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Vim project plugin \R not refreshing new directories created

I'm using the vim project plugin to manage a project, and whenever a new file goes in I need to use \R to refresh the project tree. This is fine, but I recently created a new directory in the tree, and \R doesn't update it and put it into the project. What am I doing wrong? ...

Tool to verify compatibility of a public APIs

I work on a platform product which requires public compatibility between versions, so some code that was compiled against our previous build should be able to work against our new build without the need to recompile. Is there a tool that would automated this verification, all I could find was How to test binary compatibility automatical...

How to automatically backup a SQL Server database on my ISP's location from my own pc?

Hi, I have very limited access to the SQL Server at my ISP. I have a very simple tool to create databases and execute SQL (which is enough most of the time) but now I also want to backup (and in the case of an accident, restore) a database from my own PC (or via a web application, if that's possible, both are ok) Is there a tool which...

Adding a file to a project via project.vim

I'm using project.vim to manage a project, and I'm having trouble adding a file to the project. I read the documentation and it said to 'insert the filename into the project entry, then hit return on it'. From what I understand, a project entry is one of the sections in the project window that looks like... Header Files="Header File...

Programming tools to calculate physical forces

I would like to calculate the forces involved with physical constructions and I am looking for a tool that can do this for me. It would be great if the tool had a programming interface as I would like to use it for automated design. ...

Installing Valgrind on OS X

Hi, I'm trying to install valgrind on os x (snow leopard/10.6.3). When I run the provided ./configure script I get an error saying: checking for the kernel version... unsupported (10.3.0) configure: error: Valgrind works on Darwin 9.x (Mac OS X 10.5) Has anyone else had experience with this? Can I just delete that line in the config...

Tools to work with Subversion Verify

We've got about 10 subversion repositories. To guard against repository corruption we run a batch file that runs the SVNAdmin Verify command against all of our repositories as a scheduled task each morning. I'm looking for a tool to parse the output of the SVNAdmin verify command and alert me if there is a problem. Has anybody got an...

Free tool to watch directory and show changes in files

Im looking for a tool that will watch directory(with sub-dirs) and give me the list of files that has changed and what has changed in them. Ive found some tools that show me files that has changed, but that is not enough for me. P.S. I dont want to write it if someone has already written it. P.S.2. Feel free to close this question if y...

.NET equivalent Java tools and libraries

So I am pretty much been a Java programmer but I play with F# on the weekends. One of hardest part I have with .NET is trying to find the equivalent to some tool or library I had in Java. Sure I can google the equivalent for each tools but I would rather see a side by side equivalent for each tool in one place. I also would like to know...

Tool to identify the similarities in logic between a function of C and C++

Is there a tool in either Linux/Windows that would enable us to determine if a logic of the particular function in C is same as that of a particular function in C++ ? ...

Any alternative to Snippet Compiler?

Snippet compiler is a small program that allows you to compile code snippets without creating new projects in visual studio. The bad thing is that is has not been updated for a while since .NET Framework 3.5. Bad thing is that you can't make LINQ work with Snippet. I am wondering if you have any alternative tool to suggest. ...

SilverlightSpy alternative tool

Hi guys, Can you suggest other tools similar to SilverlightSpy? I am just curious what alternatives exists out there. What tool you use and why do you prefer it ? ...

Which tools to use for Grails Development

I've recently started using Grails and I have the following questions about the available tools for development on the framework: I tried using maven with the a project, but that wasn't working so I switched to the in-built ant/ivy system. It works fine and is easy to use, but I'm curious if down the road there may be problems - i.e. d...

Tool to monitor website(html) changes/to get snapshot

Hi all, Could you recommend me some tool (not online one) to monitor html changes in website or to get complete snapshot of a website? My task is to migrate current website to the next version of CMS. Migration requires code changes as well, because of new API. The idea is to make snapshot of the website before migration and after. Af...

Utility / library for tidying xml

What libraries / tools are available for tidying up xml? I've found the highly recommended HtmlTidy, however unfortunately it doesn't correctly handle my input xml files - I mean to submit a bug report, however in the meantime I need a xml tidying tool that works with my xml. Can anyone suggest any alternatives? Update: By "Tidy" I me...

Seeking quoted string generator

Does anyone know of a free website or program which will take a string and render it quoted with the appropriate escape characters? Let's say, for instance, that I want to quote It's often said that "devs don't know how to quote nested "quoted strings"". And I would like to specify whether that gets enclosed in single or double quo...

git: repo monitoring tool

Do you know any good repo monitoring solution? I'd like to get information when someone pushes to remote repo (preferably via taskbar tray icon: "someuser pushed…"). Other solutions I consider: recieve hook periodically git log via cron check for updates on running every git command (my system of choice is Ubuntu) ...

Command Line Tools

I've been having a look through other questions on the site and can't find one listing out some of the most widely used (or subjectively best) command line tools. Having just installed Mercurial I'm interested in what command line tools others are using. So what command line tools do you use and which ones do you prefer? Some reasons f...

Are there any tools to convert an Iphone localized string file to a string resources file that can be used in Android?

I have the localized strings file that is used in the Iphone app that I work on to port to Android. Are there any tools that go through the file taken from the xcode project and build the xml needed to use the strings in android? As the apple file is a simple key value file is there a tool that converts string in this format "key"=...

Are there any tools for tracking down bloat in C++?

A carelessly written template here, some excessive inlining there - it's all too easy to write bloated code in C++. In principle, refactoring to reduce that bloat isn't too hard. The problem is tracing the worst offending templates and inlines - tracing those items that are causing real bloat in real programs. With that in mind, and bec...