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diff --git a/_site/archive/suckless-software/index.html b/_site/archive/suckless-software/index.html index 4bb2747..5a21259 100644 --- a/_site/archive/suckless-software/index.html +++ b/_site/archive/suckless-software/index.html @@ -67,32 +67,21 @@ software.</p> <p>If all I want to do is reconfigure the software (e.g., change key bindings), which is what I need most of the time, the recommended approach is to modify the config.h file. If the config.h isn’t yet in the project, the following -command generates it from the defaults and compiles the software:</p> - -<div class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>make clean <target> -</code></pre></div></div> - -<p>Where <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><target></code> is the name of the application (e.g., dwm) found in the -Makefile. I modify the resulting config.h file and run <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">make clean install</code> to -install the software before committing and pushing my changes to my git repo.</p> +command generates it from the defaults and compiles the software using <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">make +clean <target></code> here <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><target></code> is the name of the application (e.g., dwm) +found in the Makefile. I modify the resulting config.h file and run <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">make clean +install</code> to install the software before committing and pushing my changes to my +git repo.</p> <h2 id="dwm-and-slstatus">dwm and slstatus</h2> <p>Since dwm and slstatus are always running, <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">make install</code> will likely fail for them. The operating system will prevent the installer from replacing running executables with new ones. Hence, we must first stop the running instances of -these programs:</p> - -<ol> - <li>Quit the window manager: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Mod + Shift + q</code> (or if you have modified the -command, use that instead).</li> - <li>Switch to tty: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Ctrl + Alt + F1</code>.</li> - <li>Log in and change the directory to where dwm/slstatus is.</li> - <li>Run <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">make install</code> to install the software.</li> - <li>Switch back to the graphical session: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">Ctrl + Alt + F5</code>.</li> - <li>Verify installation: <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">dwm -v</code>/<code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">slstatus -v</code>.</li> - <li>Commit changes to git and push.</li> -</ol> +these programs (Mod + Shift + q). Then, switch to a tty (Ctrl + Alt + F1), +log in, and change the directory to where dwm/slstatus is. We can run <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">make +install</code> to install the software and switch back to the graphical session +(Ctrl + Alt + F5).</p> <p>The key combinations for switching to the tty and back may differ across systems. The ones listed above are for OpenBSD.</p> diff --git a/_site/feed.xml b/_site/feed.xml index dc96828..67b1d12 100644 --- a/_site/feed.xml +++ b/_site/feed.xml @@ -1 +1 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><generator uri="https://jekyllrb.com/" version="4.4.1">Jekyll</generator><link href="/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><link href="/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" /><updated>2025-12-03T22:17:54+08:00</updated><id>/feed.xml</id><title type="html">ASCIIMX | Archive</title><author><name>Wickramage Don Sadeep Madurange</name></author><entry><title type="html">How I manage Suckless software packages</title><link href="/archive/suckless-software/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="How I manage Suckless software packages" /><published>2025-11-30T00:00:00+08:00</published><updated>2025-11-30T00:00:00+08:00</updated><id>/archive/suckless-software</id><author><name>Wickramage Don Sadeep Madurange</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Since suckless software requires users to modify the source code and recompile to customize, I need a way to maintain patches over the long term while retaining the ability to upgrade the software as new versions are released.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Neo4J A* search</title><link href="/archive/neo4j-a-star-search/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Neo4J A* search" /><published>2025-09-14T00:00:00+08:00</published><updated>2025-09-14T00:00:00+08:00</updated><id>/archive/neo4j-a-star-search</id><author><name>Wickramage Don Sadeep Madurange</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Back in 2018, we used Neo4J graph database to track the movement of marine vessels. We were interested in the shortest path a ship could take through a network of about 13,000 route points. Algorithms based on graph theory, such as A* search, provide an optimal solution to this problem. Therefore, it was useful to model the set of route points as a graph.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">MOSFETs as electronic switches</title><link href="/archive/mosfet-switches/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="MOSFETs as electronic switches" /><published>2025-06-22T00:00:00+08:00</published><updated>2025-06-22T00:00:00+08:00</updated><id>/archive/mosfet-switches</id><author><name>Wickramage Don Sadeep Madurange</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Recently, I needed a low-power circuit for one of my battery-operated projects. Much of the system’s power savings depended on its ability to electronically switch off components, such as servos, that draw high levels of quiescent currents. My search for a solution led me to MOSFETs, transistors capable of controlling circuits operating at voltages far above their own.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">How to configure ATmega328P microcontrollers to run at 3.3V and 5V</title><link href="/archive/arduino-uno/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="How to configure ATmega328P microcontrollers to run at 3.3V and 5V" /><published>2025-04-10T00:00:00+08:00</published><updated>2025-04-10T00:00:00+08:00</updated><id>/archive/arduino-uno</id><author><name>Wickramage Don Sadeep Madurange</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[This is a quick reference for wiring up ATmega328P ICs to run at 5V and 3.3V. While the 5V configuration is common, the 3.3V configuration can be useful in low-power applications and when interfacing with parts that themselves run at 3.3V. In this guide, the 5V setup is configured with a 16MHz crystal oscillator, while the 3.3V configuration makes use of an 8MHz crystal oscillator.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">How to set up ATSAM3X8E microcontrollers for bare-metal programming in C</title><link href="/archive/arduino-due/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="How to set up ATSAM3X8E microcontrollers for bare-metal programming in C" /><published>2024-10-05T00:00:00+08:00</published><updated>2024-10-05T00:00:00+08:00</updated><id>/archive/arduino-due</id><author><name>Wickramage Don Sadeep Madurange</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[This article is a step-by-step guide for programming bare-metal ATSAM3X8E chips found on Arduino Due boards. It also includes notes on the chip’s memory layout relevant for writing linker scripts. The steps described in this article were tested on an OpenBSD workstation.]]></summary></entry></feed>
\ No newline at end of file +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><generator uri="https://jekyllrb.com/" version="4.4.1">Jekyll</generator><link href="/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><link href="/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" /><updated>2025-12-04T13:13:24+08:00</updated><id>/feed.xml</id><title type="html">ASCIIMX | Archive</title><author><name>Wickramage Don Sadeep Madurange</name></author><entry><title type="html">How I manage Suckless software packages</title><link href="/archive/suckless-software/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="How I manage Suckless software packages" /><published>2025-11-30T00:00:00+08:00</published><updated>2025-11-30T00:00:00+08:00</updated><id>/archive/suckless-software</id><author><name>Wickramage Don Sadeep Madurange</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Since suckless software requires users to modify the source code and recompile to customize, I need a way to maintain patches over the long term while retaining the ability to upgrade the software as new versions are released.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Neo4J A* search</title><link href="/archive/neo4j-a-star-search/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Neo4J A* search" /><published>2025-09-14T00:00:00+08:00</published><updated>2025-09-14T00:00:00+08:00</updated><id>/archive/neo4j-a-star-search</id><author><name>Wickramage Don Sadeep Madurange</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Back in 2018, we used Neo4J graph database to track the movement of marine vessels. We were interested in the shortest path a ship could take through a network of about 13,000 route points. Algorithms based on graph theory, such as A* search, provide an optimal solution to this problem. Therefore, it was useful to model the set of route points as a graph.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">MOSFETs as electronic switches</title><link href="/archive/mosfet-switches/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="MOSFETs as electronic switches" /><published>2025-06-22T00:00:00+08:00</published><updated>2025-06-22T00:00:00+08:00</updated><id>/archive/mosfet-switches</id><author><name>Wickramage Don Sadeep Madurange</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Recently, I needed a low-power circuit for one of my battery-operated projects. Much of the system’s power savings depended on its ability to electronically switch off components, such as servos, that draw high levels of quiescent currents. My search for a solution led me to MOSFETs, transistors capable of controlling circuits operating at voltages far above their own.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">How to configure ATmega328P microcontrollers to run at 3.3V and 5V</title><link href="/archive/arduino-uno/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="How to configure ATmega328P microcontrollers to run at 3.3V and 5V" /><published>2025-04-10T00:00:00+08:00</published><updated>2025-04-10T00:00:00+08:00</updated><id>/archive/arduino-uno</id><author><name>Wickramage Don Sadeep Madurange</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[This is a quick reference for wiring up ATmega328P ICs to run at 5V and 3.3V. While the 5V configuration is common, the 3.3V configuration can be useful in low-power applications and when interfacing with parts that themselves run at 3.3V. In this guide, the 5V setup is configured with a 16MHz crystal oscillator, while the 3.3V configuration makes use of an 8MHz crystal oscillator.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">How to set up ATSAM3X8E microcontrollers for bare-metal programming in C</title><link href="/archive/arduino-due/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="How to set up ATSAM3X8E microcontrollers for bare-metal programming in C" /><published>2024-10-05T00:00:00+08:00</published><updated>2024-10-05T00:00:00+08:00</updated><id>/archive/arduino-due</id><author><name>Wickramage Don Sadeep Madurange</name></author><summary type="html"><![CDATA[This article is a step-by-step guide for programming bare-metal ATSAM3X8E chips found on Arduino Due boards. It also includes notes on the chip’s memory layout relevant for writing linker scripts. The steps described in this article were tested on an OpenBSD workstation.]]></summary></entry></feed>
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