Our discussion of std::list, like our discussion of std::vector will start with a bit of history. It wasn’t until the IT industry was inundated with tiny x86 minds that people “tried to do it all in RAM.” Before the PC we had real computers with real operating systems. Other than Assembler, our languages were robust. Every platform supported indexed files and so did the compiler for every language. When we needed a multiply linked list … std::list – Example and ExplanationRead more
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Eclipse and Doxygen
Eclipse and Doxygen can be a bit non-obvious to configure. Once again StackOverflow allows people who know absolutely nothing to close questions. I have written about the closed question more than once on here. Give people without a clue a little bit of power and they will run amuck. Eclipse is not something I use often. There are a few embedded systems shops still using it but most roll their own cross compile or use … Eclipse and DoxygenRead more
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CsScintilla – CopperSpice Port of Scintilla Now Available
There is now a CopperSpice port of Scintilla available on SourceForge: CsScintilla. Currently it is configured to only build for Linux. If you wish to submit a pull request for something to build both the library and the examples natively on Windows, Mac, or other, please feel free. The only additional restriction the license includes is that you cannot use this library to create an editor/IDE that uses any kind of plug-in/add-on support. Just look … CsScintilla – CopperSpice Port of Scintilla Now AvailableRead more
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How to Set Up an Arch Linux VM
Arch Linux is the Linux distro most people are talking about when you hear things like “expert friendly” and “unwelcoming.” When you go to sign up for their forum you receive a “warm and friendly” greeting. The reason their are so many forks of Arch Linux is because it doesn’t really have an installer. Not one any SuSE, Unbuntu, Mint, i.e. popular, Linux distro user would recognize. Eventually kids get past this stage of life: … How to Set Up an Arch Linux VMRead more
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How to install PostgreSQL on Fedora 33
XpsnQt uses PostgreSQL as its database so “How to install PostgreSQL on Fedora 33” became a question worth answering. Once again, most of the stuff you find online is horribly out of date. Open a terminal and type the following to see just how much PostgreSQL stuff there is in the repos. That is going to scroll a while because it is a lot! The actual install is accomplished via this terminal command. Always install … How to install PostgreSQL on Fedora 33Read more