geany plugins for 1.33

assuming:

• have geany 1.33 installed
• you want to use geany pluings for the same version
• you have downloaded and unpacked source distribution 
• you get an error while running ./configure under slackware64 14.2 similar linux flavor

if configure complains no "geany.pc", to solve this:

find /usr |grep "geany.pc"

take note where the "geany.pc" is located and append to PKG_CONFIG_PATH

ie if the file is located under /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig

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

then you can run ./configure again without errors

new install to-do list

this post is a work in progress:

after installing slackware, things to do besides the normal setup like configuring network card:

copy ssh keys from old install
copy /etc/sshd config?
copy .bashrc from old home install or the entire home directory
user groups review? (seems like its no longer needed under Slackware 14.2)
xorgsetup ? only if needed
compat32
libreoffice ?
wine?
firefox 40 (yes I stick to this version until Firefox can fix newer versions problems).


kde: fix nasty konsole prompt, edit Shell: /bin/bash -l

Installing PHP 7 from source

this post assumes you are familiar with Slackware 14.2 and have php 5.6 installed

1. Donwload php from sources, and extract it
2. inside the sources, create a script with this code or copy/paste on bash:
   

   #!/bin/bash
   ./configure \
       --with-config-file-path=/etc \
       --with-config-file-scan-dir=/etc \
       --enable-mbstring \
       --enable-zip \
       --enable-bcmath \
       --enable-pcntl \
       --enable-ftp \
       --enable-exif \
       --enable-calendar \
       --enable-sysvmsg \
       --enable-sysvsem \
       --enable-sysvshm \
       --enable-wddx \
       --enable-intl \
       --with-curl \
       --with-iconv \
       --with-gmp \
       --with-pspell \
       --with-gd \
       --with-jpeg-dir=/usr \
       --with-png-dir=/usr \
       --with-zlib-dir=/usr \
       --with-xpm-dir=/usr \
       --with-freetype-dir=/usr \
       --enable-gd-jis-conv \
       --with-openssl \
       --with-pdo-mysql=/usr \
       --with-gettext=/usr \
       --with-zlib=/usr \
       --with-bz2 \
       --with-apxs2=/usr/bin/apxs \
       --with-mysqli=/usr/bin/mysql_config \
       --with-ldap \
     --with-libdir=lib64

   edit: the long line from above as one line:
   ./configure --with-config-file-path=/etc --with-config-file-scan-dir=/etc --enable-mbstring --enable-zip --enable-bcmath --enable-pcntl --enable-ftp --enable-exif --enable-calendar --enable-sysvmsg --enable-sysvsem --enable-sysvshm --enable-wddx --enable-intl --with-curl --with-iconv --with-gmp --with-pspell --with-gd --with-jpeg-dir=/usr --with-png-dir=/usr --with-zlib-dir=/usr --with-xpm-dir=/usr --with-freetype-dir=/usr --enable-gd-jis-conv --with-openssl --with-pdo-mysql=/usr --with-gettext=/usr --with-zlib=/usr --with-bz2 --with-apxs2=/usr/bin/apxs --with-mysqli=/usr/bin/mysql_config --with-ldap --with-libdir=lib64
   
   
3. make
4. make test
5. su
6. make install
7. edit /etc/httpd/mod_php.ini and comment lib_php5.so line
8. rc.httpd restart

running ATEM Software Control under Slackware

while this blog has a foolproof method for ubuntu, I believe I took a shortcut and managed to make it work under wine32 because you don't really need to install it to make it work, just like old fashioned software. Besides: installing wine64 just to install ATEM and then install win32 to run it sound more like a hack than a "propper" solution.

In case you dont have it already installed wine:
http://www.slackware.com/~alien/slackbuilds/wine/

1) on a Win setup, make a copy/compressed file of ATEM Software control
2) copy/decompress it on a Slackware box

then cd to the "Blackmagic Design/Blackmagic ATEM Switchers" and do

$ regsvr32 BMDSwitcherAPI.dll 

because if you dont the software will complain for missing DLLs.

and then you can run it:

$ wine ATEM\ Software\ Control.exe