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var s = "JavaScript syntax highlighting"; alert(s);

s = "Python syntax highlighting" print s

No language indicated, so no syntax highlighting. But let's throw in a <b>tag</b>.

Tables

| Tables | Are | Cool | |

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Install Java and Scala SL6.x

# http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

sudo rpm -Uvh jdk-7u51-linux-x64.rpm

# scala

# http://www.scala-lang.org/download # http://lancegatlin.org/tech/centos-6-install-scala

wget http://www.scala-lang.org/files/archive/scala-2.10.3.tgz

wget http://www.scala-lang.org/downloads/distrib/files/scala-2.10.1.tgz tar xvf scala-2.10.1.tgz sudo mv scala-2.10.1 /usr/lib sudo ln -s /usr/lib/scala-2.10.1 /usr/lib/scala

nano /etc/profile.d/scala.sh export PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/scala/bin

nano ~/.bash_profile

#type java

# export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/default

source ~/.bash_profile

#ScientificLinux #Linux #java #scala

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#Cuda Samples compiled

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pyopencl benchmark

python benchmark.py Execution time of test without OpenCL: 0.230549812317 s /usr/bin/nvidia-modprobe: unrecognized option: "-u" ERROR: Invalid commandline, please run `/usr/bin/nvidia-modprobe --help` for usage information.

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Site for sore eyes!

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Compiling PyOpenCL 2013 on Scientific Linux 6.x

# pre

sudo easy_install pip

yum install tkinter python-imaging python-imaging-tk

git clone http://git.tiker.net/trees/pyopencl.git

cd pyopencl

git submodule init

git submodule update

python configure.py --cl-enable-gl \

  --cl-inc-dir=/usr/local/cuda-5.5/include \

  --cl-lib-dir=/usr/local/cuda-5.5/lib64 \

#opencl #pyopencl #scientificlinux #linux

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Cuda 5.5 on Scientic Linux 6.x

# from fresh install of SL6

su

visudo  # add self to the users

sudo yum -y install openssh-server openssh-clients

sudo chkconfig sshd on

sudo service sshd start

sudo yum install python-pip.noarch PyOpenGL.noarch \

elrepo-release \

python-devel boost mesa-libGL-devel mesa-libGLU-devel libXi-devel libXmu-devel freeglut-devel

# # # cuda pre-install

#edit /etc/grub.conf, add

rdblacklist=nouveau 3

# reboot

sudo yum install elrepo-release

sudo yum install kmod-nvidia nvidia-x11-drv

# then run sh cuda_5.x_linux.run as su

don't install driver!

# set gcc LD path (x64) to library files

# add /usr/local/cuda-5.5/bin to path

# Compile samples

#sl6 #scientificlinux #cuda #opencl #cuda5

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[ubuntu] turn off the screen from the command line

# !/bin/bash # turn off the screen from the command line export DISPLAY=:0 gnome-screensaver-command -l xset dpms force off

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http://www.addedbytes.com/cheat-sheets/regular-expressions-cheat-sheet/

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#126

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focus on FOCAL!

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Document Map in Notepad++ Version 6 + !

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NSIS installer for Windows

I've been wanting to create a custom windows installer for a while, I have known about NSIS for sometime, but was using the 7zip SFX installer.

I wanted a very basic installer, bundle up some files into an exe, set the default path, add a little eye candy in the way of graphics. NSIS can access the registry reading and adding entries, but I'm just installing a plugin, and it seems a little overkill for what I wanted.

NSIS is actually great, the forums at winamp, not so much. It might be just that I have got used to stackoverflow's very helpful userbase, but I found the answers at winamp, less than helpful, "just read the documentation" one said, that's not what you need when you're just starting out, you want to get something working asap!

The method I was trying was to the zip2exe NSIS installer builders, then hack the .log file, but the it was producing a large list of files to add to the installer at compile time, I didn't fancy try to write a .bat file to list all the files.

So eventually I found the magic command was:

  SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\"

  File /r "*.*" ; 

File /r recurses the given directory (bit like "dir /s") 

so in my case it was

  File /r "..\..\..\..\*.*"

Other Tips:

If you're installing to program files, you will need (esp on windows 7!)

RequestExecutionLevel admin

MUI_ICON .ico files need to be proper icon files (you can save these in Gimp) 48x48 pixels

MUI_WELCOMEFINISHPAGE_BITMAP needs to be 164x314 8 bit depth (255 colours)

Some useful references

http://ctlabs.blogspot.co.uk/2009/02/nullsoft-scriptable-install-system-nsis.html

So my code ended up looking something like this:

; Define your application name

!define APPNAME "Images2SU"

!define APPNAMEANDVERSION "Images2SU"

; Main Install settings

Name "${APPNAMEANDVERSION}"

InstallDir "$PROGRAMFILES\Google\Google SketchUp 7\Plugins"

OutFile "Images2SU.exe"

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; Use compression

SetCompressor LZMA

; Modern interface settings

!include "MUI.nsh"

;--------------------------------

;Interface Configuration

  !define MUI_HEADERIMAGE

  !define MUI_WELCOMEFINISHPAGE_BITMAP "welcome.bmp"

  !define MUI_ICON "icon.ico"

  !define MUI_ABORTWARNING

;--------------------------------

; !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_LICENSE "${NSISDIR}\Docs\Modern UI\License.txt"

!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_WELCOME

!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_DIRECTORY

!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_INSTFILES

!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_FINISH

; Set languages (first is default language)

!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English"

!insertmacro MUI_RESERVEFILE_LANGDLL

Section "Images2SU" Section1

; Set Section properties

SetOverwrite on ;ifnewer

; Set Section Files and Shortcuts

SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\"

File /r "..\..\..\..\*.*"

SectionEnd

; Modern install component descriptions

!insertmacro MUI_FUNCTION_DESCRIPTION_BEGIN

!insertmacro MUI_DESCRIPTION_TEXT ${Section1} ""

!insertmacro MUI_FUNCTION_DESCRIPTION_END

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