Posts Tagged OS-X
Installing the ssh2 PHP extension, with PHP 5.3
Posted by Adam in Fixing Errors, Linux, PHP, Programming on Sunday March 21, 2010
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Difficulty: Moderate
Time: ~5 Minutes
Last Updated: 21st March 2010
Applies to: *NIX
Currently, due to an API change ssh2 will not install via pecl. Despite being a one-line fix, and 5.3 being out for some months now, the maintainers have neglected to make their extension compatible with PHP 5.3
If you recieve an error similar to:
1 2 | /tmp/pear/download/ssh2-0.11.0/ssh2.c:52: error: duplicate "static" /tmp/pear/download/ssh2-0.11.0/ssh2.c: In function "zif_ssh2_methods_negotiated": |
Then you are affected. To fix this, you need to download and extract the ssh2 package:
1 2 | pecl download channel://pecl.php.net/ssh2-<version> tar xvf ssh-<version>.tar |
Open up ssh2-<version>/ssh2.c and look for the following block around line 50:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | #ifdef ZEND_ENGINE_2 static ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO(php_ssh2_first_arg_force_ref, 0) ZEND_ARG_PASS_INFO(1) ZEND_END_ARG_INFO() #else static unsigned char php_ssh2_first_arg_force_ref[] = { 1, BYREF_FORCE }; #endif |
From that block, you need to remove the first “static” so it looks like this:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | #ifdef ZEND_ENGINE_2 ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO(php_ssh2_first_arg_force_ref, 0) ZEND_ARG_PASS_INFO(1) ZEND_END_ARG_INFO() #else static unsigned char php_ssh2_first_arg_force_ref[] = { 1, BYREF_FORCE }; #endif |
After you’ve done this, simply repackage and install:
1 2 | pecl package package.xml pecl install -f ssh2-<version>.tgz |
Opening an elevated command prompt
Posted by Adam in Changing Settings, Linux, OS X, Windows on Sunday November 29, 2009
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Difficulty: Easy
Time: varies
Last Updated: 29th November 2009
Applies to: OS X, Windows, *NIX
Often when performing system administration, you will come across a command that needs to be run as a more priviliged user. Depending on what operating system you use, the procedure for opening an elevated command prompt varies. Read the rest of this entry »
Comparing the contents of 2 directories
Posted by Adam in Fixing Errors, Linux, OS X, Uncategorized on Monday November 9, 2009
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Difficulty: Easy
Time: Varies
Last Updated: 9th November 2009
Applies to: OS X, and Linux
Sometimes, you can end up with multiple copies of a directory from different times. If the number of files is small, then comparing the contents is easy. With large directories, telling the difference between them can be nearly impossible.
Clearing cached DNS entries
Posted by Adam in Fixing Errors, Linux, OS X, Uncategorized, Windows on Sunday November 1, 2009
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Difficulty: Expert
Time: ~1 Minute
Last Updated: 1st November 2009
Applies to: Windows, OS X, and Linux
Sometimes, when messing around with domain names (the DNS system), you’ll mis-type an address, and be unable to access your site for a significant length of time. Assuming that the incorrect entry has not been cached on another DNS server somewhere between you and your host, you can clear the list of cached addresses on your own machine to resolve the problem.
Remotely controlling OS-X via a web page
Posted by Adam in OS X, Programming on Saturday October 24, 2009
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Difficulty: Expert
Time: varies
Last Updated: 24th October 2009
Applies to: OS X
Applescript is a scripting language provided by OS X that has the ability to automate significant portions of the system.
PHP has the ability to, given the right configuration, make arbitrary system calls, including applescript.
Using the two together, one can remotely control a number of functions on an OS X system via a web page.
Mixing C++ and Objective-C code using XCode
Posted by Adam in OS X, Programming on Tuesday October 20, 2009
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Difficulty: Expert
Time: varies
Last Updated: 20th October 2009
Applies to: Objective-C
With the release of the iPhone SDK and the growing popularity of OS X, Objective-C is becoming the language of choice for a significant amount of projects.
One inescapable fact in the programming world is the existence of legacy code. Moving to a new language typically means porting or rewriting existing code entirely in the new language. In the case of Objective-C, most existing C and C++ code can be used directly.
Deploying a KIWI CD/DVD image created with KIWI to a USB drive
Posted by Adam in Linux, Setting Up on Saturday September 26, 2009
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Difficulty: Moderate
Time: ~30 Minutes
Last Updated: 26th September 2009
Applies to: *NIX
KIWI is a new tool released by the people behind OpenSUSE for creating customised distributions. One of the best features of it is that the images created are portable. However, documentation is scant at this time, and the instructions for deploying an ISO image onto a USB device are buried deep in the manual.
The actual process for copying the file is simple, however, identifying the right drive can be tricky.