This is a small framework to implement unittests for software written in C. There are existing projects that offer much more functionality, this one focuses on simple usability and textual output of statistics.
Main reason to implement this framework was that cunit was too complicated in usage and no other small free frameworks could be found.
System requirements
Cmake to build the example project
a C99 compliant C compiler but a C90 one will do if stdint.h and stdbool.h are supplied
any operating system of your choice
Using the test framework
A test should be a subfunction or the main function of an appropriate test executable.
Use the macros defined in unittest.h and link your project with unittest.c
Wrap the Test with UT_BEGIN() and UT_END() macros for proper structuring. Most commands should describe themselves.
It is allowed to start another test for entirely different content with the UT_BEGIN() macro if the last test finished with the UT_END() macro.
uIPTool is great to allow easy access to Atari ST files via network without having to configure complete NFS or FTP setups.
As I ran into network problems and had to manually restart the tool from time to time, I wrote a small utility that allows to tweak the AUTO boot sequence to run uiptool either once or in a repeating fashion.
In the latter mode, the tool is restarted after crashing or undesired termination (e.q. I accidentally hit SPACE on the Falcon keyboard and the tool stopped amidst in a 50MB download)
Abstract
This is a utility for the Atari ST AUTO folder.
It allows to run the uIPTool (https://bitbucket.org/sqward/uip-tools)
at system startup without having to manually click on the desktop.
Place it in AUTO folder before running MiNT/MagiC or any network stacks like STING.
System requirements
– Atari ST or compatible computer
– uIPTool and a compatible Atari NIC (Netusbee, Hydra)
Installation
1. copy uIPTool as UIP.TOS in the root of your boot drive
2. place STARTUIP.PRG in your AUTO folder (preferrably at the beginning)
3. reboot
Operation
– The tool waits until 5s timeout for keyboard input.
– If there is no keyboard input, the AUTO boot sequence is resumed.
– Press ‘U’ to activate uIPTool once. Boot continues after its termination.
– Press ‘R’ to activate uIPTool in repeating mode.
## Repeating mode
In repeating mode uIPTool is started.
When the tool crashes or terminates, the user can quit and resume the
system boot sequence if desired.
After a small timeout of 5s uIPTool will start again.
I had troubles on my LAN with lossing connection and it was tedious
to restart uIPTool by hand in these cases.
Um klassische Joysticks nach Atari Standard mit DB9 Anschluß an moderne PCs anschließen zu können, benötigt man Adapter.
Solche gibt es als freie Designs zum Nachbauen, aber selten fertig zu kaufen. Sie enthalten meist einen kleinen Microcontroller, häufig AVR oder PIC, etwas “Hühnerfutter” drumrum und stellen PC seitig eine HID konforme Schnittstelle bereit.
Bei Ebay und anderen Shops tauchen ab und an fertig kaufbare Geräte auf. Diese braucht man in der Regel nur anschließen und gängige Betriebssysteme listen danach einen neuen Joystickanschluß auf.
Ich besitze aktuelle mehrere solcher Adapter. Bei einem konnte ich über eine in der Firmware hinterlegte URL auch eine Bezugsquelle in Kanada ausmachen. Zwar nicht die günstigste Variante, aber immerhin eine Möglichkeit, einen solchen Adapter zu beschaffen. Meinen hatte ich bei Ebay gefunden.
Auszug aus meinem Linux Kernel Log beim Einstecken:
[ 5870.324066] usb 1-5.1.3: new low-speed USB device number 9 using xhci_hcd
[ 5870.453974] usb 1-5.1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=1781, idProduct=0a99
[ 5870.453980] usb 1-5.1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 5870.453982] usb 1-5.1.3: Product: Retro Joystick Adapter v2.0
[ 5870.453984] usb 1-5.1.3: Manufacturer: retronicdesign.com
[ 5870.453986] usb 1-5.1.3: SerialNumber: 3292
[ 5870.462639] input: retronicdesign.com Retro Joystick Adapter v2.0 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5.1/1-5.1.3/1-5.1.3:1.0/0003:1781:0A99.0008/input/input17
[ 5870.520437] hid-generic 0003:1781:0A99.0008: input,hidraw5: USB HID v1.01 Joystick [retronicdesign.com Retro Joystick Adapter v2.0] on usb-0000:00:14.0-5.1.3/input0
Vor 2 Jahren habe ich mir als Gaming-PC eine Alienware Alpha angeschafft. Endlich habe ich mal ein Review des Gerätes gemacht und dazu einen Bericht geschrieben.
Kurzzusammenfassung: für mich top!
Da Forumposts ab und an verschwinden und ich diesen Zusammenhang für sehr interessant befinde, eine Kopie hier in mein Blog von DawnBringer bei pixeljoint.com:
“So, dear friends, I have wasted some time lately with my obsession for
palettes. It’s been tackled before but I felt there was (and is?) more
work to be done with designing a great multi-purpose 16 color palette
(I’ll avoid any talk of “perfect” or “ultimate” as there simply isn’t
such a thing for a limited palette).
Property wish-list:
* Archetypical colors common in games/pixelart
* Real world colors (RGB-space brightness-axis “colorcigarr”)
* Good coverage of the spectrum
* Great coverage of the brightness range (a must for any useful palette)
* Max combinatory possibilities: Interpolations, simulations, dithers etc.
* …and if possible; colors that may work as subtle varitations: rust, dirt, textures.
But as with all small palettes, some things had to be sacrificed: This
palette is very weak in magentas (as that is a rarely used area). It
also lack much in turquoise – but at least they can be simulated by
combining the many blues & greens.
This is public version 1.0 (v9843.7 to me )
DawnBringer’s 16 Col Palette v1.0
Some notes:
* The dark register is dominated by blue/violett commonly found in shadows/dark waters etc.
* The lower-medium register has the weight on green and browns; found in vegetation, wood etc.
* The upper-medium register has much blues and orange/pink to handle skies, sand and skin.
* The bright register has the lone yellow and the effective pink &
cyan that are complimentary colors that span around the spectrum and
can be mixed to a very good grey!
* Red is slightly violett – I wanted a red that contrasted the other
colors rather than being another shade of brown/orange. Still good
enough to use in some skin-shades I hope.
— Mockups omitted —-
Outstanding issues:
* The optimal(?) global brightness/contrast level…these can be
adjusted quite easily without affecting the internal relationships of
the colors very much – so if you have any feelings about this lemme
know.
* The dark register: is there a better combination/structure of colors here?
Nach der letzten Wurmattacke sollten Windows XP Nutzer (ja die gibt es noch zu häufig) unbedingt den Patch einspielen.
Dies funktioniert automatisch nicht mehr. Und sollte offline geschehen, d.h. mit getrennter Internetverbindung.
Leider ist irgendwas bei Microsoft schiefgegangen, so daß man ungeplant an die falsche Downloadstelle geleitet wird.
Hier nochmal der Link zum Patch für klassisches 32Bit Windows XP mit deutscher Lokalisierung. Erwischt man einen anderen Patch, verweigert dieser die Installation. Für zentrale Bugfixes ein Unding!
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