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date = 2024-07-04T08:48:55+10:00
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I received a reply to my [Tech Stack 2024](@/posts/2024/tech-stack/index.md)
@ -58,13 +58,14 @@ automatically with a build bot server for all supported architectures, whereas
I believe Arch is still working towards automated packaging. Additionally first
class support for multiple CPU architectures allows me to run the same system
on different devices I use such as Raspberry Pis, RISC-V single board
computers, and hopefully eventually my new ARM based Snapdragon X Elite laptop.
computers, and hopefully eventually
[my new ARM based Snapdragon X Elite laptop](@posts/2024/yoga-7x-snapdragon-developer-review/index.md).
Having written that all out I guess Chimera feels like a distro that is
full-featured but also simple enough that you can poke around and understand
all the parts. It's also easy to get involved with the project.
[^1]: Pacman downloads in parallel (5 at time in my config), then does the actual upgrades. `apk` fetches one package at at time and then stages the upgrade before moving on to the next one. There's a couple of related open issues:
[^1]: Pacman downloads in parallel (5 at a time in my config), then does the actual upgrades. `apk` fetches one package at at time and then stages the upgrade before moving on to the next one. There's a couple of related open issues:
- <https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/apk-tools/-/issues/10963>
- <https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/apk-tools/-/issues/5977>

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template = "yoga7x.html"
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{{ figure(image="posts/2024/yoga-7x-snapdragon-developer-review/yoga-7x-on-desk.jpg",
@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ dynamic refresh rate but the 7x does not appear to be compatible.
caption="Camera bump.") }}
Instead of a notch there's a slightly taller region at the top of the screen
where the camera, and other sensors are. The is also a camera bump behind this
where the camera, and other sensors are. There is also a camera bump behind this
part of the display. I saw at least one video deriding this, but I think it's
an excellent compromise. The bump on the top edge of the display is a nice
affordance for your fingers when opening the laptop. It also means there's no
@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ typical computer user the situation is quite good. Most, if not all the
software included with Windows is Arm native. I do all my browsing with Firefox
and a native Arm version of it has been [available for many
years][firefox-arm]. The note-taking tool [Obsidian] has an Arm native version,
as does [1Password] \(in preview), [Rust Rover], and [Rufus] to name a few.
as does [1Password] \(in preview), [Rust Rover], and [Rufus] to name a few more.
However, there's still plenty of software out there that assumes Windows = x86.
For that there's the [Prism x86 emulator built into Windows][prism]. This
@ -532,6 +532,11 @@ extremely basic Makefile in one of my projects. I found [pymake], which seems
to have been created specifically to improve the `make` experience on Windows.
I was able to `pip install py-make` and do what I needed to do in my project.
**Update 26 Jul 2024:** [Adam on Mastodon pointed out][voltagex] that GNU make
has a `bat` file for building with MSVC on Windows. I tried this and it built
successfully without the need to install any other dependencies. It did however
build an x86 binary and not an Arm one.
_End rant_
I tried to find a nice little C or C++ project to test with that:
@ -790,3 +795,4 @@ free to get in contact and I'll do my best to answer any questions.
[qcom-upstream]: https://www.qualcomm.com/developer/blog/2024/05/upstreaming-linux-kernel-support-for-the-snapdragon-x-elite
[wsl]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about
[yoga-7x]: https://archive.is/kgfke
[voltagex]: https://aus.social/@voltagex/112832696768580115