powerpoint, Alpine Type X Speakers

1. Strange sound (from speakers) while typing

Recently my 17" powerbook has developed a weird problem.
Sometimes when I press either of the Shift keys on my keyboard,
it emits brief high-pitched sounds; they sound like quick rising 
sequences of pitches, total duration maybe 1/2 second or so. It
gets really obnoxious after a minute or so...

It started while I was running 10.2.6; I've "upgraded" to 10.2.8
and the problem still persists.

Any suggestions for a fix?


Thanks much,
Marty Kent


"Man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford 
to let alone."  
    -- H. D. Thoreau

2. Speaker sound lost on Macbook - Red light in speaker jack - Mac Hardware

3. file types/data types/mime types

I am puzzled about something with osX.
Why does it use the file extension for determining file type instead of 
looking into the file for the type?

My Amiga used datatypes 15 years ago to determine what kind of file it 
was. If it was jpeg but named .gif, no problem. The jpeg program loaded it.

For instance, I had a file on my desktop, an html file of instructions. 
It had no file extension so appeared on the desktop as a blank white 
rectangle. Re-named it 'html' so firefox showed up on the icon.

I just renamed it 'jpg' and GraphicConverter tried to open it. It 
reported "The file 'foobar.jpg' is broken, the format is unknown or it 
isn't a graphics file.
So, Graphic Converter can't open it."
Then it gives a file dump, in hex and ascii which clearly shows it to be 
an html file.

Why aren't data types or mime types implemented in the user interface?
Are datatypes/mimetypes in the BSD itself? Cannot find it.

4. Alpine 2.00 on Mac OS X and rimapd server login

5. Compiling issues on Mac OS X for Alpine 2.00

I have experience compiling Pine and Alpine on my iBook.  Until now I've 
never had a problem.

I grabbed the alpine-2.00.tar.gz file and fillpara.patch.gz.  I unpacked 
these files and ran ./configure --prefix=/usr/local.  I got this...


checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name...
configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.


Unfortunately my config.log file doesn't tell me a whole heck of a lot 
more.  I'm going to list it below.  It's long, I'm sorry about that. 
Could some kind soul take a look and tell me where I'm going wrong?  I'm 
not a programmer by trade, I just know enough to get myself into trouble. 
:-)

John

----------------- config.log starts here ------------------------
This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by alpine configure 2.00, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61.  Invocation command line was

   $ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = Macintosh.local
uname -m = Power Macintosh
uname -r = 9.4.0
uname -s = Darwin
uname -v = Darwin Kernel Version 9.4.0: Mon Jun  9 19:36:17 PDT 2008; root:xnu-1228.5.20~1/RELEASE_PPC

/usr/bin/uname -p = powerpc
/bin/uname -X     = unknown

/bin/arch              = unknown
/usr/bin/arch -k       = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
/usr/bin/hostinfo      = Mach kernel version:
 	 Darwin Kernel Version 9.4.0: Mon Jun  9 19:36:17 PDT 2008; root:xnu-1228.5.20~1/RELEASE_PPC
Kernel configured for a single processor only.
1 processor is physically available.
1 processor is logically available.
Processor type: ppc7450 (PowerPC 7450)
Processor active: 0
Primary memory available: 1.25 gigabytes
Default processor set: 71 tasks, 262 threads, 1 processors
Load average: 5.11, Mach factor: 0.19
/bin/machine           = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel       = unknown
/bin/universe          = unknown

PATH: /Users/jmayson/Applications
PATH: /bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/sbin


## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:2205: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:2261: result: /usr/bin/install -c
configure:2272: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:2315: result: yes
configure:2343: checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p
configure:2382: result: ./install-sh -c -d
configure:2395: checking for gawk
configure:2425: result: no
configure:2395: checking for mawk
configure:2425: result: no
configure:2395: checking for nawk
configure:2425: result: no
configure:2395: checking for awk
configure:2411: found /usr/bin/awk
configure:2422: result: awk
configure:2433: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:2454: result: yes
configure:2643: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles
configure:2652: result: no
configure:2672: checking build system type
configure:2690: result: powerpc-apple-darwin9.4.0
configure:2712: checking host system type
configure:2727: result: powerpc-apple-darwin9.4.0
configure:2757: Configuring for alpine 2.00 (powerpc-apple-darwin9.4.0))
configure:2812: checking for gcc
configure:2828: found /usr/bin/gcc
configure:2839: result: gcc
configure:3077: checking for C compiler version
configure:3084: gcc --version >&5
powerpc-apple-darwin8-gcc-4.0.0 (GCC) 4.0.0 20041026 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 4061)
Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

configure:3087: $? = 0
configure:3094: gcc -v >&5
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin8/4.0.0/specs
Configured with: /private/var/tmp/gcc/gcc-4061.obj~8/src/configure --disable-checking --prefix=/usr --mandir=/share/man --enable-languages=c,objc,c++,obj-c++ --program-transform-name=/^[cg][^+.-]*$/s/$/-4.0/ --with-gxx-include-dir=/include/gcc/darwin/4.0/c++ --build=powerpc-apple-darwin8 --host=powerpc-apple-darwin8 --target=powerpc-apple-darwin8
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.0.0 20041026 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 4061)
configure:3097: $? = 0
configure:3104: gcc -V >&5
gcc: argument to `-V' is missing
configure:3107: $? = 1
configure:3130: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:3157: gcc    conftest.c  >&5
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/gcc/powerpc-apple-darwin8/4.0.0/../../../libSystem.dylib unknown flags (type) of section 9 (__TEXT,__dof_plockstat) in load command 0
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib unknown flags (type) of section 9 (__TEXT,__dof_plockstat) in load command 0
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:3160: $? = 1
configure:3198: result: 
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h.  */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME "alpine"
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "alpine"
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION "2.00"
| #define PACKAGE_STRING "alpine 2.00"
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT " XXXX@XXXXX.COM "
| #define PACKAGE "alpine"
| #define VERSION "2.00"
| /* end confdefs.h.  */
| 
| int
| main ()
| {
| 
|   ;
|   return 0;
| }
configure:3205: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##

ac_cv_build=powerpc-apple-darwin9.4.0
ac_cv_env_CCC_set=
ac_cv_env_CCC_value=
ac_cv_env_CC_set=
ac_cv_env_CC_value=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPP_set=
ac_cv_env_CPP_value=
ac_cv_env_CXXCPP_set=
ac_cv_env_CXXCPP_value=
ac_cv_env_CXXFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CXXFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CXX_set=
ac_cv_env_CXX_value=
ac_cv_env_F77_set=
ac_cv_env_F77_value=
ac_cv_env_FFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_FFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_LIBS_set=
ac_cv_env_LIBS_value=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=
ac_cv_host=powerpc-apple-darwin9.4.0
ac_cv_path_install='/usr/bin/install -c'
ac_cv_prog_AWK=awk
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC=gcc
ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes

## ----------------- ##
## Output variables. ##
## ----------------- ##

ACLOCAL='${SHELL} /var/tmp/alpine-2.00-build/alpine-2.00/missing --run aclocal-1.10'
AMDEPBACKSLASH=''
AMDEP_FALSE=''
AMDEP_TRUE=''
AMTAR='${SHELL} /var/tmp/alpine-2.00-build/alpine-2.00/missing --run tar'
AM_CFLAGS=''
AM_LDFLAGS=''
AR=''
AUTOCONF='${SHELL} /var/tmp/alpine-2.00-build/alpine-2.00/missing --run autoconf'
AUTOHEADER='${SHELL} /var/tmp/alpine-2.00-build/alpine-2.00/missing --run autoheader'
AUTOMAKE='${SHELL} /var/tmp/alpine-2.00-build/alpine-2.00/missing --run automake-1.10'
AWK='awk'
CC='gcc'
CCDEPMODE=''
CFLAGS=''
CP=''
CPP=''
CPPFLAGS=''
CXX=''
CXXCPP=''
CXXDEPMODE=''
CXXFLAGS=''
CYGPATH_W='echo'
C_CLIENT_CFLAGS=''
C_CLIENT_GCCOPTLEVEL=''
C_CLIENT_LDFLAGS=''
C_CLIENT_SPECIALS=''
C_CLIENT_TARGET=''
C_CLIENT_WITH_IPV6=''
DEFS=''
DEPDIR=''
ECHO='/bin/echo'
ECHO_C='ECHO_N=''
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
EXEEXT=''
F77=''
FFLAGS=''
GMSGFMT=''
GREP=''
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='$(install_sh) -c -s'
INTLLIBS=''
INTL_MACOSX_LIBS=''
LDFLAGS=''
LIBICONV=''
LIBINTL=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LIBTOOL=''
LN=''
LN_S=''
LTLIBICONV=''
LTLIBINTL=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAINT='#'
MAINTAINER_MODE_FALSE=''
MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE='#'
MAKE=''
MAKEINFO='${SHELL} /var/tmp/alpine-2.00-build/alpine-2.00/missing --run makeinfo'
MKINSTALLDIRS=''
MSGFMT=''
MSGMERGE=''
NPA_PROG=''
OBJEXT=''
PACKAGE='alpine'
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=' XXXX@XXXXX.COM '
PACKAGE_NAME='alpine'
PACKAGE_STRING='alpine 2.00'
PACKAGE_TARNAME='alpine'
PACKAGE_VERSION='2.00'
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
POSUB=''
PTHREAD_CC=''
PTHREAD_CFLAGS=''
PTHREAD_LIBS=''
PWPROG=''
RANLIB=''
REGEX_BUILD=''
RM=''
SED=''
SENDMAIL=''
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/sh'
STRIP=''
USE_NLS=''
VERSION='2.00'
WEB_BINDIR=''
WEB_BUILD='web/src/alpined.d'
WEB_PUBCOOKIE_BUILD=''
WEB_PUBCOOKIE_LIB=''
WEB_PUBCOOKIE_LINK=''
XGETTEXT=''
ac_ct_CC='gcc'
ac_ct_CXX=''
ac_ct_F77=''
acx_pthread_config=''
alpine_interactive_spellcheck=''
alpine_simple_spellcheck=''
am__fastdepCC_FALSE=''
am__fastdepCC_TRUE=''
am__fastdepCXX_FALSE=''
am__fastdepCXX_TRUE=''
am__include=''
am__isrc=''
am__leading_dot='.'
am__quote=''
am__tar='${AMTAR} chof - "$$tardir"'
am__untar='${AMTAR} xf -'
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build='powerpc-apple-darwin9.4.0'
build_alias=''
build_cpu='powerpc'
build_os='darwin9.4.0'
build_vendor='apple'
datadir='${datarootdir}'
datarootdir='${prefix}/share'
docdir='${datarootdir}/doc/${PACKAGE_TARNAME}'
dvidir='${docdir}'
exec_prefix='NONE'
host='powerpc-apple-darwin9.4.0'
host_alias=''
host_cpu='powerpc'
host_os='darwin9.4.0'
host_vendor='apple'
htmldir='${docdir}'
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${datarootdir}/info'
install_sh='$(SHELL) /var/tmp/alpine-2.00-build/alpine-2.00/install-sh'
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localedir='${datarootdir}/locale'
localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
mandir='${datarootdir}/man'
mkdir_p='$(top_builddir)/./install-sh -c -d'
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
pdfdir='${docdir}'
prefix='/usr/local'
program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
psdir='${docdir}'
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
target_alias=''

## ----------- ##
## confdefs.h. ##
## ----------- ##

#define PACKAGE_NAME "alpine"
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME "alpine"
#define PACKAGE_VERSION "2.00"
#define PACKAGE_STRING "alpine 2.00"
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT " XXXX@XXXXX.COM "
#define PACKAGE "alpine"
#define VERSION "2.00"

configure: exit 77

-- 
John Mayson < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >
Austin, Texas, USA

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