Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 22:00:26 -0400 From: "Greg McPherran" <sw2@mediaone.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: New User Message-ID: <000a01c12b77$6436cc60$6401a8c0@ne.mediaone.net>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C12B55.D9793B60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, Remember me? I commented on the mascot last week. I must say I recevied = a full spectrum of responses - most were polite of course :-) . Well, I wanted to tell you all that I have installed FreeBSD and I = really like it. I am a fairly experienced Unix user so I'm not new to = Unix.=20 Q. Is there a way to specify the default .cshrc file for new users when = they are added? I would like to contribute and I am particularly interested in helping = simplify the install process. I have about 17 years of software = experience and am an expert in C (15 years). Trivia: How do you cast a = long to a function pointer? :-) See answer below. I also have worked for = years with embedded systems so I understand hardware very well. Again, I must say I am thrilled to be running FreeBSD and I must thank = everyone who worked to deliver such a great OS - especially for $50 (I = purchased the boxed set) !. Thank You, Greg (McPherran) ANSWER: How do you cast a long to a function pointer.=20 long l; f =3D ( void (*)( ) ) l; If you like that one I have a tougher one - I have interviewed many sw = engineers and no one has ever known the answer. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C12B55.D9793B60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4611.1300" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Remember me? I commented on the mascot = last week. I=20 must say I recevied a full spectrum of responses - most were polite = of=20 course :-) .</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well, I wanted to tell you all that I = have=20 installed FreeBSD and I really like it. I am a fairly experienced Unix = user so=20 I'm not new to Unix. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Q. Is there a way to specify the = default .cshrc=20 file for new users when they are added?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I would like to contribute and I am = particularly=20 interested in helping simplify the install process. I have about 17 = years of=20 software experience and am an expert in C (15 years). Trivia: How = do you=20 cast a long to a function pointer? :-) See answer below. I also = have worked=20 for years with embedded systems so I understand hardware very = well.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Again, I must say I am thrilled to be = running=20 FreeBSD and I must thank everyone who worked to deliver such a great OS = -=20 especially for $50 (I purchased the boxed set) !.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thank You,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Greg (McPherran)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>ANSWER:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>How do you cast a long to a function pointer. </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>long l;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>f =3D ( void (*)( ) ) l;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you like that one I have a tougher = one - I have=20 interviewed many sw engineers and no one has ever known the=20 answer.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C12B55.D9793B60-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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