@d3z @paddy this was posted by Claire over on the Slack this morning: https://slackhq.com/an-apology-and-an-update
Following up on my Python build woes last week, I finally got it sort of working.
In the end it was trying to use libraries that were in both `/usr/local/lib` (for `libpython`) and `/usr/local/lib64` (for `libssl` and `libcrypto`), but my existing configuration for the Python build was only looking in `/usr/local/lib`.
Next step is to figure out why Python isn't building/installing to `/usr/local/lib64`.
Have to say though - Docker really makes this kind of thing a lot easier than it used to be. Trying this in the past used to be way harder - when the environment is contaminated with leftovers from previous failed attempts, it can be hard to determine if your process will actually work in a clean system.
Today in "Shouldn't we be past this shite": trying to compile Python to use a non-system version of OpenSSL.
* Can get Python to compile and work, but it pulls in the system OpenSSL.
* Can get Python to compile, link against the non-system OpenSSL, but can't find libpython.
* Can get Python to compile, link against libpython, but is unable to find libssl/libcrypto
I’ve been working in the software industry in Belfast for over 17 years, and I’ve been to a lot of university careers fairs in that time. I got to attend more at UUJ and QUB over the last couple of days and it got me really enthusiastic about the future of software engineering in Belfast. As a hiring manager, there were so many people that I wanted to take on straight away, and can’t wait to talk to them all in the upcoming interviews.
That said, I definitely find it harder to get moving with VS Code. Some of it is overcoming muscle memory, but some of it is a clunkiness that I thought they’d have sorted out by now. The extension installation UI is abysmal for a start, and opening a new window results in a soup of stuff on the screen that doesn’t feel conducive to getting started.
@noodles I prefer mostly hating OmniPlan
@nivrig shite, I missed this one the other day. I know what you mean about the startup/funding thing. I’ve been waiting for a year now for a place to get funding cause they “really want to work with me”. I’ve officially given up as I’ve since been promoted beyond any level they could offer me.
@nivrig please don’t have been Robert Redford making the offer. https://nitech.online/media/JjB7Q-mVNJrK2zQYFn4
@nivrig did you quit?
@andz welcome to the instance!
@markxa it means that if you feel like treating Mastodon as a chat environment today you can, and if tomorrow you want it to be more like Twitter, it can be.
Much of yesterday was spent bashing my head against #python not being able to find it's packages when invoked as a subprocess from another Python process. Every time it was run it would report an `ImportError` for the module `site`. We even set up the `PYTHONHOME` and `PYTHONPATH` through the env with no luck. Today we're hoping that using a `venv` gives us more luck.
@marramgrass I see that Webpack is already in the master branch for Phoenix, but no release of it yet. I figured I would try to understand what is happening with Brunch so that I could see about replacing it with Webpack myself (we use Webpack in work - though when I say “we”, remember that I’m a manager now 😉).
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