lavaps-tcl coming real soon now :)

Ever since I adopted the lavaps package for Debian, there has been a wishlist bug requesting a tcl/tk version of the application. This was first blocked by a bug in the original code as discussed yesterday. This was corrected in lavaps 2.7 (available in late December). Since then, I have been struggling with the Debian packaging system to build multiple binaries (lavaps and lavaps-tcl) from a single source. This morning I had a major breakthrough, and it all looks ok so far.

lavaps 2.7 just uploaded to Debian unstable

lavaps 2.7 has just been uploaded to Debian unstable. Mostly bug fixes, along with a blob autoscaling code re-write. It also corrects a tcl/tk bug I found during development a few months ago. This will allow me to create a tcl version for Debian, as well as the current gtk version. Just need to work out how to create multiple binaries from a single source and have then end up in the correct location.

Skiing

I went on my first skiing lesson last night. It was only a one-hour taster session on a local dry ski slope, but it was good fun. The only after affect is a sore right knee I got after falling backwards coming down the slope, and was dragged along until I stopped.

After my knee is better, I will probably sign up for the introductory course. Then I'll be allowed on the main slope unsupervised!

RSS2Email

I discovered RSS2Email this morning after reading Planet Debian. It reads RSS/Atom feeds and converts them into email messages. This means I can now read my feeds inside mutt with all it's searching abilities :)