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Description: GNU utilities user queries and answers.
 

grep: Look for ./.grepignore and ~/.grepignore by default? 
  ack has this cool ability to ignore files and directories on a project-by-project basis, using .ackrc files. grep has a feature like this, --exclude-from=FILE. Could the next version of gnu grep --exclude-from=./.grepignore and --exclude-from=~/.grepignore by default?
By Andrew Pennebaker  - Apr 26 - 1 new of 1 message    

gettext translation of database entries 
  Hi I have tried to find out if there is a way to translate data retrieved from the tables of a database using gettext. Best regards Haakon Enoksen
By Haakon Enoksen  - Jan 27 - 1 new of 1 message    

GNU Question 
  I have a question about the GNU and software distribution. If there is a piece of software that says it's GPL, but requires a 'Support Fee' as well as a domain for 'support' (Both required) in order to download the software. Is this still classified as 'GPL'? Or is this a backhanded way to try and accept a fee for the software?... more »
By Kray Mitchell  - Oct 9 2012 - 2 new of 2 messages    

Re-entrancy in Make 
  I'm trying to construct a Makefile to handle the processing of machine-generated LaTeX documents. The Makefile will eventually be written by the same routine that creates the .tex file[s], so that each one can ship with its own custom Makefile. Because of the two-stage nature of LaTeX processing of cross-references,... more »
By Peter Flynn  - Sep 25 2012 - 3 new of 3 messages    

ddd cannot find the source code 
  Dear all, Here is my procedure to use ddd with idb. (1) compile the code using these ifort options: -extend-source 132 -O0 -g -save-temps -fpic -Wl,-no_pie (2) run the DDD with idb: ddd --ladebug --debugger idb my_program I got the messages from DDD: The DDD GUI window showed the following messages:... more »
By Kuo-Hsien Chang  - Sep 9 2012 - 2 new of 2 messages    

Linux 
  Dear Sirs, I try to help a friend who has some problem with display the system date and time. My friend has a application running on red hat linux. The application always display the system date and time to the led display. When the battery for the "CMOS" is weak, the date and time shifted. That... more »
By CK Lim  - Jul 24 2012 - 2 new of 2 messages    

Shell script migration from Unix to Linux 
  Hi, Due to incompatibility of commands/arguments and behavior, shell script migration from Unix to Linux OS is a nightmare for many. Is there any Wrapper Shell or other utilities existing in Linux, to help script migration from Unix to Linux? This unix2linux shell should hide the behavior/output differences and... more »
By George Thomas Irimben (georgeti)  - Apr 28 2012 - 3 new of 3 messages    

The following question is not MIPS Cross-compiler's bug ? 
  Hello everyone: When I use MIPS Cross-compiler 4.3.2 and version 3.2.1 to compile a same functin, there have been two different result, as follows: This is my function code: ulong test_function(ulong index,ushort app) { _Struct_PST_ID *pstid = NULL; //there have a bug,when user version 4.3.2 compiler.... more »
By Haichang Liu  - Feb 17 2012 - 1 new of 1 message    

bash prompt help 
  Hi all, Running Bash 4.2.20, I would like to have a prompt composed by the first letters of the base path, excluding the last one. Example: - /u/l/bin if I'm in /usr/local/bin - /v/w/h/my-website if I'm in /var/www/html/my-website - /h/mihamina if I'm in /home/mihamina Of course, this could lead to some errors and confusion, but it's useful... more »
By Mihamina Rakotomandimby  - Feb 13 2012 - 3 new of 3 messages    

gawk v4? 
  The version of GNU Awk on my workstation is 3.1.6, with a copyright dated 2007. Have we tested/approved a newer version? If not, is one in the works? Thanks!
By adaml...@google.com  - Feb 10 2012 - 2 new of 2 messages    

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