Tag Archives: OS X

MacPorts: Error installing sqlite (a Subversion dependency)

A solution to compiler problems with the MacPorts installation of sqlite, which occurred when upgrading subversion. Continue reading

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Repairing a Corrupt Aperture Library Myself

When I upgraded from a PowerBook to a new MacBook Pro, I used Windows File Sharing (also known as Samba or SMB sharing) to transfer all of my files from one computer to the other via a network, and it … Continue reading

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Are your arrows keys not working in less and vi?

I’ve had this problem sporadically with iTerm on my Mac, and I seem to remember this happening recently on my Linux machines as well. If you have this problem, try this: $ export TERM=linux If this works, on a Mac … Continue reading

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Using Maven to create a Mac OS X app bundle

I came across this post and this Maven plugin today. Call me cynical, but I was shocked when it worked out of the box, building our application as a Mac friendly .app which can be run with a double click. … Continue reading

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OS X Slow Login and Terminal Startup

A while back my Mac starting taking really long to wake from sleep. I’d get a spinning beachball (SBOD) for 30 seconds before the login screen would appear, and it would take a while for my password to authenticate. I … Continue reading

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