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Can’t install PIL on Mavericks (unknown argument: -mno-fused-madd)

March 29th, 2014 | Tags: mac os, pil, python, xcode | Category: Mac | Leave a comment

I tried installing PIL (Python Imaging Library) on Mavericks recently and ran into a few problems. Normally this should be enough:

sudo pip install pil

However, it failed on the “cc” command. It turns out I didn’t have the compiler installed. This is provided with the Xcode command line tools which I was missing. Some […]

How to use iTerm2 keyboard shortcuts with linux screen

January 7th, 2014 | Tags: iterm2, linux, screen, shortcuts | Category: Linux, Mac, Tools | One comment

Screen is a great tool if you spend a lot of time in the terminal and need to keep a bunch of connections open (here’s a good screen tutorial). However, it can be quite hard to master and some people prefer tmux for some more advanced and user-friendly features (go here for a tmux […]