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Module naming question: Tie::StorableDir 0 22 (1/17/2005 7:17:34 PM) comp.lang.perl.modules -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I have written a module to tie a hash to a directory of Storable.pm files. Would Tie::StorableDir be considered an okay name, or would something else be better? P... bd

Problems with MLA style bibtex 0 29 (11/18/2004 5:00:59 PM) comp.text.tex I'm trying to do a MLA style paper for school in BiBTeX, but I'm getting the following error when I run bibtex: $ bibtex voting This is BibTeX, Version 0.99c (Web2C 7.4.5) The top-level auxiliary file: voting.a... Bryan

SSA subtitle support 0 41 (11/16/2004 2:43:01 AM) comp.os.linux.misc Does anyone know of a Linux media player program which can handle SSA subtitle effects in MKV (Matroska) media files? I'm currently using mplayer, but it simply ignores the effects and places all subtitles in t... bd

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Function pointer prototype interpretation 5 32 (8/30/2005 10:01:47 AM) comp.lang.c Hi all, I came accross this FP signature and it has me baffled. Can anyone explain this signature to me - i.e what are the input and output types ? void(*(*foo)(int))(int,void(*)(int)) Thanks ... sweet-science (123)

low-level question 17 32 (8/30/2005 12:30:18 PM) comp.lang.c I couldn't get this on a midterm. Darn! Anyone want to help? 1. Why does the following program output a 0? 2. Explain in detail. 3. How could you prevent this outcome without changing the code? #include #i... jesso1607 (12)

Authenticated apt ? 1 23 (9/5/2005 11:43:11 AM) comp.os.linux.misc Hi I was wondering if such a thing exists ? If not, is someone working on it ? Let us say that a certain commercial vendor wishes to distribute some of its products / updates to its clients. Given the popular... spammers-go-here (995)

rm -rf / 26 50 (9/6/2005 9:33:17 PM) comp.os.linux.misc What actually happens if you do rm -rf / ? Will the system just crash at some point or will it complete and leave you at a prompt where you can do nothing? I ask because I'm about to decommission a server and... no438 (1009)

How to mount init ? 2 51 (9/7/2005 10:30:50 AM) comp.os.linux.misc Hello How can i check what is in my /boot/initrd.gz file ? Thanx Michal ... root8642 (22)

realfree () related to new operator 3 48 (9/14/2005 10:32:42 AM) comp.lang.c++ I have one problem related to new operator, when the following line is execute then Segmentation fault occurs. std::wstring lastConjunction(L"OMIT"); Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault 0xff04... vinuwarrier (42)

problem with char* block[5000] and binary reading 20 23 (9/14/2005 2:02:12 PM) comp.lang.c++ hello everyone! i have a problem with reading from binary file. i was googling and searching, but i just cant understand, why isnt this code working. i could use any help. here's the source code: --cut here-... ishmael4 (14)

Telling an empty binary file from a "full" one 26 33 (9/19/2005 6:25:08 PM) comp.lang.c I have a binary file used to store the values of variables in order to use them again. I easily know whether the file exists or not, but the problem is, in case the program has been earlier interupted before it... Michel0528 (473)

Howto implement AND in grep 12 31 (9/20/2005 4:19:36 AM) comp.os.linux.misc egrep "str1|str2|str3" file.txt would print lines in file.txt matching str1 OR str2 OR str3... What would I do to print lines matching str1 AND str2 AND str3...? cat file.txt | grep str1 | grep str2 | grep str3... vkgupta (3)

Do I need to free all memory that is malloced? 21 18 (9/24/2005 1:33:22 PM) comp.lang.c suppose i have char* ip = malloc(10); and i use up only two bytes. then can i free(ip+2) the idea is that in case my program does not use up all the bytes malloced, am i allowed to free up the unused bytes ... karthik.nar (4)