IRC log for #brlcad on 20081019

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00:32.31 ``Erik now that's lovely
00:33.15 ``Erik upgrade from mysql 50 to 51, so it wants my to run mysql_upgrade, but it can't because I can't start mysqld, but I can't because I haven't run mysql_upgrade
00:35.56 archivist lurks in #mysql and has never heard of that
00:40.21 ``Erik I did go from a fairly old 50 to a brand spanking new 51, mebbe I need to do a new 50, then move to 51
00:41.42 archivist dunno 5.1 is still RC status
00:50.02 ``Erik heh, *shrug* 60 is in the ports tree, mebbe I shoulda researched :D *downgrade*
00:51.21 archivist 60 is somewhat beta
00:51.43 ``Erik yeah, "-devel"
00:52.14 ``Erik needs to write the postgresql backend for this durn program
00:57.14 archivist noo 5.0 whatever should be ok
01:00.05 ``Erik nooo, postgresql >> mysql :D *duck*
01:00.44 archivist neva!
01:01.12 archivist sets the #mysql bot on ``Erik
01:02.25 ``Erik hehehe
01:02.38 ``Erik I have to say, mysql is getting far less sucky lately
01:03.36 archivist I run the #mysql bot on an old PII on the shelf here
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03:00.31 ``Erik everyone out of the universe, quick!
03:19.35 yukonbob evening, cadheads
03:20.02 yukonbob thinks Aeon Flux (live-action) might be on TV tonight...
03:24.56 punkrockgirl i'm dj'ing soon
03:25.08 punkrockgirl if anyone cares to hear
03:27.50 punkrockgirl www.troubleradio.net
03:35.00 yukonbob <PROTECTED>
03:40.59 yukonbob what time?
03:44.45 ``Erik 17 minutes ago
04:11.59 punkrockgirl now
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06:54.29 brlcad punkrockgirl: still on or done?
06:54.54 brlcad needs a beep or something
07:00.44 clock_ beeps
07:00.50 brlcad heh
07:16.59 yukonbob mawning
07:17.17 yukonbob hey clock_, long time no see...
07:17.31 clock_ yukonbob: hey mawning
07:18.08 yukonbob gets ready to hit hay...
07:27.14 brlcad crazy talk
07:30.09 starseeker wonders if brlcad would volunteer to get "borged" for the direct nerve level computer access and the eradication of physical distractions like sleep...
07:30.47 brlcad oh absolutely if the technology was solid
07:30.49 clock_ starseeker: in that case I would volunteer for the intergalactic optical equipment so his brain could be also connected with the aliens
07:30.52 brlcad i'm all for cybernetic implants
07:31.13 clock_ brlcad: Universal Soldier? :)
07:31.16 brlcad just not of the brain until it's about to kick the bucket (then absolutely that too!)
07:31.29 clock_ what does the kick the bucket phrase mean?
07:31.34 starseeker Hmm, brlcad as an operating system...
07:31.35 brlcad die
07:31.45 clock_ aha yes :)
07:31.57 starseeker those poor cpus would need some serious overclocking
07:32.16 clock_ s over
07:33.06 starseeker On the other hand, we could hook him to the internet and watch Windows be eradicated from the world's computers :-)
07:33.24 clock_ Using M1A2 Abrams tanks?
07:33.57 starseeker enjoys that mental image
07:34.06 brlcad heh
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08:12.54 CIA-4 BRL-CAD: 03starseeker * r32992 10/brlcad/trunk/doc/docbook/articles/nirt/en/Makefile.am: Point to actual file name for fo_custom.xsl
08:14.41 brlcad ~starseeker++
08:17.33 starseeker makes the very unplesant discovery that out-of-dir build for pdf doesn't work, since the image links in the docs don't have a "top_srcdir" prefix
08:18.01 starseeker ponders...
08:24.22 starseeker ew - that's a real problem
08:40.53 clock_ These free software tools are ingenious due to their flexibility
08:41.12 clock_ I am simulating a telecommunications amplifier and want to know the time jitter caused by different shifts of 10 and 5 MHz
08:41.36 clock_ no simulator will show you time jitter, but in gnuplot I can enter a formula which graphs directly the time jitter from phase angles which the simulators commonly show!
08:42.02 clock_ SImilar to BRL-CAD, doing anything is also not difficult there, or hooking it up into custom scripts and website.
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13:45.17 brlcad kicks itcl 4 configure in the nads trying to appease the tea flag gods
13:58.33 louipc there's tcl/tk 8.5.5 out too :D
14:02.04 brlcad yeah, I saw that
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14:57.57 *** join/#brlcad novakyu (n=novakyu@visitor2.Berkeley.EDU)
14:59.28 novakyu hi
14:59.50 novakyu is there a way to generate a blueprint from a brlcad model?
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15:06.35 brlcad novakyu: howdy -- yes and no
15:06.55 brlcad you can generate the diagram, but you have to label it with dimensions manually outside of brl-cad
15:07.51 brlcad example: http://brlcad.org/gallery/s/renderings/havoc_rtedge.png.html
15:07.53 novakyu i see.
15:08.48 brlcad would make an excellent addition and is on our todo list
15:09.09 brlcad but it's unfortunately not a high-priority item given other priorities and limited manpower
15:11.06 clock_ novakyu: you have quite a slavic sounding name
15:11.41 novakyu i suppose if one could somehow generate the dimension list though ...
15:11.55 novakyu labeling itself may not be too onerous.
15:12.06 novakyu clock_: yes, i do.
15:12.59 brlcad novakyu: it should be possible to generate the dimension list using the bounding boxes (for orthogonal views) or using 'nirt' for off-axis dimensions
15:12.59 novakyu thx for the information.
15:13.16 novakyu ah. great.
15:14.04 brlcad nirt samples a ray through an object telling you where you enter/exit and the distances in-between -- that's exact dimensioning for that ray path
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15:15.17 clock_ novakyu: sounds Czech
15:15.21 brlcad massive doc/tutorial on nirt published to the website just a couple days ago, making bounding boxes and getting their dimensions is pretty simple and scriptable (make_bb, analyze)
15:16.37 novakyu that sounds promising. i'll look into it.
15:16.53 novakyu clock_: closer to polish
16:23.27 brlcad looks like itcl/itk 4 rely on tcl 8.5.5
16:23.58 brlcad I have the upgrade pretty much done, but it requires upgrading all of tcl too .. and I'm not sure I really want to do that
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18:41.50 starseeker brlcad: Pretty much guaranteed to break S2, isn't it?
18:47.26 yukonbob "S2"?
19:42.31 ``Erik third party app
19:42.44 ``Erik they bitch every time tcl changes, yeah
19:43.57 ``Erik (if it weren't for "s2", brlcad, starseeker, bob and myself wouldn't be getting paid to work on BRL-CAD, it's that important...)
19:58.09 ``Erik huh
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20:47.55 ``Erik commercials on history channel are stupid. "every wish you had *SONIC* hearing?" ...
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21:24.47 phreak4257 Erik: please to be telling me where can I buy this "sonic hearing" of which you speak?
21:39.48 brlcad starseeker: not guaranteed, but highly likely -- and if anything, it's not worth the hassle it "might" cause even at that
21:40.43 brlcad i already pushed it off into a stashed dir so it can be tried later if needed, not going to do it until we have a pressing need
21:41.22 brlcad the recent changes would have probably have helped the integration issues
21:41.40 brlcad itcl and itk are finally separated, rewritten to use the new tclOO core
21:42.20 brlcad and their build systems are now clean TEA builds
21:49.32 ``Erik #file# is emacsese for a file being edited at the moment, right?
22:24.28 brlcad yeah
22:24.34 brlcad unsaved change
22:25.01 brlcad make[5]: *** No rule to make target `Introduction.html', needed by `all'. Stop.
22:25.17 brlcad ah, never mind .. that was my bad
22:28.01 CIA-24 BRL-CAD: 03brlcad * r32994 10/brlcad/trunk/ (configure.ac src/libged/Makefile.am):
22:28.01 CIA-24 BRL-CAD: bob added png as a dependency to libged when he moved the 'png' command over.
22:28.01 CIA-24 BRL-CAD: that functionality should be shoved up into a different place (like an image
22:28.02 CIA-24 BRL-CAD: conversion library that erik sorta started). for now, just spell out the dep
22:28.02 CIA-24 BRL-CAD: and include the flags.
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