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#Bug

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All new files my old `btrfs` filesystem creates are above 32-bit inode space:

$ touch a && stat '-c%i' a
11833717710

Very occasionally I build 32-bit `i686-linux` packages. Sometimes they fail to run against file with so large inodes.

Two casualties today:
- `doxygen`: github.com/doxygen/doxygen/pul
- `graphviz`: gitlab.com/graphviz/graphviz/-

Without the change doxygen fails to run when built against i686-linux target and installed on thew filesystem with 64-bit inodes (btrfs with many files in my case):
$ doxygen -g && doxygen ...
GitHubCMakeLists.txt: use 64-bit file API on 32-bit linux by trofi · Pull Request #11518 · doxygen/doxygenBy trofi

Extensive Analysis of the Raptor Lake CPU Bug

Intel’s Raptor Lake CPUs, which form part of the 13th and 14th generation Intel Core desktop processor line, were celebrated for their hybrid architecture combining high-performance cores with efficiency cores. However, shortly after their release, a critical bug emerged that has led to system instability and, in some cases, permanent degradation of the affected chips.

Read More: machaddr.substack.com/p/extens

#CPU#Bug#Microcode

Found my first build parallelism bug in a `meson` / `ninja` project: github.com/nix-community/nixd/

There I learned that `ninja` has a great
$ ninja -t missingdeps
command. It reports all the missing dependencies after the build.

`ninja` infers those from the tools that can autogenerate dependencies at build time. The example is inferred used C include files from build C source files.

Without the change the build sometimes fails as:
   @nix { "action": "setPhase", "phase": "buildPhase" }
    build flags: -j16
    [1/37] Generating src/Diag...
GitHubnixf: declare Tokens.h dependency for libnixf by trofi · Pull Request #662 · nix-community/nixdBy trofi

I have a family plan for Apple devices that my kids are signed up to. For some reason, the tags I use in my Apple Notes for my story ideas are showing up under the tags on my daughter’s iPad. This has led to some awkwardness. I’m trying to find out why my tags are showing up on her device but can’t figure out a way to search this issue that doesn’t result in AirTag instructions. #Apple #AppleTags #bug

#Starfield #bug #deathloop

Before you set foot on a ship in Starfield to take it over, make a manual save.

Like if try to capture a Pirate ship on the ground that takes off, and the planetary defence ships starts pounding it to pieces, you'll be stuck in an infinite death loop as the autosave will be IN THE SHIP.

Fuck.