Using svn:ignore
Posted by chris in Subversion on February 21, 2011
Sometimes, you have files in your Subversion checkout that you don’t want committed to the repository. Executables, build files, log files, and any other files that are created by the running of the program are just a few examples of these files.
So, how do you keep these files in your local checkout, but out of your repository? Use the “svn propedit” command.
Say that you want to ignore all of the log files that are output in a directory of your checkout called “app”.
svn propedit svn:ignore app
This will open an editor session, based on what editor you have defined as the SVN editor (or you can specify one with the –editor-cmd command line option). In this editor session, you can add a line to define your log files. If all your log files end with the extension .log, then simply add the line “*.log”, and then save it.
This will set the svn:ignore property for the directory app, and cause all *.log files to be ignored.
Now, when you run “svn status” on that directory, you should not see any of your log files with an M status, none should be listed at all. If you run “svn status –no-ignore” now you should see all of your *.log files, all with a status of I, for ignored.
If at this point, you still see your log files with an M or ? status, try running “svn revert” on them. These seems to be needed if the files you want to ignore were already in a modified status when you added the ignore property. This does a little “reset” of the files.
Try the “svn status –no-ignore” again, and your *.log files should all show a status of I.
Lifted the Jeep
This past Saturday night, I went to a friends house, and we lifted my Jeep 3 inches.
Before:
After:
Took it for a test drive on Rt 9, and other than a little drive shaft vibration, it rode fine.
Heading home, I jumped on the highway. Got up to 65mph, and next thing I know…death wobble. Steering wheel was shaking, the whole front of the Jeep was vibrating. Just a really not fun experience, especially at highway speeds. So after a few minutes on the side of the highway, I slowly made my way to the next exit, an extremely friendly NY State Trooper following with his lights on to make sure nobody rear-ended me, and took Rt. 9 all the way home. A 45 minute drive by highway took me nearly 2 hours.
This is what death wobble looks like from the outside. Keep an eye on the front tires.
The last 2 days have been spent trying to fix the death wobble. The most likely culprit, is the track bar, a bar that connects to the frame on one side, and the axle on the other. It is the piece that ensures that your axle is properly centered under the frame, and holds it there. When you lift a Jeep, the axle position changes. If the axle is too far out of position, and/or the track bar isn’t properly tightened, death wobble can result.
The difference between the stock and aftermarket track bar:
Here you can see how much of an adjustment I need in order to get the axle centered.
The Jeep on jack stands and tires off:
Now that I installed an adjustable track bar, used it to properly align the axle under the frame, and have torqued all bolts to the specifications in the manual, the death wobble should be gone. I haven’t given it a proper road test at speed yet, but that will be today at lunch.
A resulting problem now, is that going straight down the road, my steering wheel is upside down.
What is left to do:
- Correct the steering wheel alignment.
- Measure and adjust the toe-in of the tires.
- Install rear track bar relocation bracket, and use it to shift the rear axle. Not as critical as the front, but good to do.
- 1″ motor mount lift, to resolve the slight drive shaft vibration the lift introduced.
Thanks to my fellow Adirondack Jeeps club members for their generosity and help while I do this. I’m learning a lot, and looking forward to learning more!
Like they say, real Jeeps are built, not bought…and mine is on it’s way!
Wheelin’ at Mettowee
Went wheeling at Mettowee this past Saturday. My second time ever. This time I was a bit more adventurous, and it’s amazing what my little stock Jeep can do.
Theme
I’ve switched the theme back to the WordPress default for now. I was no longer happy with the theme I was using, and haven’t settled on a replacement yet.
Windows Home Server
I’m in the process of switching from a Centos file server to Windows Home Server. I’ve reached the point where I don’t want to work so hard, at home after work, on my computer setup.
I’ve finished the setup, got the add-in SATA card installed and applied the updates. I have just under 800GB of storage, and am still in the process of copying data to it.
I’m looking forward to getting the streaming set up. It’ll be nice to watch shows on any TV in the house, that are sitting on the computer. So far, I’ve got the Xbox360 for streaming to my TV, and the Wii for streaming to the living room TV (which isn’t working yet…but we’ll see).
I’m still a Linux fan, but there’s a lot of positives to WHS, and it’s easy.
Sometimes, easy wins.
I love to play my guitar…
…so I wonder why I’ve had such a hard time these past years to really get back into it?
I’ve got an awesome Fender Strat, a Marshall half-stack, a Digitech effects box, and a Line 6 Guitarport. Everything I need.
Well, I’m back at it again, and this time, for good. I’ve gotten some good nights of jamming in lately, the callouses are coming back pretty quick (they apparently come back faster if you’ve had them before), and it’s amazing how much muscle memory seems to be retained by your fingers. Now just need the strength and dexterity back, and I’ll be ready to move on to learning how to play better.
It’s my goal to someday soon play for people, and preferably not get booed off the stage. My good friend Hal and I have toyed around with putting something together. Both of us having families, it’s a lot tougher than it used to be. I’m determined to make it work, though. Just trying to not rush things.
Improving on Putty Defaults
The Putty utility is my SSH client of choice when having to connect to *nix servers. However, the default colors and settings leaves a bit to be desired.
Check out this link for some excellent changes to the default Putty settings. Even if you don’t think it’s perfect, it’s a bit better than the default settings, and a good starting point.
Here is a summary of the changes, taken from that site:
Category: Session
Connection type: SSH
Category: Window
Lines of scrollback: 20000
Category: Window > Appearance
Font: Lucida Console, 9-point
Font quality: ClearType
Gap between text and window edge: 3
Category: Window > Translation
Character set: UTF-8
Handling of line drawing characters: Unicode
Category: Window > Selection
Action of mouse buttons: xterm (Right extends, Middle pastes)
Paste to clipboard in RTF as well as plain text: enabled
Category: Window > Colours
ANSI Blue: Red:74 Green:74 Blue:255
ANSI Blue Bold: Red:140: Green:140 Blue:255
Category: Connection
Seconds between keepalives (0 to turn off): 25
Category: Connection > SSH > X11
Enable X11 forwarding: enabled
Dessert Recipe
I’m not a cooking/recipe person, but I do like to eat, and I have a wicked sweet tooth.
I’m not sure how I ran across this recipe, but I think I might be glad I did someday.
Deck Gates
Posted by chris in Home Improvement on March 30, 2009
My son is 10 months old, almost 11. That means this summer, he’s going to be up and moving, so the process of making the house safe for him has really begun in earnest.
The first big job (not counting the cupboard latches and outlet plugs), is making the deck safe for him. First step, gates for the two sets of stairs leading off the deck.
I decided to start with the opening on the side, instead of the main opening. Any horrendous mistakes would be less obvious over there.
Side Gate - Front View
Side Gate - Back View
The hinges are spring hinges, so the gate closes by itself.
All that is left is to hang the gate on the main opening. It’s a bit more complicated because the posts face each other “corner to corner”, instead of “face to face” like the side gate.
As far as cost is concerned, I think at this time, I’m still “upside down”, in that it would have been cheaper to buy custom made gates, but not by much. This is only because the miter saw, the stand for it, the cordless drill, and a workbench were all purchased with this particular project in mind. I will easily come out ahead in cost on the next project where I use these tools.
Right now, the next project is up in the air, but I could really use a workbench…
Fedora on Dell Inspiron 9300
I decided to try Fedora again. It’s been a while. The last few Linux installs on my laptop have been Ubuntu. I still like Ubuntu, but it’s just time for change.
Fedora 10 with KDE (another change…I’ve always used Gnome) is my current choice. So really switching things up.
The installation was smooth. It boots and runs as a live CD when you first start up, with the icon on the desktop to run the installation. There were no obvious errors after installation.
Connecting to the wireless was the first catch. No matter how many times I entered the passphrase for the wireless security, the connection failed. A quick reboot, though solved it, and it remembered the password from when I entered it prior to the reboot.
Of course, you can’t browse the web without Firefox, and you can’t watch video without VLC. Both installations went perfect.
That is the current state of the installation.