Package, where the hell are you??!

Simple solution to a simple problem; Problem I can’t figure out where in the wholey hell of Linux-operating-system-paths-and-specifications, a package is spread out. Solution dpkg -L [package]

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Tunneling Gerrit

Tunneling and Gerrit was a really interesting happening, as it wasn’t all clear how to do the following things Allow cloning and interaction with Gerrit Git Allow interaction with Gerrit’s web UI The first part was easier than the second. So let’s look at the second first. Allowing interaction with Gerrit’s web UI In order… Continue reading Tunneling Gerrit

Gerrit commands and other bits

Gerrit is a really interesting code review tool. When I worked for one of my former employers I got to test it out and I was both intrigued and daunted by it. The learning curve is sky-high with this one, but there’s a lot of things done right, when it comes to running huge code… Continue reading Gerrit commands and other bits

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Fixing permissions in a shared Git repo

I hate shared Git repos’. Especially when I forget to set them as shared ones. And I start inviting people to join in on the fun. So, therefore, here’s a tip from a blog that tells you a way of fixing the mess you did, retroactively: https://blog.christophersmart.com/2014/01/10/permanently-fixing-permissions-on-a-shared-git-repo/ tl;dr TheRightWay git init –bare –shared tl;dr TheRadioactiveWay ssh… Continue reading Fixing permissions in a shared Git repo

Musings about going from Eclipse to Android Studio 0.3.7

So, the first time around when Android Studio was announced I was pretty excited. Seeing that something tightly connected to Android in the shape of a Google pushed IDE, well that should bring a lot of nice things! But alas, after a few hours of tinkering and trying to import projects exported from Eclipse by… Continue reading Musings about going from Eclipse to Android Studio 0.3.7

My impressions on two not-that-old mobile OSes (Ubuntu Touch et. Firefox OS)

I had the good fortune of getting a “Firefox OS Developer Preview” device called “peak” delivered to me the other day. It took nearly a month from purchase to delivery and the overall information sharing by Geeksphone (the creators of peak) was not what I would expect. But I digress. We’re here to talk about… Continue reading My impressions on two not-that-old mobile OSes (Ubuntu Touch et. Firefox OS)