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hard drive activity 3 29 (3/16/2008 7:05:08 AM) comp.os.linux.misc My Ubuntu box is being used for postfix, pop, NAT; a few things like that. The hard drive light flashes constantly, even after turning postfix off. How can I _precisely_ trace what's happening to my hard dri... RezaRob

array initializers 2 32 (1/29/2008 6:01:57 AM) comp.lang.c++ [ Sorry for double posting to c++.moderated; I made a mistake. ] I don't know if this is ANSI-C, but in gcc it works perfectly well: static const char *opcodes[] = { [3] = "bad_op" }; However,... RezaRob

int -> float conversion 23 202 (9/30/2007 6:41:11 AM) comp.graphics.api.opengl When int is fed into opengl (say using glVertex3i) who converts to float, CPU or GPU? Assuming a decent/powerful GPU is used? Thanks. Reza. ... RezaRob

disable implicit type conversion 3 23 (9/28/2007 12:24:42 AM) comp.lang.c++ Is there any way to prevent implicit type conversion when parameter passing. For example between these types: class Window * win1; class BorderedWindow * win2; Thanks in advance. Reza. ... RezaRob

~ operator returns signed value 15 26 (9/23/2007 10:34:42 PM) comp.lang.c gcc is clearly returning -1 when I do this ~ (unsigned short) 0 which is not the case if "unsigned int" is used instead of "unsigned short". What does the C standard say about that? (reference to the standar... RezaRob

firefox Error Console line numbers? 2 125 (6/26/2007 3:33:35 AM) comp.lang.javascript I've tried Firebug and the Error Console, and neither gives me file/ line number for "uncaught exception: java.lang.ClassCastException". I'm using Firefox 2.0.0.4. Many thanks. Reza. ... RezaRob

jpeg compression hardware 25 88 (6/12/2007 7:39:45 AM) comp.compression We may need to compress in the order of 100 jpegs per second. Any ideas if there is good hardware for this? Thanks. Reza. ... RezaRob

glReadPixels performance (OpenGL FAQ 22.070) 11 139 (6/9/2007 4:52:27 AM) comp.arch The OpenGL FAQ itself is not clear about _why_ glReadPixels is slow. It was suggested that PCIe, being full-duplex, will solve this problem, but I'm thoroughly unconvinced that it will _even_ solve the the har... RezaRob

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hard drive activity 3 29 (3/16/2008 7:05:08 AM) comp.os.linux.misc My Ubuntu box is being used for postfix, pop, NAT; a few things like that. The hard drive light flashes constantly, even after turning postfix off. How can I _precisely_ trace what's happening to my hard dri... RezaRob (11)

disable implicit type conversion 3 23 (9/28/2007 12:24:42 AM) comp.lang.c++ Is there any way to prevent implicit type conversion when parameter passing. For example between these types: class Window * win1; class BorderedWindow * win2; Thanks in advance. Reza. ... RezaRob (11)

~ operator returns signed value 15 26 (9/23/2007 10:34:42 PM) comp.lang.c gcc is clearly returning -1 when I do this ~ (unsigned short) 0 which is not the case if "unsigned int" is used instead of "unsigned short". What does the C standard say about that? (reference to the standar... RezaRob (11)