August 27

Sorry, I've been so busy lately I've been skimming messages and I still can't keep up. We want to avoid Windows API calls whenever possible. They usually take about 6-8 parameters and a lot of testing to get right, it…

I doubt there's an mmap(2) on Windows. I'd rather call an existing file copy function than make and test my own. Quote from: nelisky on August 27, 2010, 01:21:09 AM But if you are already using features from boost::fi…

If you read it into memory and write it out, it could fail in tight memory situations. I'm looking for something like copyfile(const char* from, const char* to) or copyfile(path from, path to), preferably something in…

As a thought experiment, imagine there was a base metal as scarce as gold but with the following properties: - boring grey in colour - not a good conductor of electricity - not particularly strong, but not ductile or…

Bitcoins have no dividend or potential future dividend, therefore not like a stock. More like a collectible or commodity.

Try -datadir= Last time I tried $(shell /usr/bin/wx-config), there was immediate hollering about build problems with it. There wasn't time to investigate at the time. One problem with $(shell /usr/bin/wx-config) is it…

That's kind of interesting as an upside-down bar chart of how many blocks were produced each day. The target is 144 blocks per day.

Version 0.3.11 is now available. Changes: - Some blk*.dat checking on load - Built the -4way code with -march=amdfam10, which makes it a little faster - Warning if your clock is too far off - Warnings/errors/alerts ca…