Dependencies using conanfile.py

Summary When integrating Boost, Boost.Asio, and a local library with custom include paths into a project using Conan, the core requirement is to correctly define local source paths in the conanfile.py alongside remote package dependencies. The mistake often lies in treating local libraries as Conan packages prematurely or failing to expose custom include directories to … Read more

Undefined symbol in Visual Studio 2022 clang-cl

Summary A build failed with lld-link reporting undefined symbols when compiling an Intel Pin tool with clang-cl in Visual Studio 2022. The linker could not resolve essential Pin API functions like IMG_Name and IMG_LowAddress, despite linking against pin.lib. The root cause was a mismatch between the C++ runtime library used to build the tool and … Read more

Class based component constructor and supper()

Summary A common React error occurs when developers omit super() in class component constructors or misunderstand its purpose. The super() call is mandatory in JavaScript class constructors that define their own constructor and intend to use this. It initializes the parent class instance, making this available in the derived class. React enforces this rule because … Read more

Agentic RAG flow fails at chroma retreival

Summary A custom ChromaRetrieverAgent is failing to execute because the embedding function inside the agent is not initialized with the configured Azure OpenAI credentials. The class attempts to use chromadb.utils.embedding_functions.DefaultEmbeddingFunction() (which defaults to a public Jina AI model) instead of the AzureOpenAIEmbeddings instance defined in the configuration. This leads to a ValueError or AttributeError because … Read more

Apache Nifi is not starting: Management Server Address System Property

Summary An Apache NiFi 2.7.2 instance fails to start due to a misconfigured Management Server address. The root cause is an invalid configuration value (127.0.0.1:?????) that violates the expected format, preventing the Management Server from being instantiated. The fix involves correcting the configuration in nifi.properties to use a valid host and port, followed by a … Read more

sqlcmd command not found in SQL Server 2022 Docker container

Summary The user is unable to run sqlcmd inside the official SQL Server 2022 Docker container because the base image (mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2022-latest) does not include the mssql-tools package by default. This is a deliberate design choice to keep the database server image lean and focused on the engine. Additionally, attempting to install the tools using apt-get … Read more

How can I use the Run/Debug button for my own VS Code extension’s command?

Summary The user’s request concerns integrating a custom MicroPython extension with the VS Code Run/Debug UI, specifically the “play button” in the title bar. The root issue is a misunderstanding of VS Code’s architecture: the Run/Debug button is strictly tied to Debuggers (via debuggers contribution point) or Tasks. It is not a generic UI element … Read more

Cause of lldb “error: Couldn’t apply expression side effects : couldn’t dematerialize register x0 without a stack frame” in python script context

Summary A Python script invoking po $x0 via HandleCommand immediately after selecting thread and frame context in LLDB fails intermittently with “Couldn’t apply expression side effects : couldn’t dematerialize register x0 without a stack frame”. This is not a failure of the command sequence itself, but rather a race condition between the inferior process stop … Read more

Zoho ASAP JWT authentication enabled but widget still behaves as guest user and asks for email/name

Summary JWT authentication fails silently, causing Zoho Desk ASAP widget to revert to guest mode due to authentication scope mismatch between SSO login and widget authentication. Initial Hypothesis: Invalid JWT payload or signature. Actual State: JWT is cryptographically valid and correctly signed (HS256). Primary Symptom: The widget loads but prompts for email/name on ticket submission … Read more