Category Archives: Computing

Further frustrations with OSX…

Recent versions of the command line tools for Xcode appear to have changed the way the -pthread argument to the compiler is handled such that it generates a warning if used in a call to the compiler that actually only … Continue reading

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Well that’s not going to work then

A short while ago I posted about the problems when combining Xcode’s -Wall and -Werror flags with pkg-config to get include directory flags. I’ve just been through my configure script doing the necessary work to replace the -I flags with … Continue reading

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OSX fun with pkg-config and Xcode

In the configure script for the release of oacapture that I’m currently working on I’ve made fairly heavy use of pkg-config to determine compiler and linker flags for installed packages and to check installed versions to see if they provide … Continue reading

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Installing OSX 10.8 on a Mac Mini2,1

I wanted to be able to build and test oaCapture on different OSX releases, but only Snow Leopard and Lion would install on my old Mac Mini.  It would have been very convenient for me if I could also have … Continue reading

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Trouble never comes alone

Just as I thought I had a temporary resolution to the previous problem with oaCapture, another one gets thrown in my face 🙁 Inclusion of the cfitsio library causes binary portability problems left, right and centre because the libraries have … Continue reading

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Just when the finishing post is in sight…

I thought I was going to be able to finish off everything for the new release of oaCapture today, but just at the last moment I’ve found a problem with the support for the Starlight Xpress filter wheel. I’ve written … Continue reading

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The joy of supporting filter wheels

I’m working on support for filter wheels for oaCapture at the moment.  I’ve had a few hardware niggles that I’ll document separately, but just getting the code right is proving something of a struggle.  Every time I make a change … Continue reading

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libudev to the rescue!

Well, on Linux at least, for the moment… Some time ago when I was writing part of oaCapture I wanted to be able to tell whether the currently connected camera was a Philips SPC900. Ideally, given that I knew, say, … Continue reading

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Debugging FireWire on recent Linux kernels

As part of the development of my planetary capture software I’ve been trying to sort out some problems with IIDC FireWire cameras. They’re not easy to get hold of these days. At least, not at “spare change” kinds of prices. … Continue reading

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Resolved: Mythbuntu manual shutdown

The last remaining issue I’ve had since my Mythbuntu upgrade a few days ago was that when the “exit and shutdown” option was selected from the frontends, nothing happened. This had worked without a problem on previous installs. I have … Continue reading

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