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    Re: Beginner's Programming Challenge 18

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but is this not an exact duplicate of a previous challenge?
    See: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=772016
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    Re: how do i install ruby 1.9.2

    Where are you intending to install it? The 1.9.1 stuff exist there for comparability reasons, see the FAQ on this page.
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    Re: Bash and X and Window Managers.

    I don't think you can switch window managers without logging out of X first.

    You can define what window manager runs first (as well as starting other apps) in your .xinitrc file
    # .xinitrc...
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    Re: Can't install Ruby on Rails

    To the original poster: Rails is not compatible with ruby 1.9.1, you have to use 1.9.2 or 1.8.7.

    Try installing libzlib-ruby from apt-get.

    If that doesn't work, then install with rvm which is...
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    Re: how do i install ruby 1.9.2

    ./configure --prefix=/YOUR/NEW/DIRECTORY

    Might I also suggest that in the ruby community, using rvm is the preferred way of installing ruby.
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    Re: Beginners Programming Challenge 15

    Just to throw another entry in, here is a recursive solution in ruby. Beware, this is extremely, extremely slow. No optimization here :)


    #!/usr/bin/env ruby

    def lev(a, b)
    # Base cases
    ...
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    Re: Learning Ruby on Rails

    Read through this online book: http://railstutorial.org/book
    It's the most up to date out there.
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    Re: Beginner Programming Challenge 14

    You are absolutely correct. I was copying and pasting from my other program and I appear to have missed the temporary variable part.

    Here's a pretty clean fix without having to use a temporary...
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    Re: Beginner Programming Challenge 14

    Very impressive, works beautifully. I'll take it that this wins the speed test.
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    Re: Beginner Programming Challenge 14

    Thanks. I've never taken linear algebra before so I was going just based on geometry.

    Here is the improved version. The case/when statement could be replaced with Object.send, but I figured that...
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    Re: Beginner Programming Challenge 14

    Here is my solution in ruby:


    #!/usr/bin/env ruby

    transformations = STDIN.gets('end')

    STDIN.gets # call gets again since STDIN still has a newline in it.

    coordinates = STDIN.gets
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    makedepend and boost

    I am trying to include boost in my project.


    #include <boost/xpressive/xpressive.hpp>

    However when running makedepend over my project, it looks at that line and then starts looking in the...
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    [SOLVED] Re: Java Opposite of Generics

    Thank you Reiger, that's exactly what I wanted.
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    [SOLVED] Java Opposite of Generics

    I am trying to extend the java.util.Hashtable class. However, I would like it so that when somebody tries to use my CustomHashtable class, they can only construct it use Strings for the types for the...
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    Re: [wxPython] Can't load menu icons

    I really doubt that that image is part of the wxPython library. I imagine that when they say the word 'stock' they are referring to a generic image for a stop icon, not something specific to...
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    Re: Strange C++ Error (Compiler bug?)

    What compiler are you using?

    I get the following when I try to compile your code


    gcc engine.C
    engine.h:11: error: 'SDL_Event' has not been declared
    engine.h:12: error: 'SDL_Event' has not...
  17. Sourcing a File in A Different Directory

    In my .cshrc I do the following:



    source someDirectory/someFile


    In someDirectory/someFile, I have
  18. [SOLVED] Re: trying to set up a git repo on my home server

    You need to append the .git on to the end of the git repo...


    git clone jason@<ip address>:gitosis-admin.git
  19. [SOLVED] Re: trying to set up a git repo on my home server

    You should make the initial commit on the server machine.
    Once you're able to authenticate yourself, you can edit it using your account.
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    [ubuntu] Re: xinerama second display

    bueller...
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    [ubuntu] Re: xinerama second display

    Uhh...I think you may be confused. xinerama is not a video editing app.
    And I understand the difference between a display and monitor. I guess the correct term would be screen since that's what...
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    [ubuntu] xinerama second display

    So I've got xinerama working just fine. I have a question. I understand that xinerama treats dual monitors as if they were one single monitor, but is there a way for it to tell which window is on...
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    Intermediate Programming Challenge #2

    There are 292 ways to make a U.S. dollar using only U.S. coins (293 if you include the dollar coin).
    For those who unfamiliar with U.S. currency, here is a run-down.

    penny = 1 (100 pennies equal...
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    Re: C++ Variable types that handle strings

    GNOME is a window manager, not an OS. All it is just a GUI overlay to a terminal and what you're requesting just doesn't make sense.
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    Re: Intermediate programming challenge

    The expert challenge should be next where it uses numbers that are outside the range of primitive types.
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