary Host Quickstart and Binary package guide. Don't use ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~amd64" in /etc/portage/make.conf

I want all the time I wasted keeping my Gentoo server updated back! Seriously, though, if there's one thing that's true about installing and maintaining a Gentoo host is that it's neither quick nor easy. Just about the only thing I miss is the...

Lengthy C-'n-P follows. FreeBSD auden 14.3-RELEASE-p4 FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE-p4 releng/14.3-n271447-7f1785f09fb2 GENERIC amd64 firefox-esr-128.7.0_2,1 Runs as expected. ------------------------- firefox-esr-140.4.0_1,1 Run from menu: nothing...

Lee Smith and Arthur Norman:

You're probably going to have better luck asking on the the first one's Github. There's no way that I can find to contact any sort of community for Grafana.

Good catch. According to hier.

Is /var the correct place for the package database? Maybe not. Here's my thinking. On one hand, if the package database is lost, the system can not be upgraded, meaning it becomes unmaintained, meaning it will need to be reinstalled soon. One...

Dood's 81. Let him have his Odin sleep already.

First edition of the The Java Programming Language was 333 pages. The fourth, and likely last is 928. Talk about foreshadowing what would happen to the language 😞

The compiler as such is fine. It is the ecosystem with library distribution that draws criticism by some/many.

I think the language itself has some problems. There is an old rule of thumb that states that the practical, engineering usefulness of a programming language (whatever it's theoretical merits) is inversely proportional to the number of pages in...

The compiler as such is fine. It is the ecosystem with library distribution that draws criticism by some/many.

AFAIK, maybe ‘nightly’ is fine, but more than 40% of their pkgs use RUF, so compiler/language have some miles and miles to go before they get to be standardized, which IMHO should be requirement to be accepted and used in the production. Please...

I need maybe 15-20 minutes. Doing weekly backups. Thanks.

Simple additions would be acceptable, if those are "enough logical". But modifying and deletion in language specs itself are NOT acceptable. As it makes "studies" meaningless. Learn once, earn 50 years! On simple addition, new thing to learn...

Yes, actual messages required.

The compiler as such is fine. It is the ecosystem with library distribution that draws criticism by some/many.

Thanks for the links 🙏 I had one C++ book somewhere in the mid ‘90s, can’t remember number of pages, but it was thickest book on the shelf (and that’s was next to the “Microsoft Windows 95 Resource Kit”). I really tried, I did, but stupid me...

Apologies for the delay. Can't be certain now (I'm booted into a backup BE), but there was. As a user, I'm told I don't have permission to run firefox, or I don't have access permission to it. If I try running it as root I'm told that can't be...

I think the language itself has some problems. There is an old rule of thumb that states that the practical, engineering usefulness of a programming language (whatever it's theoretical merits) is inversely proportional to the number of pages in...

If the apple falls apart when cooked, then you are using the wrong apple variety. Different apple varieties are suitable for different cakes and tarts. https://www.marthastewart.com/8016487/best-apple-varieties-for-baking In Europe, many...

Have you tried elderflower syrup drink? One of my favorite summer refreshments.

If the apple falls apart when cooked, then you are using the wrong apple variety. Different apple varieties are suitable for different cakes and tarts. https://www.marthastewart.com/8016487/best-apple-varieties-for-baking In Europe, many...

Have you tried elderflower syrup drink? One of my favorite summer refreshments.

If we are talking about post-apocalypse, I always remember the theme from the first resident evil movie, by marilyn manson... View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpGQaUZ5Qzs&list=RDHpGQaUZ5Qzs

Now, back to music: Eduard Artemiev, soundtrack from the movie “Stalker” by Andrey Tarkovsky

I found elektor is still there: https://www.elektormagazine.com/ And .. archive of all the old copies of elektor in pdf format here, fantastic! 😁 https://archive.org/details/ElektorMagazine/Elektor[nonlinear.ir] 1974-12/ And apologies to other...

This is not a thread to discus other topics than music, so I apologize in advance to others here. Said that, were she found that magazine “Electronics”, doesn’t look like a flat/apartment, that was probably some school or sci institute, judging...

Ah, great. I remember Weitek! It looks like a very good technical magazine, interesting articles, I can see timing diagrams, state machine diagram (I think?), oscilloscope waveforms... of course out of date now but still a lot of good...