[clug] October CLUG Programmers' Special Interest Group meeting
Steve Walsh
Steve at nerdvana.org.au
Thu Oct 11 06:27:28 GMT 2007
Thanks for the offers, folks, I have a volunteer (pending car working)
and some backup options.
Steve
Steve Walsh wrote:
> I need a volunteer to get there a little early and help with some
> tests of the Nerdband Node. Unfortunately, You won't get anything out
> of it except maybe some pancakes if I make it back for a PSIG sometime
> before Christmas.
>
> Steve
>
> Paul Wayper wrote:
>> CLUG Programmers' Special Interest Group Meeting - 11th October 2007
>> ====================================================================
>>
>> Date: 11th October 2007 (Second Thursday of the month)
>>
>> Time: 18:30 - 21:00 (or when it finishes)
>>
>> Speaker: Daniel Black and Ian Muntie
>>
>> Abstract: Autoconf/Automake are a collection of helper software
>> that allows software to be written portably. It also
>> allows people to follow a standard ./configure; make ;
>> make install dance to install software regardless of
>> platform. Daniel will be taking you through setting up a
>> basic autoconf setup. Bring your laptop as this will be
>> a hands on session. Feel free to team up.
>> Ian I am going to demonstrate how he created a simple
>> daemon in C using the DBus support in GLib that listens
>> to the system bus and sets the colour and intensity of
>> several LEDs on my laptop through libsmbios. He will
>> show how to connect to it and control it through shell
>> scripts, python and of course a libvisual plugin
>> (written in C) that allows the lights to dance to the
>> music playing in Amarok. I will also demo some of the
>> possibilities of scripting existing applications with
>> DBus.
>> Venue: Canberra City Pancake Parlour
>>
>> Find platform 4 in the City Interchange (see map below)
>> and then look for the Pancake Parlour sandwich board.
>> At the bottom of the stairs, look for the PSIG sign on
>> the counter and a stuffed penguin in the indicated
>> direction.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/dyexl
>>
>> Food/drink: The Pancake Parlour has a large variety of food and
>> drink available, so bring some cash and grab a bite
>> to eat or drink.
>>
>> If you would like to give a talk at a future meeting, please email me.
>>
>>
>
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