Nix: Debugging MacOS / Darwin Sandbox Issues
Bottom Line: Filtering the macos logs for sandbox violations can help flesh out the root cause of sandbox-related crashes when building with nix. I recently started getting some unexpected build...
View ArticleHow to Set a Conditional Breakpoint When Debugging Rust with LLDB
Bottom Line: A little Python can help LLDB break on String contents in Rust.A few months ago I was trying to debug some Rust code that was misbehaving. The bug was in a function that was run hundreds...
View ArticleNix: Why Does My System Depend on $PKG?
Bottom Line:nix why-depends --derivation /run/current-system and nix derivation show --recursive /run/current-system are handy. NixOS and nix-darwin users – especially those following unstable – will...
View ArticleCompiling Rust for the ESP32 with Nix
Bottom Line: Nix’s tooling for Rust compilation can target the ESP32. PrefaceThis is a fairly long, meandering post about using nix to compile a no_std Rust project for the ESP32C3. I was able to get...
View ArticleCross-Compile Rust for x86 Linux from M1 Mac with Nix
Bottom Line: Nix makes cross-compiling Rust fairly straightforward. I have been tinkering with using nix to build Rust projects over the last couple of weeks and decided to try my hand at...
View ArticleHacking on nixpkgs with nix develop
Bottom Line: Failing to add MPS support to nixpkgs.python310Packages.torch. I’ve been using nix / nixpkgs / NixOS on and off for a year or two now. I’ve been genuinely impressed at how open and welcome...
View ArticleWrite a Firefox Extension in Python
Bottom Line: One can write a Firefox extension in (mostly) Python via Pyodide. Disclaimer: I’m not a huge fan of JavaScript, and I don’t use it much, so I am likely not following best practices. I’ve...
View ArticlePersistent VMs on pfSense with vm-bhyve
Bottom Line: Configure your VMs to start and run automatically on pfSense with vm-bhyve. If you’re trying to get a Linux VM running under bhyve on pfSense, I strongly recommend that you start with my...
View ArticleRunning NixOS and Ubuntu VMs on pfSense via bhyve
Bottom Line: With some effort, I got VMs running on my pfSense router/firewall. PrefaceBeing a hobbyist without much experience in networking, this project took me a fair amount of effort over a period...
View ArticleQuickly add FreeBSD Packages to pfSense
Bottom Line: I wrote a bash function to add packages directly from FreeBSD to pfSense. Disclaimer: Modifying your firewall is a security risk. Please don’t use the information on this page unless you...
View ArticleFind Files by Metadata on MacOS with mdfind
Bottom Line: The mdfind tool on MacOS lets you run CLI queries for files based on metadata. After years of using MacOS, I can’t believe didn’t know about the mdfind (metadatafind) command. It...
View ArticleCross-compiling Rust from aarch64-darwin to x86_64-freebsd
Bottom Line: To build Rust for x86_64-freebsd from M1 Macs, try cross-rs. I started using pfSense as my home router / firewall a few months ago and have been generally pretty happy. Last week I decided...
View ArticleGuix System (GuixSD) VM on an M1 Mac
Bottom Line: I got an aarch64 Guix System VM running on my M1 Mac. While learning about nix I’ve also been curious about Guix. It shares the declarative approach and goals of reproducibility in a...
View ArticleLinux VMs on my M1 Mac
Bottom Line: Aarch64 Linux VMs are not difficult to get running on an M1 Mac. I ran across an article a few weeks ago which has some detailed instructions for creating an aarch64 Ubuntu virtual machine...
View ArticleEasily create (almost) standalone Python executables with the built-in zipapp...
Bottom Line: In many cases Python’s built-in zipapp module can create executables that rely only on a Python interpreter. I had heard a few months ago that youtube-dl provided a single binary...
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Debugging launchd to fix nix permissions on MacOS
Bottom Line: Fix MacOS / launchd permissions issues to auto-run nix scriptsI’ve been delving a little more into nix lately, though to be honest I’m not entirely sure why. It promises confident...
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OpenSCAD in Neovim
Bottom Line: Basic configuration to use Neovim for OpenSCAD development.I recent made my first not-entirely-trivial OpenSCAD model:https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5382521. It’s an adapter for the...
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The Simplest Rust C++ FFI Example
Bottom Line: Practicing FFI and bindgen since I know so little about C++.One of the many things to love about Rust is that it can integrate with existing codebases and has reasonably good tooling to...
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Decorator to Memoize Sync or Async Functions in Python
Bottom Line: I wrote a simple decorator that can memoize a sync or async python function.Many pythonistas will be familiar with the idea of the memoize decorator; it’s essentially a decorator that...
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Fixing SSH Access on MacOS Monterey (12.0)
Bottom Line: Here’s how I fixed Connection reset by peer on MacOS Monterey.After updating to MacOS Monterey (12.0) a couple of days ago, I found that my SSH access was no longer working.My SSH access...
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