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Net-SNMP python binding path
I'm currently setting a development environment in python 3.3 and i'm trying to import the Net-SNMP python bindings but idk where the files are located.
Simple question: anyone knows where are ...
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How do I integrate the use of hammer and anvil for mac web development? [closed]
For some reason when I load a website through anvil that has been compiled in hammer I just get html without styling, and actually without a header or much else. I'm wondering why I would bother using ...
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MacBook of choice for iOS Development [closed]
I am jumping into being a full-time iOS developer now, and I am considering two options now, and correct me if I'm wrong, I need people with experience to tell me if my impression of these products ...
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What are good specs for a MacBook to develop on iOS with? [closed]
I want to buy a MacBook to develop on iOS with. What is the best configuration of one? Should I go with a MacBook Pro or just a MacBook? What are the positives and negatives of each?
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Does the javascript debugger in Safari have the ability to de-minify javascript like chrome does?
In the Chrome debugger under the "Sources" tab, there is a little "{}" button at the bottom that will de-minify minified code and make it human readable, as well as allow the developer to set ...
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How can my company get our custom Java software to run on the iPad?
I have small company and we have custom software that is written in Java.
I am planning to buy a tablet. Originally I intended to get an Android tablet, but I am really impressed by the resolution ...
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MacBook Retina Display for coding
This is a question that could be better on Stack Overflow or Programmers, but I thought I'd try it here first.
As a programmer, I need lots of screen real-estate for the IDE and files that I'm ...
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iOS Developer Tools & Utilities (must haves and nice to haves)
I'm new to Mac's in general and iOS development. I've used an iPhone and iPad, and I'm looking to write apps for both. I'm a (newly) registered Apple developer and have Xcode downloaded and working my ...
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iPad uses for Computer Engineers?
I've had my original iPad for a while now, but haven't used it that much (other than for couch browsing and stuff like that). I was wondering if there was a way I could be using it to it's full ...
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How can I browse WWDC session videos directly on my iOS device or AppleTV?
On my Mac, I can log in to the developer center to watch the videos from the website, and that I can log in on iTunes on my Mac to browse and download them. However, is there a way to browse and watch ...
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How can I import private keys to iSSH app in iPhone?
Suppose a private key in Dropbox/server. I have tried copying it from Dropbox to iPhone's default clipboard and then to iSSH app but there is no area to paste it in iSSH, very unintuitive ...
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C# and .Net Programming Development of MBP [closed]
I'm a university student majoring in software development; I have some study units where we will be programming in .Net and C#. What do you think is the best solution to develop .Net & C# ...
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Missing autoconf/automake in Xcode 4.3?
After I purged Xcode 4.2 and installed Xcode 4.3 from App Store, I can not find autotools (automake/autoconf) through the command line. I've tried to run find /Applications/Xcode.app -name 'automake', ...
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MacBook Pro 13 inch for work
I have just sold my iMac 27 inches for the reason it being too big! I will avoid mentioning the reasons, but...
Now that I have got the exact money to buy the new 13 inch retina one. Problem is I am ...
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Compiling (NS/Cocoa) Emacs on OSX with SVG support
Can anyone explain how to build Emacs --with-ns and SVG support on OS X?
Notes:
--with-rsvg isn't working (when librsvg is installed, ie. via Homebrew)
FYI, The Emacs Mac port uses webkit to ...
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Is it better to use MacPorts or just use an Ubuntu VM for local tools/services when developing on a Mac?
As a developer (primarily JVM-based web apps), I need to use a lot of different tools and services, such as Redis, RabbitMQ, MySQL, git, mercurial, etc. Having worked in a Linux environment where such ...
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As a developer, what will I miss on a Macbook Air? [MBA vs MBP] [closed]
I am an indie game developer. I am in love with the Mackbook Air [13 inch], and want to buy it. I was wondering:
Will I miss the DVD drive, and upgradability if I am choosing a Macbook Air over ...
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Importing vCards from a website into iOS’s Contacts.app
I have a web page with tables full of people & their contact information. I started writing a pairing of php & javascript to automagically generate vCards (*.vcf) for each contact. Half way ...
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Is it possible to run both Xcode 3 and 4 side-by-side on the same machine?
As the title says, can I have both versions of Xcode installed on the same machine?
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Sharing Hotspot from the mac that the iPhone or iPad can connect with?
Is it possible to share a kind of "hotspot" from my macbook so that the iPhone and iPad can connect with it? Just like there is a "personal hotspot" feature on the iPhone I want it the other way ...
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Looking for old C compiler
Back in 1987 or 1988 we had a Mac network at college, these would have been either Mac Classic or Mac Plus machines. We used a C compiler on them - what C compilers were around at the time?
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Why do debuggers need an admin password?
Why does running LLDB or instruments require elevated privilages?
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I can't find otool on my jailbroken iPod
From what I understand is that when you change your settings in Cydia to developer you should be able to access extra utilities. Otool being on of them.
However, when I attempt to use otool it tells ...
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How can I transfer my application to IPad [closed]
I am thinking about development small applications for IPad and I'm just wondering how can I transfer my application to my IPad?
I don't have a plans to sell or to distribute my software among the ...
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gcc vs. llvm, compiling c++ code, migrating from linux [closed]
i'm migrating from linux machine to mac os x. I was used to write c++ application (for opengl and opencv application mainly) using vim as editor.
Now, i have installed XCode on a new 10.8 mac os x ...
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Can Coda 2 be made to uploads to locations other than the root of a website?
I am using Coda 2 coming from Dreamweaver, and it all seems great.
However, uploading a file or 'publishing' (what's actually the difference here?) seems to stick the file in the root. Even when the ...
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How do increase font size of Eclipse globally?
I'd like to know how to increase the font size for Eclipse so it adjusts the whole GUI to not look so darn small on my screen.
For NetBeans there is the --font-size switch which can be set in ...
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is python accepted in the mac app store? [closed]
I know Objective-C is the recommended language for mac app store apps. What if I would like to write a mac app with python? Will my app be rejected when published?
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Can I get paid for releases of new versions of my app in the App Store? [closed]
Suppose that I develop an app for the iOS platform. The app is a huge success and 80% of my target audience buys it. My customers understandably expect continuous development of the app, but my ...
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Xcode tools getting working without the Xcode CD or external drive?
I would like to get the Xcode-developer things to my Macs. I noticed that Apple has started to offer some terminal things online, more here. I am still lazy to get the CDs, to get all Xcode-developer ...
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Valgrind Alternative for Mountain Lion
Unfortunately, Valgrind does not support OS X 10.8 yet. After some Googling, I came across some forum posts where people were able to get it to compile and "almost" link. Does anyone know of any good ...
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How to send an email from command line?
How to send an email from command line or script? I want to be able to run the script programmatically by passing the receiver and the message.
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Ideal apple laptop for Computer Science Masters student? [closed]
I have a HP pavillion core 2 duo 2 GHz and 4 GB RAM, and it is painful to use this machine for any kind of coding. Eclipse (especially Juno) literally takes 5 minutes to load. And even after that, ...
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Web Sharing Apache Localhost - Access permissions
I want to install phpMyAdmin on the native Apache webserver that is bundled with Mac OS X 10.6. I turned on Web Sharing in System Preferences. Yet, me fear is that my computer is granting access to ...
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Upgrade from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion in non personal & large scaled development environment
My company is still running Snow Leopard and we're thinking of upgrading to Mountain Lion soon. We are developing iOs and MacOsX applications and have a small break between the old projects and the ...
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Is there an equivalent to the Windows 7 Problem Steps Recorder on MacOSX?
Is there an equivalent to the Windows 7 Problem Steps Recorder on Mac OSX and or iOS?
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Reading audio file to binary [closed]
I'm new to iphone developing i don't know for how to reading an audio file to binary format.If any body know the way please let me know.
Thanks & Regards,
Kanagu
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Looking for a tool to automatically two-way sync SFTP with local folder
I use OS X for development and I want to push changes to dev server on every ⌘+S.
When I check out a different branch, I want the local folder to update accordingly.
So I figured I need an ...
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How can I clear the JavaScript console in the Safari 6 developer tools?
In previous versions of Safari the JavaScript console in the Developer Tools (aka Web Inspector) had a little 'clear' button at the bottom that emptied out console items, which was useful for getting ...
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Xcode for iPad?
I don't have an Apple computer, only iPad and Debian computer but I still would like to add a feature to iOS app here. Earlier I found out that I can download Xcode, more here, from Apple Store. Now I ...
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What's a good XML viewer/editor for Mac OS X?
I use XML Editor from XMLmind for editing/viewing XML file in Mac.
It's not bad, but I expect an XML editor for Mac. What options do I have including the commercial/free software?
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Compile VLC on Lion
I am trying to compile VLC on my Mac along with guide on wiki. I am getting the
*** /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.6.sdk does not exist, please install required SDK, or use export OSX_VERSION=10.6 ***
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Is there a way to force a remote refresh via the iOS 6 Remote Web Inspector?
I'm using iOS 6's new remote web inspector feature, which is pretty nice.
Is there a way of forcing a page refresh on the remote iOS device from the desktop - it's just a bit easier then reaching ...
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How can I obtain older versions of Xcode?
How can I obtain older versions of Xcode?
Is there a way that I can freely download a version that only requires OS X 10.6.8? So far this is all I've found on the matter; but, when I click the ...
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Browse website developed in BootCamp via OS X/Safari
If I develop a website in BootCamp under something like http://localhost:3458 can I browse that web site from within OS X?
I was thinking maybe using Parallels/Virtual Box to point to the BootCamp ...
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iOS development forums? [closed]
Can I access and post on the official Apple iOS developer forums without the 99dollars subscription ?
What are the best forums on the internet for iOS developers ? I'm quite surprise I can't find a ...
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How do I resize the iOS simulator?
I know that there's Window>Scale>100/75/50% but the scale of the retina iPad simulator is still too big for my screen to be able to test anything.
Is there a way I can scale the size of the iOS ...
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Why am I unable to log-in to Apple sites with my Mac mini?
A friend just got a used Mac Mini with Snow Leopard and is having an unusual log-in issue.
The problem is that he cannot log-in to ANY Apple site with that machine. He cannot log-in to ...
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How can I reinstall an application that the Mac App Store thinks is installed already?
I'm the developer of an application that is currently on the Mac App Store. I'm trying to download my own application so that I can test out the binary that is on the store. (As opposed to running it ...
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Banking, legal and contact contracts pending..can I still release an app for sale..? [closed]
I have had a developer finish an app for me, which I plan to sell on the app store.
About a week ago, i filled in my banking details, legal and contact details,
It still says PENDING in the status ...
