Update: rumprun and php7

Months ago, I wrote about not being able to get libmemcached to link into a static PHP build.

I don’t take “no” for an answer from code.

I have not only gotten it to link (with a carefully targeted replacement of the linker in the build scripts), I have patched up opcache to both configure correctly while cross-compiling, and to build statically.

I seriously don’t take “no” for an answer from code.

That’s where I stand.  I’ve been focusing on getting some music done, notably this FF8 remix, so rumprun is on the back burner.  Still, the php7-full branch is what I would consider “usable” now.

If you’re reading this in the future, you should check the wiki for the status.

vmconnect

I wrote a script called _vmconnect that either simply logs into a VirtualBox guest, or starts it headlessly first and then logs in.  With _vmconnect set as the command for an iTerm2 profile, I can open the session without caring whether the machine is running or not.

The full script became a bit unwieldy for a blog post (and I didn't want to maintain it forever within Blogger), so I published it to github.  You'll find it in my bin repository: https://github.com/sapphirecat/bin

Enjoy!

Update: _vmconnect version 1.0.3 fixes a possible data loss: if the VM was booted by _vmconnect, terminating the ssh connection it logged in with would also abort the VM.  You SHOULD pull if you are using _vmconnect 1.0.2 or prior (check your _vmconnect --version output!)

devproxy

Today, I'm pleased to announce the release of devproxy!  It's an HTTP proxy server written in Go (atop github.com/elazarl/goproxy) for QA/testing purposes.  It intercepts requests directed to your production servers and transparently connects them to a staging server of your choice—including HTTPS (CONNECT) redirection.

This lets your staging server perfectly mirror production, including the hostnames and certificates in use, without needing to elevate permissions to edit /etc/hosts every time you want to switch between production and staging.  Instead, you can switch the proxy on/off in your browser; I use FoxyProxy.

I'd like to thank Elazar not only for writing goproxy (it made my life a lot easier) but also for modifying it to support what I needed to do in devproxy.  I'd also like to thank my boss for letting me release this as open source.