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Linux-Announce Digest #870
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Linux-Announce Digest #870, Volume #3 Fri, 27 Oct 00 13:13:06 EDT
Contents:
makepp 1.00--better, safer reimplementation of make (Gary Holt)
Intellignet FRAC (ifrac) 1.1.0 (Michael Glickman)
emelFM 0.8.1 released (Mike Clark)
BrowseX Beta WWW-browser Update (Peter MacDonald)
COMMERCIAL: New Downloadable Driver available for Dell Inspiron 5000e (Debbie Kreuser)
MidWay 0.10.0 Service Request Broker - Initial Public Release (Terje Eggestad)
Performance Co-Pilot 2.1.10 released (Mark Goodwin)
muLinux V10r4 minimalistic network-centric single-floppy distribution (Michele Andreoli)
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From: Gary Holt <holt@lnc.usc.edu>
Subject: makepp 1.00--better, safer reimplementation of make
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 16:29:32 GMT
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Make++ (or makepp) is a drop-in replacement for GNU make which has a
number of features that allow for more reliable builds and simpler build
files. It supports almost all of the syntax that GNU make supports, and
can be used with makefiles produced by utilities such as automake.
makepp is written in perl. It requires version 5.005 of perl or better.
It's distributed under the terms of the perl Artistic License, which
means that it's freely available to anyone for just about any purpose.
For the latest distribution, manual pages, and information about mailing
lists, please see the makepp home page, http://LNC.usc.edu/~holt/makepp.
Features:
o Makepp supports almost all makefile syntax that GNU make supports.
Makepp is compatible enough with GNU make and stable enough to compile
large packages, such as KDE 2.0. (For details, see the manual section
on old makefiles).
o Makepp automatically scans C/C++ sources for include files. The
implementation is flexible enough that support for other languages can
be easily added.
o Makepp remembers the build command, and rebuilds if the command has
changed, even if none of the files have changed. This is useful if
you change command line options (e.g., adding -DDEBUG or -g)--you
don't have to do make clean.
o By default, rebuilds if any dependency files have changed
(even if they are still older than the target). For example, if you
replace a file with an older version, makepp knows to recompile. This
means that makepp is not bothered by clock synchronization problems.
(If necessary, you can tell it to recompile only if the target is
older than a dependency.)
o Makepp has a better system for handling makefiles spread across several
directories. makepp will realize automatically that a file needed by
one makefile is built by a different makefile. Recursive invocations
of make are no longer necessary (but are still supported for backward
compatibility).
o Makepp won't mix output from separate processes when running compilation
commands in parallel.
o Makepp writes a log file explaining all of its build decisions,
showing what each file depended on and what changed to cause each rule
to be executed. This makes debugging your makefiles much easier.
o Wildcards refer not only to files which already exist but to
files which don't exist yet but which can be made. Thus you can
specify
libmine.so: *.o
and the compilation will work properly even if none of the
.o files exist yet.
o You can tell makepp not to recompile if only comments or whitespace in
C/C++ sources have changed. This is especially important for header
files which are automatically generated by other programs and are
included in many modules. Even if the date has changed because the
file was remade, makepp won't recompile if the file hasn't changed.
o Makepp can automatically separate your source and object directories,
even if your makefile is not written that way. (This is like VPATH
but is completely transparent, even for include files.) Makepp can
also build separate copies of your program with different compilation
options or on different architectures, automatically keeping the
output files separate--you don't have to modify your makefiles at all.
o Makepp can sometimes automatically infer what object files are necessary for
your program if your source files follow the simple convention that
the implementation of all the classes and functions in a .h file is
contained in a .cxx, .cc, .C, or .cpp file of the same name. This can
often avoid the use of .a files.
o Makepp won't be confused by multiple names for the same file. It realizes
that xyz.o, ./xyz.o, and ../objects/xyz.o are the same file, and if
you load a makefile in a subdirectory, it will recognize that
references in that subdirectory to ../xyz.o refer to the same file as
xyz.o in the main build directory. It also won't be confused by soft
links in directory names.
o Makepp supports filenames with special characters like space or ":". Just
put any filenames with special characters in single or double quotes.
o Makepp supports more easily understood synonymns for the cryptic
symbols $@, $<, $^, etc.
o You can define your own text processing functions in perl if
the default ones are not sophisticated or convenient enough.
You can also embed perl code to manipulate the make variables directly
in your makefile.
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From: Michael Glickman <michg@alphalink.com.au>
Subject: Intellignet FRAC (ifrac) 1.1.0
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 16:30:58 GMT
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New features of IFRAC 1.1.0 (an easy to play 3D packing game):
- - Added support of high colour mode (15 to 32 bpp) to svgalib version
- - A new version to use XFree86 extensions: XF86DGA (Direct Graphic
Access)
and optionally XF86Vmode (dynamic video mode switch).
If your card is not supported by svgalib, but supported by XFree86
server,
you can run the game full screen any colour depth using XF86DGA:
it will change and restore video mode if necessary.
- - Choice between 'raw' and 'cooked' keyboard access with svgalib
- - Optional use of a console font with X11 and XF86 versions
New package size is 363K.
- -----------------------------------------------
Old IFRAC features (for new comers):
This is the return of an old DOS game (Simsalabim Software, 1990)
Linux implementation supports any colour mode, starting from 16 colours.
While taking advantage of colours, it can be played in generic VGA mode
for a video card that is not directly supported.
The application can pack blocks itself (demo mode),
Optional features: joystick control, background music (choose your
favourite tunes),
on-line volume/balance control
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URL: http://members.fortunecity.com/acelin/ifrac/
Enjoy
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From: Mike Clark <macst92+@pitt.edu>
Subject: emelFM 0.8.1 released
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 16:30:39 GMT
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emelFM 0.8.1 is released and available for download.
emelFM is a file manager that implements the popular two-pane design. It
features a simple GTK+ interface, a flexible filetyping scheme, and a
built-in command line for executing commands without opening an xterm.
New features in this release include:
* A new plugin system
* Internationalization and Russian localization (more translations would
be greatly appreciated)
* Name'able filetype actions
Please visit http://www.pitt.edu/~macst92/emelfm/ for more information.
Thanks,
Mike Clark
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From: Peter MacDonald <pcmacdon@dev.pdqi.com>
Subject: BrowseX Beta WWW-browser Update
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 16:43:38 GMT
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Following is a News update on the 1.0.x Beta release of BrowseX.
BrowseX is an Open Source, cross-platform Web Browser written
primarily in Tcl. Checkout http://BrowseX.com/Press.html
if your interested in the articles/feedback.
The current Beta release is now 1.0.29. As of this release
most reported bugs have now been fixed. These include:
- Focusing to location no longer grabs the selection.
- Fixed offline mode. Cachecmp=never now tries cache first.
- Fixed history so it comes from cache.
- Eliminate network down hang.
- Limit checks on number of redirects.
- Fixed frame=100%,* bug.
- Fixed ftp download bug.
- Proxy now working properly.
- Tclhtml: modified Tkhtml to compile subset without Tk.
Following are some of the new features.
- Netscape bookmarks import (in the File/Util menu).
- Config option for changing Meta key to Control from Alt. There is
still no general keymap editor.
- Option to set a limit on the max number of images.
- Long menus, multi-columned menus and cascades. Fixed menu key shortcuts.
- filter URLs by href option for http.
- filter Image by href option for http (eg. Ads like doubleclick).
- Dialog to change selection/find background color.
- PassMan: a password manager for Basic Authentication logins.
This optionally caches Basic Auth userid/passwords in an encrypted file
and automatically substituting them when you type the PassMan password.
- A simple editor with Undo, and support for encrypted files (ie.
so you can edit the PassMan file).
- Encryption options include either DES, or XOR (aperiodic).
- The NGS Javascript compiler is now bundled with BrowseX
- An initial Tcl outline of a DOM has been implemented, but
is too slow to be practical, so a faster C version is in the works.
ie. Javascript is not working, yet.
BrowseX is available from: http://BrowseX.com
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Peter MacDonald BrowseX Systems Inc
Email: peter@BrowseX.com http://BrowseX.com
Phone: (250) 595-5998
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From: Debbie Kreuser <deb@xig.com>
Subject: COMMERCIAL: New Downloadable Driver available for Dell Inspiron 5000e
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 16:44:24 GMT
Reply-To: deb@xig.com
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Xi Graphics announces a downloadable driver is now available for the
Dell Inspiron 5000e, which uses the ATI Rage Mobility M3/128 chipset.
Fully accelerated support is provided at 8, 16 and 24 bits per pixel.
This LGD also supports Xi Graphic's DualView feature in the Single Logical
Screen mode. In SLS mode, the laptop is configured to split the output
buffer between the LCD and an external monitor, allowing the cursor to
drag an image across the boundaries of the 2 screens.
The driver is complete with XIG's 3D Accelerated-X server and OpenGL
rendering library. Download a demo and then purchase a license key for
$129 on XIG's website at http://www.XiG.COM/Pages/3D-LGD-List.html .
The key will be directly e-mailed to you to unlock the demo.
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From: Terje Eggestad <terje.eggestad@scali.no>
Subject: MidWay 0.10.0 Service Request Broker - Initial Public Release
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 16:49:13 GMT
Reply-To: terje.eggestad@iname.com
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Hi
I'm pleased to make the Initial Public Release of MidWay.
This is version ALPHA 0.10.0.
See http://www.mid-way.org
MidWay is a Service Request Broker (SRB). It provies a very
simple mechanism to send a request to a server program.
This type of function passing is essential in order to make
n-tier application.
MidWay is Open Source Software and released under GPL/LGPL licensing.
Enjoy!
TJ
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Terje Eggestad <terje.eggestad@iname.com>
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From: Mark Goodwin <markgw@sgi.com>
Subject: Performance Co-Pilot 2.1.10 released
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 16:39:10 GMT
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SGI is pleased to announce the new version of Performance Co-Pilot (PCP)
open source (version 2.1.10-8) is now available for download from
http://oss.sgi.com/projects/pcp/download
PCP is an extensible system monitoring package with a client/server
architecture. It provides a distributed unifying abstraction for all
interesting performance statistics in /proc and assorted applications
(e.g. Apache). The PCP library APIs are robust and well documented,
supporting rapid deployment of new and diverse sources of performance
data and the development of sophisticated performance monitoring tools.
There are binary RPMS for ia32 and ia64, the source RPM and tar.gz files.
The source is also known build and work for Linux-ppc and Linux-alpha.
The PCP homepage is at http://oss.sgi.com/projects/pcp and you can join
the PCP mailing list via http://oss.sgi.com/projects/pcp/mail.html
Changes since the last public release (2.1.7) include :-
new metrics: hinv.cpu.* exporting /proc/cpuinfo
new metrics: network.tcpconn.* exporting /proc/net/tcp (thanks Michal Kara)
new metrics: web log squid and proxy stats
new metrics: kernel.{all,percpu}.syscall (requires kernel patch
available on request)
new metrics: pagebuf and xfs (both require 2.4 kernel and XFS)
minor fixes for ia64 build
fixes for RPM upgrade problems
reworked rc scripts for better SUSE support
fixes for pmie scripts ("Inference Engine") in daemon mode
new pmdatrace(3) functions
fix for magic file handling
proper handling of compressed man pages
fix build environment to support RPM v4
fixes so the build works if pcp is not already installed
fixed the Cisco router PCP agent
fix disk stats in 2.4.x kernels with "disk_io" field in /proc/stat
authorization to monitor unlicensed IRIX systems if "pcp-pro" is installed
security: guard against DOS attack by restricting incoming PDU size to 64K
assorted other minor bug fixes and reconciliation with PCP in IRIX
To use the new XFS and pagebuf metrics, obviously you need a kernel
that supports XFS - see http://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/cvs_download.html
or join the XFS mailing list via http://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/mail.html
SGI would like to thank those who have contributed to PCP. In particular,
we would like to thank Michal Kara for contributing new metrics to the
linux PMDA, new monitoring tools ("PCP_MON") and several new PMDAs.
SGI would be delighted to hear from anyone wanting to contribute to the
PCP project (especially new monitoring tools), and will provide technical
assistance getting your project off the ground.
thanks
- -- Mark Goodwin
SGI Engineering
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From: Michele Andreoli <m.andreoli@tin.it>
Subject: muLinux V10r4 minimalistic network-centric single-floppy distribution
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 16:45:04 GMT
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·Linux (1e-6 Linux) 10r4 release, codename "Maranello"
======================================================
(fractured english inside)
Description:
- -------------
muLinux is a full-configured, minimalistic but mostly complete,
network-centric Linux distribution, fitted on a single
1722K floppy, with many pluggable floppy add-ons.
Main goals: Linux proselitism, rescue.
Using the only EXT additional disk, muLinux transforms in a little
NT, acting also as Samba file server, print-server and WWW server,
configured and controlled enterely via browser, using
the builtin CGI RCP server (the rustic "Remote Control Panel").
The new release comes with a Dialin-PPP-Samba-Server: you have only
to call your home from outside, using the PPP Windows dial-up utility,
specifying your home phone number. When connection is up, you can
access remotely your disks and programs, using
the "Network Resources" folder in M$.
Another interesting (and new) addon is EMU: you will find in it
the DosEmu and Wine emulators for Linux.
Author:
- --------
M. Andreoli, Pontedera (Pisa) - Italy <m.andreoli (@) tin.it>
License: GPL
More info here:
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http://sunsite.auc.dk/mulinux/ (DENMARK)
Download here:
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http://sunsite.auc.dk/mulinux/mu/current (DENMARK)
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