April 2011
3 posts
Is it time to go back to Ubuntu?
It’s when I try to do something like install the latest GCC (so I can play with all the new C++ goodness like lambda expressions) that I remember why I went over to an Ubuntu box for a long while.
It is *not* easy to take control of your toolchain & dev env on a Mac!
Each latest compiler fail sends you on a hunt for clues, which lead to something like “Apple decided to change how...
My GCC is better than yours, nyah, nyah.
Update: There are issues with the install! I’ll post once I’ve fixed them, but in the meantime, I’ve a new rant-post after this one that’ll explain things!
I want to learn C++ properly, and so wanted to be using the latest, best compiler to do it with, with the most of the C++11 features (like lambda expressions) in it, so …
So I installed GCC 4.6.0 on my MacBook...
(Horrible) bash script to re-run Webrat Selenium...
Hi — seems there’s loads of people come across periodic errors with Cucumber, Webrat & Selenium testing in Rails.
I have to use these two, as I’m testing a legacy app, but the features/ directory is so full, now, that I can’t trust my cukes always to pass.
I’ve reinstalled selenium, FireFox, any gems that even *look* like selenium … All to no avail.
So,...
