The first step in the install is to make sure that the development environment is setup correctly. From the base opensolaris, I installed the following:

$ pfexec pkg install SUNWncurses
$ pfexec pkg install SUNWcurl
$ pfexec pkg install SUNWgnome-common-devel
$ pfexec pkg install SUNWgmake
$ pfexec pkg install SUNWgcc
$ pfexec pkg install SUNWgnu-automake-110
$ pfexec pkg install SUNWlibtool
$ pfexec pkg install SUNWaconf

The next step is to install libsig++ 2.0 that is required by rlibtorrent. Your mileage may vary, but I had better chance using gmake for all the builds. Note: You will find the lib in the repositories, but I had compilation issues and had to build it myself.

$ wget http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/libsigc++/2.0/libsigc++-2.0.18.tar.gz
$ gzip -dc libsigc++-2.0.18.tar.gz | tar xvf -
$ cd libsigc++-2.0.18
$ ./configure
$ gmake
$ pfexec gmake install

 
If you do not change the default location, you should have the libsig++ library installed under /usr/local.
Adding the following will help later to build the rlibtorrent and rtorrent itself.

$ export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/lib/pkgconfig

Next, on to install rlibtorrent. This is were I would recommend you take to version submitted to SFW with the associated patches.

$ wget http://cr.opensolaris.org/~alz/bittorrent/raw_files/new/usr/src/lib/libtorrent/libtorrent-0.12.2.tar.gz
$ gzip -dc libtorrent-0.12.2.tar.gz | tar xvf -
$ mkdir patches
$ cd patches
$ wget -r -l1 -nd -A.diff http://cr.opensolaris.org/~alz/bittorrent/raw_files/new/usr/src/lib/libtorrent/patches/
$ cd ../libtorrent-0.12.2
$ cat ../patches/rlibtorrent-* | gpatch -p1

The following is required because some am files were modified through the patching process.

$ aclocal-1.10 -I./scripts -I.
$ autoheader
$ libtoolize --automake --copy --force
$ automake-1.10
$ autoconf
$ ./configure --enable-shared --disable-static --with-ports --disable-libtool-lock
$ gmake
$ pfexec gmake install

 
Same principles to finally build the rtorrent client.

$ wget http://cr.opensolaris.org/~alz/bittorrent/raw_files/new/usr/src/cmd/rtorrent/rtorrent-0.8.2.tar.gz
$ gzip -dc rtorrent-0.8.2.tar.gz | tar xvf -
$ cd patches
$ wget -r -l1 -nd -A.diff http://cr.opensolaris.org/~alz/bittorrent/raw_files/new/usr/src/cmd/rtorrent/patches/
$ cd rtorrent-0.8.2
$ cat ../patches/rtorrent-0* | gpatch -p1
$ export LDFLAGS='-Wl,-zignore -Wl,-zcombreloc -Wl,-Bdirect  -L/usr/sfw/lib -R/usr/sfw/lib -L/usr/gnu/lib -R/usr/gnu/lib  -L/usr/lib/'
$ export CXXFLAGS=-I/usr/include/ncurses
$ aclocal-1.10 -I./scripts -I.
$ autoheader
$ libtoolize --automake --copy --force
$ automake-1.10
$ autoconf
$ ./configure
$ gmake
$ pfexec gmake install

 
Here it is. Hopefully I did not forget any step or made mistakes while capturing the commands, but you should have enough of a base to start and successfully build rtorrent. Do not hesitate to post a comment with your experience.

Updated on 09/07/2009 to add SUNWlibtool that I forgot. Thanks to Gustavo for pointing it out.

In the mean time, I just upgraded my box to opensolaris 2009.06 and spent some time compiling the tools that I needed on the box, more on that later.

The tectonics of virtualization are shifting. It turns out that Parallels is not such a little company after all. About three years ago it was quietly purchased by an enterprise-focused virtualization company called SWsoft, a fact that has never been publicly disclosed until now.

SWsoft is providing Plesk, HSPcomplete, PEM and Virtuozzo, which seems to be the only virtualization related technology. It will be interesting to see if SWsoft applies its expertise in Self Service, Accounting and Billing to the VM Management space.

In this picture, you can see for example a congestion on the southbound 101, around San Bruno.

Or, I use it to find a restaurant or other business, I even get their phone number, and can call them from the same screen.

And you can even get turn by turn directions

If only it could tell me where I am right now …

Anyway, it really justifies the cost of the unlimited internet connection I have to pay Cingular every month.

The new VMware desktop product for the Mac, codenamed Fusion, allows Intel-based Macs to run x86 operating systems, such as Windows, Linux, NetWare and Solaris, in virtual machines at the same time as Mac OS X. It is built on VMware’s rock-solid and advanced desktop virtualization platform that is used by over four million users today.

I’ve tried to start a windows 2003 VM Image that was created on a PC, without any problem.

]]> http://www.jcmartin.org/vmware-for-mac-beta-has-opened/feed/ 0 http://www.jcmartin.org/running-solaris-10-in-parallels-on-macbook/ http://www.jcmartin.org/running-solaris-10-in-parallels-on-macbook/#comments Mon, 18 Dec 2006 06:41:29 +0000 jc http://www.jcmartin.org/2006/12/17/1166424089386.html I have been trying for the past few days to run Solaris 10/11 in parallels on a new macbook. The main issue I had was the JDS/gnome resolution adaptation with the 1280×800 resolution of the macbook.

Here are my steps :

• I installed the new parallels beta (build 3036)
• downloaded the free Solaris 10 update 3 from Sun’s web site. Download the DVD since it can be directly mounted in parallels.
• create a new VM with the Solaris 10 type, but, before to finish, un-select the option to start the Solaris installation and edit the VM configuration to add a custom screen resolution of 1280×800.
• start the VM to launch the install
• log in an create a /etc/X11/xorg.conf with something like the one attached here (xorg.conf). Basically you need to add the Modeline lines (generated with /usr/X11/bin/gtf) and put 1280×800 in the appropriate Display subsections.

It should work. However, I’m still experiencing some duplicate keystrokes and garbled screen after VM resume (I have solved the later issue by switching multiple times between full screen and os window).

If anyone has any solution for these two problems, let me know.

Wi-Spy™ is the world’s smallest 2.4 GHz spectrum analyzer*. Wi-Spy is perfect for troubleshooting interference from the following devices:

Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n)

Microwave Ovens

Cordless Phones

Zigbee

Bluetooth

Wi-Spy is priced at $99. It’s been reviewed Tom’s networking here.

Some open source tools are available for Linux and OSX supporting the Wi-Spy hardware:

Wispy-Raw – A basic dumper from the USB interface to stdout, without RSSI to dBm conversion.

Wispy-Curses – A simple libcurses text-based graphing tool.

Wispy-GTK – A full GTK grapher, similar to the windows graphing tool

ARMONK, NY - 02 Aug 2006: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it acquired Webify Solutions, an Austin, Texas-based, privately held provider of industry-specific software and services for building service oriented architectures (SOA).

Webify provides what they call Industry Fabrics :

The Webify Industry Fabric is an integrated environment for policy driven sourcing, assembly, delivery and governance of business services and composite business services. It consists of six complementary modules that allows companies to source, provision, deliver, and govern industry-specific business services, processes, content, and events from a variety of internal and external sources.

They have fabrics for the following industries:

• Healthcare
• Banking
• Telecom
• Insurance

A friend sent me a link to the Iload products, it sounds very cool, there are three model :

• ILoad allows you to load CDs directly on the IPod without a PC
• ILoad-v connect to a cable or satellite box and allow you to record video shows directly on the Ipod, or an USB hard drive. It is integrate with a TV guide to select programs to record.
• Iload-c integrate a Cell Phone to directly load music from a music store into your Ipod Nano.

The prices seem reasonable: $199 for the Iload-v for example.

I found recently that the G4 channel Cool … explosions, and silly experiments …