Blogging habits

I am not a regular blogger who fills the pages with their ideas and thinkings.But now i Feel its required because it helps the thoughts actually come out of your mind . Actually many of my thoughts gets rotten up in my onwards.So from today onwards on 23 may a new blogger :D

Gui for apache webserver

Time to submit of the mini projects for the project exhibition by aces.Initially i planned of making a gui based apache configuration tool and even started coding for the same.I completed almost all of the projects major works like parsing the httpd.conf file using a lex program and then loading the parsed information into a c# program.i used Lex for windows.obviously dev c++ comes with gcc which can be used with windows.

But i was tooooooooo lazy to go through the entire configuration file and writing the regular expression for all server configuration information.so i dropped the project.however the program i have written can be used as a skeleton for further improving the project.

here is the lex code.those who want c# code do mail me. :D

%{

#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>

int count=0,flag=0,nummodule=0;
%}
%%

ServerRoot[ ]*[\"][a-zA-Z][:]*[/][/a-z0-9\.A-Z ]*[\"] { printf("%s\n",yytext); }
["#"]*Listen[ ]*[0-9]*[\.][0-9]*[\.][0-9]*[\.][0-9]* { flag=1; if(flag==0){ printf("%s\n",yytext); } else { printf("Listen undefined\n");}flag=0;}
Listen[ ]*[0-9]+ {printf("%s\n",yytext);}
["#"]*LoadModule[ ][a-zA-Z_0-9]*[ ][a-z/A-Z0-9\.]* { printf("%s\n",yytext);nummodule++; }
ServerAdmin[ ]*[@a-zA-Z\.0-9]* {printf("%s\n",yytext);}
ServerName[ ]*[[@a-zA-Z\.0-9]* {printf("%s\n",yytext);}
ErrorLog[ ]*[\"a-zA-Z0-9\/]* {printf("%s\n",yytext);}
DocumentRoot[ ]*[\"][a-zA-Z][:]*[/][/a-z0-9\.A-Z ]*[\"] { printf("%s\n",yytext);}
DirectoryIndex[ ]*[a-zA-Z_0-9]*[\.][a-zA-Z_0-9]* {printf("%s\n",yytext);}
ErrorLog[ ]*[\"][a-zA-Z_0-9]*[\/][a-zA-Z_0-9]*[\"] {printf("%s\n",yytext);}
\n ;
. ;
%%
int main(int argc,char *argv[])
{
yyin=fopen("httpd.conf","r");
yyout=fopen("sample.txt","w");
yylex();
return 0;
}
int yywrap()
{
return 1;
}


Dont get scared by looking into code if you are beginner.just get along.its one of the easiest :D

BCM 4312 : One Click .deb Package

Today i had to install suitable drivers for my broadcom wireless network interface card.I was using debian squeeze 6.0 . It took some time for me to understand and hook up all the dependencies. I had to install b43-fwcutter first and then install bcm4312 stuff.Totally it was a bit time consuming.So this task would be not that easy for absolute beginner.So i made a single package that could install it in a single command .no extra downloads required :D

in terminal :
sudo dpkg -i bcm4312.deb

The package is tested well under debian squeeze.The package can be downloaded from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/ecdebian/files/bcm4312.deb/download

Hope you guyzz will like the project.If it doesnt work please let me know

Acer Aspire 532 review

My New netbook : Acer aspire 532 h

I find it difficult to carry around my 14.1 inch lenovo ideapad so I was looking for something real and slimmy.I have decided to purchase a real "Netbook".After a few searches I had few options.
Few options I found interesting were

1)Acer aspire 532
2)Dell Inspiron Mini
3)HP Mini

I went to local store and I talked with the shop guy there and after thinking a lot I decided to go for Acer aspire 532.My decision didnt go wrong and it proved to be really worthy gadget to carry along





Battery

Battery stands for about 5hrs while running non multimedia apps and running less processor intensive ram.

Ports

On the left side of the netbook, there are two USB ports, an analogue video output (VGA) and the power outlet.Right side we have one usb ports external audio output and ofcourse a card reader.Keys have sufficeint stroke distance and provide comfortable touch.touchpad is also adjustable.

Memory

It has got 160 gb secondary storage and Single channel with one soDIMM slot DDR2 667 MHz SDRAM memory interface proves sufficient for my needs.it has got 3 in 1 card reader also.

Connectivity

Bluetooth 2.0 with enhanced data rate as well wifi 802.11 . Have to review this when college starts :D

Software

Windows Xp home comes preloaded with the model(win 7 available) .A few products also came along with it.