Disable messages upon loading a package

Just use suppressMessages() around your library() call: edd@max:~$ R R version 2.14.1 (2011-12-22) Copyright (C) 2011 The R Foundation for Statistical Computing ISBN 3-900051-07-0 Platform: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (64-bit) […] R> suppressMessages(library(ROCR)) R> # silently loaded R> search() [1] “.GlobalEnv” “package:ROCR” # it’s really there [3] “package:gplots” “package:KernSmooth” [5] “package:grid” “package:caTools” [7] “package:bitops” “package:gdata” [9] “package:gtools” “package:stats” … Read more

What are libtool’s .la file for?

It is a textual file that includes a description of the library. It allows libtool to create platform-independent names. For example, libfoo goes to: Under Linux: /lib/libfoo.so # Symlink to shared object /lib/libfoo.so.1 # Symlink to shared object /lib/libfoo.so.1.0.1 # Shared object /lib/libfoo.a # Static library /lib/libfoo.la # ‘libtool’ library Under Cygwin: /lib/libfoo.dll.a # Import … Read more

Node.js Logging

Winston is a pretty good logging library. You can write logs out to a file using it. Code would look something like: var winston = require(‘winston’); var logger = new (winston.Logger)({ transports: [ new (winston.transports.Console)({ json: false, timestamp: true }), new winston.transports.File({ filename: __dirname + ‘/debug.log’, json: false }) ], exceptionHandlers: [ new (winston.transports.Console)({ json: … Read more

How to See the Contents of Windows library (*.lib)

Assuming you’re talking about a static library, DUMPBIN /SYMBOLS shows the functions and data objects in the library. If you’re talking about an import library (a .lib used to refer to symbols exported from a DLL), then you want DUMPBIN /EXPORTS. Note that for functions linked with the “C” binary interface, this still won’t get … Read more

What is the difference between a framework and a library? [closed]

A library performs specific, well-defined operations. A framework is a skeleton where the application defines the “meat” of the operation by filling out the skeleton. The skeleton still has code to link up the parts but the most important work is done by the application. Examples of libraries: Network protocols, compression, image manipulation, string utilities, … Read more

How to add local jar files to a Maven project?

You can add local dependencies directly (as mentioned in build maven project with propriatery libraries included) like this: <dependency> <groupId>com.sample</groupId> <artifactId>sample</artifactId> <version>1.0</version> <scope>system</scope> <systemPath>${project.basedir}/src/main/resources/Name_Your_JAR.jar</systemPath> </dependency> Update In new releases this feature is marked as deprecated but still working and not removed yet ( You just see warning in the log during maven start). An issue … Read more