Use this as you would use | sort | to sort package names according to
dpkg versioning logic:
#!/usr/bin/perl
sub dpkgcomp
{
return 1 if(system("dpkg --compare-versions $a lt $b"));
return -1 if(system("dpkg --compare-versions $a gt $b"));
return 0;
}
@l = <>;
chomp(@l);
@s = sort dpkgcomp @l;
print join ...When you’re using a lot of SQL from a programming language (be it PHP or C++), put comments inside all your queries indicating which function executed them. That way, logging becomes much more useful, like this:
sqlite3_trace: SELECT /* createobject uniquecontext */ content FROM objects WHERE id=4
(I did not ...
read moreread moreTechnically I’m a glorified notepad. My ancestors were little keypads with basal unintelligent storage capabilities and names like Sharp and Casio. By pressing their keys you could call up telephone numbers and short messages on impossible-to-read little LCD screens. I’ve searched the histories and studied examples, and I ...
A simple oneliner that I’ve had to look up three times now, so I’m blogging it:
openssl s_client -connect secure.gay.nl:443 | openssl x509 -noout -dates
Sunday morning, a few hours after we went into DST, I noticed this while checking for train delays: the international train was -exactly- one hour late.
I’m just assuming that’s a conversion error somewhere :)
In related news, people parking their cars during the switchover paid one hour too ...
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Everybody should have a favicon! It doesn’t have to be beautiful or anything, just have one! I find that favicons make tabbed browsing (I’m using Firefox) so much easier. Imagine all tabs in the image to have the same default ‘piece of paper with a folded corner’-look ...
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