Today we needed to install Math::Pari on an Opteron (x86_64) based Debian box at the office. I’m documenting here the trials and tribulations we had to go through to get it to work:
Downloaded latest Math::Pari tarball from CPAN
Downloaded pari version 2.1.7 tarball
Untar Math::Pari
cd into Math::Pari and run “perl Makefile.PL pari_tgz=/path/to/pari-2.1.7.tgz”
Ignore all the stupid messages
run [...]
One of the more entertaining part of working in e-commerce is dealing with PCI compliance. I say interesting because the standard is a mix of good things and inane things. Regardless, it’s required. One of the sections deals with authentication and authorization. We’ve traditionally done that sort of business internally, but [...]
I’ve been doing a lot of reading for the last 6 months. It all started when I switched jobs last year. I was working with a lot of smart guys who knew (and still know) significantly more than I do about practically everything with regards to programming languages.
My first adventure was with Paul [...]
I just returned from the Orlando Perl Workshop. The conference was on the smallish side but I enjoyed the day of talks. My two went well and I got to spend some time with friends that I’d either never physically met or that I hadn’t seen in quite a while.
The highlight of the [...]
I work for magazines.com and we are looking to add to our team!
We’re a Perl shop, located in Franklin, Tennessee. We sell magazine subscriptions online. This year we’ve got a lot to do and I’m looking to add some developers to our ranks. I’m not sure how many yet, but I can [...]
We’ve used NetApp hardware for our NAS needs for the last few years. My boss bought two a few years ago and they’ve been rock solid. They have gotten a little long in the tooth and our capacity needs have grown, so we decided that this was the year to upgrade.
Around the time [...]
I recently rejoined my team at magazines.com and have been pretty busy getting back into the groove there. It’s a busy place in Q4, so side stuff has taken a back seat. Well, that’s mostly WoW’s fault.
While I’m at it, if you are a LAMP System Administrator in Nashville (or nearby) and are [...]
It’s been on the CPAN for a few weeks, but I’ve not taken the time to pontificate about what exactly Graphics::Primitive and its cadre of helpers are.
I’ve been hacking on a few projects lately that I finally got wrapped up enough that I could up them to the CPAN. I’ll cover each one.
Motivation
Before I cover the modules, I’d like to explain why I made them. Some of this functionality existed in modules on the CPAN, but it was either [...]
Today was my last day at magazines.com. I started there 4 years ago as a Senior Developer and today I left my role of Development Manager to begin a new gig at Infinity Interactive. I’m pretty sure that I’ll write more about this after I get started tomorrow.
I’ve been hacking on Clicker a [...]