Golang compiler CLI options CGO_CFLAGS_ALLOW
12/01/26 11:37 Filed in: golang
I do a lot of building Golang across platforms (honestly I just prefer the work flow under OS X) but frequently you see messages like
And then Google fails me when you search for the error. It turns out the problem is trivial to fix and that the specific Google search finds lots of things relating to things other than the problem.
The solution:
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% go build
gopkg.in/gographics/imagick.v3/imagick: invalid flag in pkg-config --cflags: -Xpreprocessor
And then Google fails me when you search for the error. It turns out the problem is trivial to fix and that the specific Google search finds lots of things relating to things other than the problem.
The solution:
% env CGO_CFLAGS_ALLOW="-Xpreprocessor" go build
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Your top priority is ...
17/12/25 08:19 Filed in: Management
One of my favourite aphorisms is
If you have two top priorities you don't have a top priority
A situation that arrives all too frequently is that everything is important, resources are limited and changing priorities lead to relative inaction on anything.
This week's Agile Mentors Podcast provided an insight from the Marines (#170: Leadership Lessons from the Marine Corps with Tanner Wortham) about how having a goal and pre-declaring which other goals should be sacrificed (if necessary) provides a way to make progress.
Say it aint so ...
24/11/25 18:46 Filed in: Clickbait
The click bait got me …
Australia named world’s second safest country in new global travel ranking
Ben Cost | National News Network
November 21, 2025 2:35 pm
How could it be so … we have snakes, spiders, sharks, crocodiles and even mean kangaroos … how could this country be almost as safe as the Netherlands? Read More...
Australia named world’s second safest country in new global travel ranking
Ben Cost | National News Network
November 21, 2025 2:35 pm
How could it be so … we have snakes, spiders, sharks, crocodiles and even mean kangaroos … how could this country be almost as safe as the Netherlands? Read More...
We care about your security ...
19/11/25 13:38 Filed in: Security
One of Australia's big 4 banks (NAB) acquired Citi Bank's credit card operation. At a moment of great change they are creating an opportunityfor scammers. Here are some of the issues that have arisen:
Caring about your customers cybersecurity must not be just a marketing slogan.
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- Picking an extremely generic and common name for their new service rebrand (MyCard)
- Sending communications which warn of future changes, requiring you to act but do not say the actions required are not possible yet
- Not making available placeholder applications / websites and clearly linking to them (or saying they are not there yet) from existing trusted sources
Caring about your customers cybersecurity must not be just a marketing slogan.
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Cubiko CNC
29/09/25 19:36 Filed in: CNC
SainSmart ran a recent Kickstarter for an enclosed desktop CNC machine, the Cubiko (https://www.sainsmart.com/products/cubiko). I acquired one of these to test as while I mostly do additive manufacturing with a 3D printer, there are times when traditional milling or subtractive manufacturing is a more appropriate choice.
Unfortunately the Mac support and event the IOS support is a little less than inspiring.
After a bit of a bus man's holiday there is hope (https://gitlab.com/maurice.castro/cubiko-cli) that we can drive the Cubiko over WiFi from a Mac.
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Unfortunately the Mac support and event the IOS support is a little less than inspiring.
After a bit of a bus man's holiday there is hope (https://gitlab.com/maurice.castro/cubiko-cli) that we can drive the Cubiko over WiFi from a Mac.
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