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PHPUnit 3.0.6 (with PHP 5.2.2) can’t even load a file!

$ phpunit UnitTest
X-Powered-By: PHP/5.2.2
Content-type: text/html
PHPUnit 3.0.6 by Sebastian Bergmann.
File “UnitTest.php” could not be found or is not readable.

Let’s see where it looks for my (definitely existing and readable) UnitTest.php. Add a quick debug printout starting with KS: into /usr/local/lib/php/PHPUnit/Util/Fileloader.php:

$ phpunit UnitTest
X-Powered-By: PHP/5.2.2
Content-type: text/html
KS: wd=/usr/local/bin, filename=UnitTest.php
PHPUnit 3.0.6 [...]

HP Photosmart C6180 with Linux

We desperately needed a scanner. Also the old printer got almost unusable, leaving black strips on the paper after an ink cartridge leaked and smeared the ink on all the plastic foam inside it. The decision seems obvious: multifunction device.
Of mainstream printer manufacturers, only Epson and HP are friendly to the Open Source and thus [...]

Rant on Nokia E61 smartphone UI

Disclamer: I *was* affilated with Nokia.

1. With no SIM, you can’t turn off the sound. I do not have an extra SIM at the moment, and I can’t stop disturbing my neighbours with beeping keys. I know that the “profile” is stored in the SIM, but that does not make me happier.
2. It comes with [...]

Feelings on Microsoft Windows after we have not been together for a long time

I did not have to spend more than 30 seconds at MS Windows screen for several years. Now I’ve spent several hours.
1. In IE, you can’t stop flicking animated images.
2. In IE, you can’t force all fonts to be at least 12 point size. IE thinks you can not be trusted to select the font [...]

Locking mobile phones in the USA

The practice of locking mobile phones to a single mobile provider has become quite annoying in the United States. While the rest of the world can freely change providers by simply swapping out a SIM card, US customers are usually stuck with multi-year contracts and locked phones. Apple is continuing this tradition by locking all [...]