Re: [9fans] Why does Acme only show text?

2009-07-16 Thread Paul Donnelly
eeke...@fastmail.fm (Ethan Grammatikidis) writes: On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:25:51 GMT Paul Donnelly paul-donne...@sbcglobal.net wrote: jason.cat...@gmail.com (Jason Catena) writes: I've been wondering for years now why Acme (and Wily, which I used first) only display text files. It

Re: [9fans] Why does Acme only show text?

2009-07-16 Thread cej
Maybe, it would also be great if the column-handle could react in the same way as the window-handle works: B3 to hide all other columns, B2 to show all and maximize the current column, B1 widen the current column. I don't know whether it is even possible in current design, nor, if it is, how

Re: [9fans] administrivia

2009-07-16 Thread mattmob...@proweb.co.uk
Preston Mays wrote: I don't like copying and pasting URLs. How about some more a hrefs? man plumb(1)

Re: [9fans] Why does Acme only show text?

2009-07-16 Thread mattmob...@proweb.co.uk
c...@gli.cas.cz wrote: Maybe, it would also be great if the column-handle could react in the same way as the window-handle works: B3 to hide all other columns, B2 to show all and maximize the current column, B1 widen the current column. I don't know whether it is even possible in current

Re: [9fans] administrivia

2009-07-16 Thread Preston Mays
On Jul 15, 2009, at 6:03 PM, Joseph Stewart wrote: I think this was in reference to the mini-faq. Indeed it was. I don't have any issue with my mail client.

Re: [9fans] Why does Acme only show text?

2009-07-16 Thread michael block
On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 04:58, c...@gli.cas.cz wrote: Maybe, it would also be great if the column-handle could react in the same way as the window-handle works: B3 to hide all other columns, B2 to show all and maximize the current column, B1 widen the current column. wily does this

Re: [9fans] Why does Acme only show text?

2009-07-16 Thread cej
Maybe, it would also be great if the column-handle could react in the same way as the window-handle works: B3 to hide all other columns, B2 to show all and maximize the current column, B1 widen the current column. wily does this ufff, so could sb put his/her hands on it to bring

[9fans] The Joy of Secstore

2009-07-16 Thread mattmob...@proweb.co.uk
Hi, when I've got secstored running on the cpu/auth, drawterm asks me for my secstore password and then factotum does as well. Am I missing something that reduces it to once ? M

Re: [9fans] Intel GMA950 video

2009-07-16 Thread Dan Cross
On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 3:28 PM, Lyndon Nerenberglyn...@orthanc.ca wrote: Anybody running a terminal with a GMA950 chipset? I need to verify it works before I plunk down money on some new terminal hardware. VESA support is fine, just as long as rio us usable on it. The Wiki shows i950 VESA

Re: [9fans] The Joy of Secstore

2009-07-16 Thread David Leimbach
Did you run secstored and factotum before or after starting stuff like Rio? On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 7:09 AM, mattmob...@proweb.co.uk mattmob...@proweb.co.uk wrote: Hi, when I've got secstored running on the cpu/auth, drawterm asks me for my secstore password and then factotum does as well.

Re: [9fans] The Joy of Secstore

2009-07-16 Thread erik quanstrom
Hi, when I've got secstored running on the cpu/auth, drawterm asks me for my secstore password and then factotum does as well. Am I missing something that reduces it to once ? i've changed my lib/profile for the cpu case to look like this. it may be on the very first drawterm i fire up,

Re: [9fans] The Joy of Secstore

2009-07-16 Thread mattmob...@proweb.co.uk
David Leimbach wrote: Did you run secstored and factotum before or after starting stuff like Rio? secstored is started from /cfg/cox/cpurc drawterm connects to secstore, prompting for secstore password, gets the facotum file and authenticates you factotum starts in lib/profile, before rio,

[9fans] plan9.bell-labs.com down

2009-07-16 Thread Adriano Verardo
Maintenance ? adriano

[9fans] intel gma 950 graphics

2009-07-16 Thread erik quanstrom
to be precise, this is not 950 graphics: 0.2.0: vid 03.00.00 8086/2772 10 0:fe98 524288 1:cc01 16 2:e008 268435456 3:fe94 262144 Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Device the intel atom machine i've been working with keeps doing things i'm very happy

[9fans] btfs, a BitTorrent client (attempt)

2009-07-16 Thread Mathieu L.
Hello 9fans, So I'm following the ericvh school and I'm releasing that, because I for one badly need the peer review. However, the program is doing very little at the moment and it should really be considered as some sort of alpha version. The code is neither efficient nor elegant and it

Re: [9fans] intel gma 950 graphics

2009-07-16 Thread Dan Cross
On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 1:54 PM, erik quanstromquans...@quanstro.net wrote: to be precise, this is not 950 graphics: 0.2.0:  vid  03.00.00 8086/2772  10 0:fe98 524288 1:cc01 16 2:e008 268435456 3:fe94 262144        Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Device Hmm,

Re: [9fans] btfs, a BitTorrent client (attempt)

2009-07-16 Thread erik quanstrom
So as a first approach I was thinking of having simply one thread for each connection with a peer. And maybe one group of threads (in one process) would be responsible for getting the pieces, while another one (in another process) would be responsbile for sending the pieces we have. How

Re: [9fans] btfs, a BitTorrent client (attempt)

2009-07-16 Thread Mathieu L.
and of course I forgot to attach the .torrent, so here it is: http://smgl.fr.eu.org/lejatorn/plan9/btfs.torrent ---BeginMessage--- Hello 9fans, So I'm following the ericvh school and I'm releasing that, because I for one badly need the peer review. However, the program is doing very little at

Re: [9fans] intel gma 950 graphics

2009-07-16 Thread erik quanstrom
On Thu Jul 16 14:41:24 EDT 2009, cro...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 1:54 PM, erik quanstromquans...@quanstro.net wrote: to be precise, this is not 950 graphics: 0.2.0:  vid  03.00.00 8086/2772  10 0:fe98 524288 1:cc01 16 2:e008 268435456 3:fe94 262144      

[9fans] USB Input Devices

2009-07-16 Thread Anthony Sherbondy
Hi folks; I've been watching the mail list for awhile. I tried a few months ago to boot plan9 onto an Intel MacMini which I wanted to use to experiment with Plan9 OS but I was unsuccessful because of the lack of support for USB input devices during the install. Perhaps this has already been

[9fans] multiport serial

2009-07-16 Thread Adriano Verardo
Hi, all Does anyone know what kind of multiport serial cards is currently well supported by Plan9 ? Thanks adriano

Re: [9fans] multiport serial

2009-07-16 Thread erik quanstrom
On Thu Jul 16 15:24:59 EDT 2009, a.vera...@tecmav.com wrote: Hi, all Does anyone know what kind of multiport serial cards is currently well supported by Plan9 ? i have both of the startport models listed, and run the perle ultraport16s at coraid. here's a list from /sys/src/9/pc/uart*.c

Re: [9fans] git on plan9

2009-07-16 Thread drivers
hi, Ok, so I have hg compiled and it will run via hg cmd; however, i'm running into a chmod error. There was a proposed change in /n/sources/patch/ape-chmod-dirbit which can be seen here: http://www.kix.in/plan9/mirror/sources/patch/. I've taken the chmod.c.new file and replaced the

Re: [9fans] git on plan9

2009-07-16 Thread Felipe Bichued
you have to rebuild ape, and then python. it should work after that. On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 5:51 PM, driv...@0xabadba.be wrote: hi,        Ok, so I have hg compiled and it will run via hg cmd; however, i'm running into a chmod error.  There was a proposed change in

Re: [9fans] git on plan9

2009-07-16 Thread ron minnich
I may be missing it, but what particular thing in the chmod failed? What was it trying to set? ron

Re: [9fans] git on plan9

2009-07-16 Thread drivers
Filipe, This has fixed the os.chmod error, I had rebuild ape; however, i had not rebuilt python. I am now running into this traceback even though the .hg dir is being instantiated. rator_gade% hg clone http://bitbucket.org/jespern/django-piston real URL is

Re: [9fans] git on plan9

2009-07-16 Thread erik quanstrom
On Thu Jul 16 17:19:52 EDT 2009, bich...@gmail.com wrote: you have to rebuild ape, and then python. it should work after that. why? - erik

Re: [9fans] git on plan9

2009-07-16 Thread Felipe Bichued
ape's chmod doesn't work for directories. ape-chmod-dirbit patch is supposed to fix it. On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 6:17 PM, ron minnichrminn...@gmail.com wrote: I may be missing it, but what particular thing in the chmod failed? What was it trying to set? ron

Re: [9fans] multiport serial

2009-07-16 Thread Adriano Verardo
Thank you very much, erik. Does Plan9 manage PC104 (ISA) cards ? From man plan9.ini I know they are obsolete but I'm trying to port an automation system under Plan9 and must deal with strict hardware constraints. adriano

Re: [9fans] git on plan9

2009-07-16 Thread Felipe Bichued
python's posix module uses ape. On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 6:20 PM, erik quanstromquans...@quanstro.net wrote: On Thu Jul 16 17:19:52 EDT 2009, bich...@gmail.com wrote: you have to rebuild ape, and then python. it should work after that. why? - erik

Re: [9fans] git on plan9

2009-07-16 Thread erik quanstrom
On Thu Jul 16 17:33:14 EDT 2009, bich...@gmail.com wrote: python's posix module uses ape. On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 6:20 PM, erik quanstromquans...@quanstro.net wrote: On Thu Jul 16 17:19:52 EDT 2009, bich...@gmail.com wrote: you have to rebuild ape, and then python. it should work after

Re: [9fans] multiport serial

2009-07-16 Thread Steve Simon
I have used an isa card with the 4th edition, so I know they work, however I haven't tried for quite a few years - it might have bitrotted. [Beware whistfull ramblings] Twas an Adaptec 1542, I even upgraded its firmware once, with a UV lightbox and an EPROM programmer... -Steve

Re: [9fans] git on plan9

2009-07-16 Thread Federico G. Benavento
and my reply to that was: my patch behaves exactly like chmod(1), so those bits are inherited I think this is the right thing to do as posix doesn't support those bits. http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/95399/basedefs/sys/stat.h.html On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 8:08 PM, Federico G.

Re: [9fans] git on plan9

2009-07-16 Thread Federico G. Benavento
ok, I didn't get this the first time, so this is not the hg which is in sources this is hg 1.3 cpu% hg clone --traceback http://bitbucket.org/jespern/django-piston/ destination directory: django-piston requesting all changes adding changesets adding manifests adding file changes added 161

Re: [9fans] git on plan9

2009-07-16 Thread drivers
I currently have hg and this bookmarks git module working on plan9. Russ, thanks for the clue -- i have this packaged up now (my first package but doesn't seem like rocket science. Please let me know if you are interested. Also to be honest 98% of this was Filipe and FGB i just put a

Re: [9fans] git on plan9

2009-07-16 Thread John Floren
Congratulations! I'm interested in giving it a shot; is it just a tarball to compile, or is it a package for fgb's contrib(1)? I'll throw it on sources for you if you don't have an alternate hosting solution while you wait for your contrib. John On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 5:35 PM,

Re: [9fans] git on plan9

2009-07-16 Thread drivers
John, I'm going to write an rc script to do the installation. The package works to pull in hg; however, it depends on a lot of things. I'll write a readme and post it. Is the wiki an ok place for this? respectfully, james ---BeginMessage--- Congratulations! I'm interested in giving it