wasted day...or not...

Well it took me all day, but i managed to get a print server up and running with archlinux, so now the three of us should have uninterrupted printing goodness as i won't be constantly messing with my computer and taking down the printer with it.

also i got gdc working with apple-gcc-5484. with ppc support. it's seriously way past time to release a package allowing leopard users easy access to a d compiler. oh well, i have instructions as to how i did it up on my website.

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flock and gdc

I've been using Flock as my primary web browser for the last several days, and I'm really digging it. Actually I'm using it now to post this blog. I tried it before and didn't care for it, don't remember why, but this time around I'm liking it. I would advise anyone with any kind of facebook, blog, webmail, etc to give it a whirl. It could still use some work on facebook and myspace integration, but it's better than the nothing you get from firefox, safari, camino, etc.

Also, yesterday I successfully compiled gdc support for Apples Xcode 3.0 compiler. Didn't test it out or anything, but I've never even gotten it to compile on my iBook, and it compiled in a matter of minutes on my MacBook instead of hours like on my iBook.  Build 5484 (Xcode 3.1) failed, but I have a reasonable hope that I will be able to tweak the makefiles and get it going. Even if i can't, i'm setting up an old computer with archlinux as a print server, since i can't plug my old ass printer into my macbook, so progress on ycurses should begin soon. If i get gdc working for the Xcode 3.1 build of gcc, then i'll whip up a package sans phobos/tango, and a phobos and tango package. since gdcmac hasn't been updated in over a year and still doesn't have support for leopard, i'll put it up until the main project gets updated, so people won't have to go through the compile mess i'm having to deal with.

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laptop news

Well, my iBook died, again. Video keeps cutting out. I spent a large chunk of money on a new MacBook.

So far my impression is that my iBook was really impressive. It's not that the macbook isn't fast, it is. It's just that the only thing i've noticed a speed difference in so far is installing xcode. about 5-10 minutes instead of 30-45. other than that, that little ibook was a champ.

also got the free ipod touch with my macbook. that thing is ridiculous. calling it an ipod is disingenuous. it's more like full fledged pda that is really good at playing music.

btw, the last.fm and myspace apps for the ipod blow, if you read this in the next couple months, don't use them, they are unstable as hell. hopefully that will get fixed soon.

i'm getting rid of my desktop so development of ycurses is on hold until i a) get gdc working in leopard or b) get linux installed on my macbook. hopefully that will happen sometime before the end of the month.

leopard

just a quick note about leopard. srsly, buggy much?

i went to checkout my curses project from googlecode....bus error.

that plus the dodgy linker that comes with the development tools.

it's lucky that leopard is so much shinier than tiger....