Lounge - January 2022

A bug lurking for 12 years gives attackers root on most major Linux distros

Linux users on Tuesday got a major dose of bad news—a 12-year-old vulnerability in a system tool called Polkit gives attackers unfettered root privileges on ...

[3 replies] Last: Speaking of security holes, Minnesota U. was recently banned from subm... (by kbw)

by deleted account xyzzy

"Is there any way to add functions to std?" revisited

Re: http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/beginner/281870/ I recently purchased Beginning C++: From Novice to Professional ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/14842...

[1 reply] : The workaround for <fmt> for non-C++20 compilers (https://github.com... (by deleted account xyzzy)

by NowIC

Embarcadero C++ Builder Community Edition - no registrations left

Hallo. I upgraded to Windows 11 Pro and so I wanted to install C++ Builder CE. As it said, "no registrations left", I contacted the website and thought I ...

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by deleted account xyzzy

Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard

https://news.microsoft.com/2022/01/18/microsoft-to-acquire-activision-blizzard-to-bring-the-joy-and-community-of-gaming-to-everyone-across-every-device/ Lots...

[5 replies] Last: Even with D2 (D2: Lord of Destruction), StarCraft (SC: Broodwars) and ... (by deleted account xyzzy)

by thmm

C++ Resources

A list of resources for learning C++ by Bartlomiej Filipek https://www.cppstories.com/p/resources/

[1 reply] : I have both of the eBooks by Bartłomiej Filipek, and I really do like... (by deleted account xyzzy)

by Duthomhas

SO turns you into a humorless bot

Yesterday, while waiting at the doctor’s office, I happened to catch a post that went like this: Can unions in C go on strike, and if so, how can we co...

[6 replies] Last: Most 'net searches I do for C/C++ info have copious links to SO. Aske... (by deleted account xyzzy)

by deleted account xyzzy

Well, DAMN!

Just received a major alert on my cell phones, the entire West Coast of North America is going to be slammed by a Tsunami later today. Mexico, CA and AK alread...

[2 replies] Last: There is no job, money, nothing in the world that could convince me to... (by jonnin)

by forgottencoder

compiling / linking problem

Hi guys i have a directory "mylibrary" with this sub-directories: > include >> file.hpp >> console.hpp > source >> file.cpp >> console.cpp and i have...

[8 replies] Last: Hi Ganado and kbw Thanks both for tips. I used combination of your ti... (by forgottencoder)

by zapshe

Linux 2.0

Just came back from a trip. The place I went to was where I was keeping my website hosted on my raspberry pi. Since it was a raspberry pi 4, I thought it was to...

[1 reply] : "I love it when a plan comes together." (by kbw)

by thmm

18 Best C++ Blogs

Collection of C++ Blogs with short descriptions. Probably not for absolute beginners https://bloggingfordevs.com/cpp-blogs/

[3 replies] Last: Fluentcpp is the no 1 blog on that list! (by seeplus)

by The Grey Wolf

A new year...

May the best of your past be the worst of your future. Happy New Year. See you around.

[3 replies] Last: lol the sp=mbot is so kind. (by Ganado)

by Duthomhas

Write a C++ program that prompts the user to enter 5 (1,2,3)

Recent post title on SO (now deleted). The original post was actually for your standard “calculate the average of student test scores” kind of homework...

[42 replies] Last: I use CCleaner as a very part-time disk and registry cleaner, I have o... (by deleted account xyzzy)

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