Coder's Log

I just can't help but appreciate how this dude comes to my desk and solves my complicated problem within minutes. My python problems were all solved when he removed the link (/usr/bin/python) to absolute path (/usr/bin/python2.5) and recreated it, only this time using relative path. Either he is too smart or I am too stupid. :)

The joy of getting my python problems fixed on my debian testing were short lived. This time when i ran `apt-get dist-upgrade`, apt failed saying: ValueError: /usr/bin/python does not match the python default version. It must be reset to point to python2.4 dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 ... Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/python-uno_1%3a2.4.0-5_i386.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/deskbar-applet_2.22.1-1_i386.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/python-ctypes_1.0.2-4_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) So removed the link to python2.5 and recreated it but this time pointing to pythong2.4. It should fix the problem, right? No! here is what apt says now: ValueError: /usr/bin/python does not match the python default version. It must be reset to point to python2.5 ...

So my GUPnP presentation for GUADEC has been accepted and scheduled for 14:30 on 11 Jul 2008. It will be essentially the same talk I delivered at FOSDEM but this time I'll try to make sure the demos really do work. :) If you missed it at FOSDEM, don't commit the same mistake at GUADEC. :)

Can any python guru out there explain whats going on here: $ /usr/bin/gnome-about Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/gnome-about", line 35, in ? import gtk ImportError: No module named gtk $ head -n 1 /usr/bin/gnome-about #!/usr/bin/python $ head -n 36 /usr/bin/gnome-about|tail -n +29 import pygtk pygtk.require ('2.0') import gobject from gobject.option import OptionParser, make_option import gtk $ /usr/bin/python Python 2.4.5 (#2, Mar 12 2008, 00:15:51) [GCC 4.2.3 (Debian 4.2.3-2)] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import pygtk >>> import gtk >>> $ /usr/bin/python Python 2.4.5 (#2, Mar 12 2008, 00:15:51) [GCC 4.2.3 (Debian 4.2.3-2)] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import pygtk >>> pygtk.require ('2.0') >>>

Next on my TODO is a desktop-wide UPnP MediaServer based on tracker . Basically, it will make all of your media availabe to other UPnP devices that is tagged as "shared via UPnP". I already have a working dummy implementation, based on code from Jorn's rhythmbox plugin. I call it "dummy" because ATM it only exports a hardcoded list of media files. Here is a screenshot of Windows Media Player playing music from it using on2share plugin:

I don't know what the hell is this all about but seems like a cool thing to do and in-fashion these days so here I go: $ history | awk '{a[$2]++}END{for(i in a){print a[i] " " i}}' | sort -rn | head 100 cd 78 make 58 ls 36 vim 22 ldd 21 ssh 12 git-diff 11 src/av-cp/gupnp-av-cp 10 git-log 10 ./autogen.sh

My last blog entry reminds me of what my bank (Sampo bank) recently did. They were recently bought by a Danish bank and as part of the integration process, the e-banking system of Sampo was replaced by a stupid system that Danish bank had been using. The biggest problem with it is that it doesn't work on every machine, not even all i386 running windows. The result was that a large number of customers moved there money to other banks. Fortunately for me their system do work on this Linux laptop I am using to write this blog entry but my 64-bit desktop is another story. :( According to Riku Voipio, the problem is that they are using some 'native code' in their JAVA applet, now how pathetic is that. These kinds of things happen when a bunch of no good managers with no (or not enough) technical knowledge make decisions about technology behind closed doors. To add to my agony, their cross-border money transfer has some problems too and if I knew that I would never have used ban