I just got C & C++ working on my machine as I’m currently taking a C class, and will probably be taking C++ in the Spring. In case you’d like to setup Eclipse as a C/C++ IDE, here is a .pdf which gives you a step by step walk through on getting HelloWorld working in both C and C++.
It’s definitely a good thing to have your system clock synch itself each time you reboot using a public NTP Timeserver. FreeBSD makes this a piece of cake.
First, you’ll want to make sure your timezone is set correctly. Check /usr/share/zoneinfo for the correct time zone file, and copy it to /etc/localtime. I.e.:
bash-2.05b# mv /usr/share/zoneinfo/zonefilehere /etc/localtime
Once you’ve done that, you will need to make sure your date and time are set within at least a few minutes of the current date and time. To do this, use the date command:
bash-2.05b# date 0408290000
The date is in YYMMDDHHMM format, the clock being a 24 hour and not 12 hour clock. To make sure the date looks correct before moving on, just type date in again:
bash-2.05b# date
Sun Aug 29 00:00:33 MDT 2004
Now that our timezone, date, and time are all set correctly, lets setup the NTP daemon to keep the system time synced-up.To do this, open /etc/rc.conf in your editor of choice, and add these lines:
ntpdate_enable="YES"
ntpdate_program="ntpdate"
ntpdate_flags="-b timeserver.org"
Replace timeserver.org with a server from a public NTP timeserver list which is near you (by number of network hops, not necessarily physical location). You’ll need to Google for a list of these yourself. Voila!
Why did I do this? Well, my last post said it was posted at 5 something AM.. and we all know I would never get up that early.
Well, that was fun. I upgraded Apache on my old trusty FreeBSD box from the ports collection a few weeks back, and once that happened, I couldn’t get it to start again. I could of fixed it by compiling a new kernel, but I figured I’d just as well throw together a new box since I have plenty of relic hardware laying around. I certainly wasn’t in a hurry to get it done, obviously.
Finally finished setting-up MySQL and got MovableType working, so the last thing on the agenda to get working on this site is Gallery. Eventually, I’ll move it to WordPress…