Like the previously mentioned compile problem with transcode, PHP’s tidy extension appears to have a macro-induced collision problem on OS X Tiger. In particular the compile run blows up with:
In file included from /usr/include/tidy/tidy.h:70,
from /tmp/php-5.2.5/ext/tidy/tidy.c:34:
/usr/include/tidy/platform.h:515: error: duplicate ‘unsigned’
/usr/include/tidy/platform.h:515: warning: useless type name in empty declaration
This exhibits a similar red herring, in that the compiler [...]
Archive of entries posted on January 2008
php 5.2.5 compile error – macro issue
building a dynamic library on OS X
[UPDATE: 02/26/2010
As of Xcode 3.x, the -shared argument seems to be working on OS X to create shared objects. the -dynamiclib switch still works for creating dylibs. This post is left for historical curiosity.]
—
Some free software packages have an optional make target to build shared libraries out of their core application functions. [...]
A NAT-PMP client library for Python
Something that I’ve put together and might be somewhat useful to others. I wrote a NAT-PMP (Network Address Translation Port Mapping Protocol) library and testing client in Python. The client allows you to set up dynamic port mappings on NAT-PMP compatible routers. Thus this is a means for dynamic NAT traversal with [...]
download servers and the Web Developer extension
One nifty thing that the Web Developer extension for Firefox can do is live HTML editing, on the currently loaded page. The feature is activated via the toolbar, under the Miscellaneous button, via the item “Edit HTML”. It pops up a text box containing the current page’s HTML. Edit to your heart’s [...]
