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  How do you upload a pdf to the clc wiki? jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-04-07 07:44 +0200
    Re: How do you upload a pdf to the clc wiki? Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-04-07 09:06 +0100
      Re: How do you upload a pdf to the clc wiki? jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-04-08 08:16 +0200
        Re: How do you upload a pdf to the clc wiki? Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-04-08 07:59 +0100
          Re: How do you upload a pdf to the clc wiki? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-04-08 12:03 +0100
            Re: How do you upload a pdf to the clc wiki? Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-04-08 12:13 +0100
              Re: How do you upload a pdf to the clc wiki? Laird <nospam@creativeandcritical.net> - 2015-04-08 22:25 +1000
                Re: How do you upload a pdf to the clc wiki? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-04-08 14:20 +0100
                Re: How do you upload a pdf to the clc wiki? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-04-08 08:41 -0700
                  Re: How do you upload a pdf to the clc wiki? Laird <nospam@creativeandcritical.net> - 2015-04-09 02:22 +1000
                    Re: How do you upload a pdf to the clc wiki? Laird <nospam@creativeandcritical.net> - 2015-04-09 02:32 +1000
                      Re: How do you upload a pdf to the clc wiki? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-04-08 11:29 -0700
                        Re: How do you upload a pdf to the clc wiki? Laird <nospam@creativeandcritical.net> - 2015-04-09 04:54 +1000
    Re: How do you upload a pdf to the clc wiki? jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-04-08 19:57 +0200
      Re: How do you upload a pdf to the clc wiki? Laird <nospam@creativeandcritical.net> - 2015-04-09 04:55 +1000
        Re: How do you upload a pdf to the clc wiki? Laird <nospam@creativeandcritical.net> - 2015-04-09 05:20 +1000

#59728 — How do you upload a pdf to the clc wiki?

I would like to add the document I prepared about the discussionstrtoll 
etc here to the wiki. As  administrator "Flash Gordon" is named but he 
hasn't posted here for a long while.

If anyone here has write rights in there please let me know how can I 
update that stuff.

Thanks.

P.S. I would like to contribute to the project that wanted to rewrite 
the standard library. It would be a first contribution since that 
project pages are empty.

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#59729

On 07/04/15 06:44, jacobnavia wrote:
> I would like to add the document I prepared about the discussionstrtoll
> etc here to the wiki. As  administrator "Flash Gordon" is named but he
> hasn't posted here for a long while.

Get yourself an account. Then use the "Upload file" facility (look at 
the bottom of the left-hand-side list).

> P.S. I would like to contribute to the project that wanted to rewrite
> the standard library. It would be a first contribution since that
> project pages are empty.


I wasn't aware that such a project existed. If you mean "document" 
rather than "rewrite", then sure, go ahead. If you really do mean 
"rewrite" as in deconstruct and build up from scratch, I'm not sure that 
I see the point.

-- 
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
Sig line 4 vacant - apply within

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#59788

Le 07/04/2015 10:06, Richard Heathfield a écrit :
> Get yourself an account.

Well, that is the problem. Nowhere do I see anything to create an account!

The closets I got was:
http://www.clc-wiki.net/wiki/clc-wiki#Contributing_quickstart

All that's required to make an edit is an account, which you can create 
by clicking the link at the top of the page

There is NO LINK at the top of the page!

The only links at the top are:

project page discussion view source history

???

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#59791

On 08/04/15 07:16, jacobnavia wrote:
> Le 07/04/2015 10:06, Richard Heathfield a écrit :
>> Get yourself an account.
>
> Well, that is the problem. Nowhere do I see anything to create an account!
>

It's quite well-hidden, I agree, but it really is there, lurking at the 
top right corner of the page. You may need to unfold this URL, but I 
think you'll find that it works.

http://www.clc-wiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Special%3AListUsers&type=signup

If it's any consolation, I had the same hard time finding "log in", when 
logging in for what appears to be the first time in nine years or so.

-- 
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
Sig line 4 vacant - apply within

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#59803

Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> writes:

> On 08/04/15 07:16, jacobnavia wrote:
>> Le 07/04/2015 10:06, Richard Heathfield a écrit :
>>> Get yourself an account.
>>
>> Well, that is the problem. Nowhere do I see anything to create an
>> account!

No, neither could I.

> It's quite well-hidden, I agree, but it really is there, lurking at
> the top right corner of the page.

It is very well hidden indeed.  There is an icon so small I can't see
what it it supposed to be that has a roll-over menu with "create
account".  It's simpler to find by viewing the source, or by using a
text-based browser like Lynx, than it is by conventional means.

Obviously the text "which you can create by clicking the link at the top
of the page" should be edited to be (or include) a link to the right
page so that the whole hunt-the-link game can be avoided, but when I
created an account to do just this, I was told that the page in question
is protected.  Is there any contactable administrator, or should we
consider the wiki moribund?

<snip>
-- 
Ben.

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#59806

On 08/04/15 12:03, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
> Is there any contactable administrator, or should we
> consider the wiki moribund?
>

I think it /was/ moribund. I haven't even looked at it for about nine 
years. But when Jacob mentioned it, I logged back in (remembering the 
password was a challenge!). It seems to have had a somewhat lacklustre 
decade. I've tried to breathe a little life back into it over the last 
few days.

There is still a contactable administrator who seems to be able to mend 
things. (I tried to upload an image file, it failed, I contacted him, 
and he fixed the server permissions, so presumably he has a reasonable 
degree of administrative access.)

If you add a message to

http://www.clc-wiki.net/wiki/clc-wiki_talk:Config:Wiki

I think you might have a fighting chance of attracting his attention.

Disclaimer: no, it's not me. :-)  I have no real idea of who he is. His 
user name is 'Laird'. I don't think he's Mark 'Flash' Gordon, who is the 
guy that originally set up the wiki (and who, remarkably, is presumably 
still funding the Web space).

-- 
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29 July 1999
Sig line 4 vacant - apply within

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#59810

On 08/04/15 21:13, Richard Heathfield wrote:
> There is still a contactable administrator who seems to be able to
> mend things. (I tried to upload an image file, it failed, I
> contacted him, and he fixed the server permissions, so presumably he
> has a reasonable degree of administrative access.)

Hi, yes, that's me. Flash has given me root access on the server hosting
the clc wiki. I helped set up the wiki all those years ago when going
under the pseudonym "Netocrat".

On 07/04/15 15:44, jacobnavia wrote:
> I would like to add the document I prepared about the
> discussionstrtoll etc here to the wiki.

I've just added PDFs to the list of file types accepted by the file
upload page, so hopefully it should work for you. Please let me know if
it doesn't.

On 07/04/15 18:06, Richard Heathfield wrote:
> On 07/04/15 06:44, jacobnavia wrote:
>> P.S. I would like to contribute to the project that wanted to
>> rewrite the standard library. It would be a first contribution
>> since that project pages are empty.
>
> I wasn't aware that such a project existed. If you mean "document"
> rather than "rewrite", then sure, go ahead. If you really do mean
> "rewrite" as in deconstruct and build up from scratch, I'm not sure
> that I see the point.

There was/is a (vastly incomplete) project to write, in the process of
documenting it, a portable implementation of the standard library,
abstracting those parts that could/can not be implemented portably. You
can see, for example, on the page documenting string.h that the
non-portable components __np_size_t and _NC_RESTRICT link to the page
intended to collect non-portable stuff:
<http://clc-wiki.net/wiki/C_standard_library:string.h>. I no longer
recall why __np_size_t was considered necessary, but _NC_RESTRICT seems
easier to understand.

On 08/04/15 21:03, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
> It is very well hidden indeed.  There is an icon so small I can't
> see what it it supposed to be that has a roll-over menu with "create
>  account".  It's simpler to find by viewing the source, or by using
> a text-based browser like Lynx, than it is by conventional means.

My fault - when I first wrote the Treeview skin for the wiki, I thought
I was helpfully saving screen space by tucking account links behind that
LED. Later, I realised that it unhelpfully hides functionality, but the
wiki was by then so disused that I didn't bother to fix it. I've just
made an attempt now - please let me know if it's worked.

Laird

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#59819

Laird <nospam@creativeandcritical.net> writes:
<snip>
> On 08/04/15 21:03, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>> It is very well hidden indeed.  There is an icon so small I can't
>> see what it it supposed to be that has a roll-over menu with "create
>>  account".  It's simpler to find by viewing the source, or by using
>> a text-based browser like Lynx, than it is by conventional means.
>
> My fault - when I first wrote the Treeview skin for the wiki, I thought
> I was helpfully saving screen space by tucking account links behind that
> LED. Later, I realised that it unhelpfully hides functionality, but the
> wiki was by then so disused that I didn't bother to fix it. I've just
> made an attempt now - please let me know if it's worked.

Yes, that's much better in my option.  Thanks.

-- 
Ben.

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#59829

Laird <nospam@creativeandcritical.net> writes:
[...]
> On 08/04/15 21:03, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>> It is very well hidden indeed.  There is an icon so small I can't
>> see what it it supposed to be that has a roll-over menu with "create
>>  account".  It's simpler to find by viewing the source, or by using
>> a text-based browser like Lynx, than it is by conventional means.
>
> My fault - when I first wrote the Treeview skin for the wiki, I thought
> I was helpfully saving screen space by tucking account links behind that
> LED. Later, I realised that it unhelpfully hides functionality, but the
> wiki was by then so disused that I didn't bother to fix it. I've just
> made an attempt now - please let me know if it's worked.

Better.  But the login link is labeled "Log"; "Log in" would be clearer.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc.
"We must do something.  This is something.  Therefore, we must do this."
    -- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"

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#59830

On 09/04/15 01:41, Keith Thompson wrote:
> Laird <nospam@creativeandcritical.net> writes:
> [...]
>> On 08/04/15 21:03, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>>> It is very well hidden indeed.  There is an icon so small I can't
>>> see what it it supposed to be that has a roll-over menu with "create
>>>   account".  It's simpler to find by viewing the source, or by using
>>> a text-based browser like Lynx, than it is by conventional means.
>>
>> My fault - when I first wrote the Treeview skin for the wiki, I thought
>> I was helpfully saving screen space by tucking account links behind that
>> LED. Later, I realised that it unhelpfully hides functionality, but the
>> wiki was by then so disused that I didn't bother to fix it. I've just
>> made an attempt now - please let me know if it's worked.
>
> Better.  But the login link is labeled "Log"; "Log in" would be clearer.
>

Odd, I can't reproduce that on any of the browsers to which I have 
access; they all have "Log in" already. Which browser+platform are you 
using?

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#59831

On 09/04/15 02:22, Laird wrote:
> On 09/04/15 01:41, Keith Thompson wrote:
>> Laird <nospam@creativeandcritical.net> writes:
>> [...]
>>> On 08/04/15 21:03, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>>>> It is very well hidden indeed.  There is an icon so small I can't
>>>> see what it it supposed to be that has a roll-over menu with "create
>>>>   account".  It's simpler to find by viewing the source, or by using
>>>> a text-based browser like Lynx, than it is by conventional means.
>>>
>>> My fault - when I first wrote the Treeview skin for the wiki, I thought
>>> I was helpfully saving screen space by tucking account links behind that
>>> LED. Later, I realised that it unhelpfully hides functionality, but the
>>> wiki was by then so disused that I didn't bother to fix it. I've just
>>> made an attempt now - please let me know if it's worked.
>>
>> Better.  But the login link is labeled "Log"; "Log in" would be clearer.
>>
>
> Odd, I can't reproduce that on any of the browsers to which I have
> access; they all have "Log in" already. Which browser+platform are you
> using?

Nvm, I hadn't checked the main page, it seems it was only occurring 
there. Seems to have been a caching issue - I reset the cache epoch and 
the problem seems to have cleared up. Please let me know if you're still 
experiencing the problem.

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#59839

Laird <nospam@creativeandcritical.net> writes:
> On 09/04/15 02:22, Laird wrote:
>> On 09/04/15 01:41, Keith Thompson wrote:
>>> Laird <nospam@creativeandcritical.net> writes:
>>> [...]
>>>> On 08/04/15 21:03, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>>>>> It is very well hidden indeed.  There is an icon so small I can't
>>>>> see what it it supposed to be that has a roll-over menu with "create
>>>>>   account".  It's simpler to find by viewing the source, or by using
>>>>> a text-based browser like Lynx, than it is by conventional means.
>>>>
>>>> My fault - when I first wrote the Treeview skin for the wiki, I thought
>>>> I was helpfully saving screen space by tucking account links behind that
>>>> LED. Later, I realised that it unhelpfully hides functionality, but the
>>>> wiki was by then so disused that I didn't bother to fix it. I've just
>>>> made an attempt now - please let me know if it's worked.
>>>
>>> Better.  But the login link is labeled "Log"; "Log in" would be clearer.
>>>
>>
>> Odd, I can't reproduce that on any of the browsers to which I have
>> access; they all have "Log in" already. Which browser+platform are you
>> using?
>
> Nvm, I hadn't checked the main page, it seems it was only occurring
> there. Seems to have been a caching issue - I reset the cache epoch
> and the problem seems to have cleared up. Please let me know if you're
> still experiencing the problem.

It looks good now, but I'm not using the same system where I saw the
problem.

This probably isn't the best place to discuss this kind of detail.  I
presume your "nospam@..." address is not valid.  If I have more issues
with the web site I'll send you e-mail (though the image on the contact
page on your web site isn't loading).  Or should I post on the wiki
somewhere, perhaps <http://clc-wiki.net/wiki/Talk:Main_Page>?

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc.
"We must do something.  This is something.  Therefore, we must do this."
    -- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"

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#59840

On 09/04/15 04:29, Keith Thompson wrote:
> I presume your "nospam@..." address is not valid.

Yes, that's correct.

> If I have more issues with the web site I'll send you e-mail (though
> the image on the contact page on your web site isn't loading).  Or
> should I post on the wiki somewhere, perhaps
> <http://clc-wiki.net/wiki/Talk:Main_Page>?
>

Oh dear, technical problems abound this evening. The image loads from my 
home machine and from the clc-wiki server, so perhaps it was a temporary 
glitch and if you try again it will be fixed. If not, the "alt" 
attribute for that image describes how to construct my email address in 
words if you're willing to view the HTML source. Or you can edit 
<http://clc-wiki.net/wiki/User_talk:Laird>.

Laird

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#59835

Le 07/04/2015 07:44, jacobnavia a écrit :
> I would like to add the document I prepared about the discussionstrtoll
> etc here to the wiki. As  administrator "Flash Gordon" is named but he
> hasn't posted here for a long while.
>
> If anyone here has write rights in there please let me know how can I
> update that stuff.
>
> Thanks.
>
> P.S. I would like to contribute to the project that wanted to rewrite
> the standard library. It would be a first contribution since that
> project pages are empty.

OK, now it seems to work:
http://www.clc-wiki.net/wiki/File:strtoll.pdf

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#59841

On 09/04/15 03:57, jacobnavia wrote:
> Le 07/04/2015 07:44, jacobnavia a écrit :
>> I would like to add the document I prepared about the
>> discussionstrtoll etc here to the wiki. As  administrator "Flash
>> Gordon" is named but he hasn't posted here for a long while.
>>
>> If anyone here has write rights in there please let me know how can
>> I update that stuff.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> P.S. I would like to contribute to the project that wanted to
>> rewrite the standard library. It would be a first contribution
>> since that project pages are empty.
>
> OK, now it seems to work:
> http://www.clc-wiki.net/wiki/File:strtoll.pdf

Glad the upload worked. I've added a link to it under [[C resources:Code
and design]], but if you want it to be part of an attempt to rewrite the
standard library, then perhaps a new top-level entry is needed in the
hierarchy, perhaps below "C standard library", something like "C
standard library (alt)" or "C standard library (ext)", depending on what 
your plans were for the rewrite. Do you have any thoughts on this?

Laird

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#59842

On 09/04/15 04:55, Laird wrote:
> On 09/04/15 03:57, jacobnavia wrote:
>> Le 07/04/2015 07:44, jacobnavia a écrit :
>>> I would like to add the document I prepared about the
>>> discussionstrtoll etc here to the wiki. As  administrator "Flash
>>> Gordon" is named but he hasn't posted here for a long while.
>>>
>>> If anyone here has write rights in there please let me know how
>>> can I update that stuff.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> P.S. I would like to contribute to the project that wanted to
>>> rewrite the standard library. It would be a first contribution
>>> since that project pages are empty.
>>
>> OK, now it seems to work:
>> http://www.clc-wiki.net/wiki/File:strtoll.pdf
>
> Glad the upload worked. I've added a link to it under [[C
> resources:Code and design]], but if you want it to be part of an
> attempt to rewrite the standard library, then perhaps a new top-level
> entry is needed in the hierarchy, perhaps below "C standard library",
> something like "C standard library (alt)" or "C standard library
> (ext)", depending on what your plans were for the rewrite. Do you
> have any thoughts on this?

Apologies, Jacob, I didn't read carefully, I see that your code
implements existing functions in the Standard, so it fits perfectly
within the existing "C standard library:stdlib.h" section. I'll try to
be more attentive in future.

Laird

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