samba share - ctags: Warning: cannot open source file "directory" : Value too large for defined data type

Reason: Samba share mounted from windows in linux (fedora) may be read-only check in windows by going to properties of folder. Solution: if its marked as read-only, un-check box. fstab: add following lines at end of your /etc/fstab file //server/share_name /path/to/mount/point cifs rw,uid=1000,gid=1000,credentials=/home/user_home/smbcredential_file,dir_mode=0755,file_mode=0755 0 0 details: add your credentials to smbcredentials_file: username=server_username password=server_password ...

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openGL : Fedora 17 : undefined reference to symbol 'cos@@GLIBC_2.0'

ERROR:gcc wave.o -o wave -I/usr/include -L/usr/lib -lglut -lGL -lGLU -lX11 -m32/usr/bin/ld: wave.o: undefined reference to symbol 'cos@@GLIBC_2.0'/usr/bin/ld: note: 'cos@@GLIBC_2.0' is defined in DSO /lib/libm.so.6 so try adding it to the linker command line/lib/libm.so.6: could not read symbols: Invalid operationcollect2: error: ld returned 1 exit statusSolution:Add '-lm' flag while compiling.gcc wave.o -o wave -I/usr/include -L/usr/lib -lglut -lGL -lm  -lGLU -lX11 -...

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Sharing using SAMBA on fedora 17

Install SAMBA in fedora 17:$ sudo yum install system-config-samba samba-client samba-common samba system-config-samba system-config-usersSet SElinux permissions:$ sudo yum install policycoreutils-guiin gnome go to Administration > SELinux Management and check (set) the following booleansAllow qemu to share any file/directory read/writeAllow samba to share users home diectory Allow samba to export ntfs/fusersfs volumesConfigure Firewall :check the samba box in System > Administration > FirewallConfigure SAMBA:Adding users: Go...

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Installing openGL on Fedora 17

Steps to install openGL on fedora 17: Installing: $sudo yum install freeglut-devel build-essential Compiling sample program: Get sample programs from SAMPLE  PROGRAMMS Makefile: LDFLAGS=-lglut -lGL -lGLU -lX11 -lm INCLUDES=-I/usr/include LIBS=-I/usr/lib CC=gcc SOURCES=wave.c teapot.c logo.c TARGETS=$(SOURCES:.c= ) DEPS= OBJS=$(SOURCES:.c=.o) %.o: %.c $(DEPS) $(CC) -c -o $@ $< $(INCLUDES) $(LIBS) $(LDFLAGS) wave: $(OBJS) $(CC) $@.o -o $@ $(INCLUDES) $(LIBS) $(LDFLAGS) teapot: $(OBJS) ...

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