fstat vs stat – fstat does not update?

Summary The issue at hand is the inconsistent behavior of fstat(2) when compared to stat(2) in updating the st_mtime field after a file modification. This discrepancy arises when using fstat with a file descriptor that was opened prior to the file modification, whereas stat always seems to fetch the latest information. Root Cause The root … Read more

Composer install fails in Docker: curl (35) OpenSSL SSL_connect SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL when fetching repo.openclassify.com/packages.json

Summary The curl (35) OpenSSL SSL_ERROR_SYSCALL error occurs when the Docker container attempts an SSL handshake with repo.openclassify.com but the underlying TCP connection is reset or refused before the handshake completes. This is typically caused by TLS version mismatches, network path interference (proxy/firewall), or system time skew, rather than a certificate validation issue. Since the … Read more

Generic Taskbar Icons with Garmin Basecamp on Windows 11

Summary The issue of generic taskbar icons with Garmin Basecamp on Windows 11 is a frustrating problem that affects the user experience. The Garmin compass rose icon is not displayed for one specific user account, user1, while other accounts, admin1 and user2, show the correct icon. The problem occurs after the Basecamp Initialization window disappears, … Read more

Data frame error when trying to create a direct acyclic graph using igraph and HYPOWEAVR functions on R – how to fix or better way to create DAGs?

Summary The issue at hand is a data frame error when attempting to create a direct acyclic graph (DAG) using the igraph and HYPOWEAVR functions in R. The error occurs when running the generate_graph function, which is part of the HYPOWEAVR package, and is caused by the presence of NA values in the edge data … Read more

How to detect OpenAI Codex commits at the commit level?

Summary This postmortem analyzes detection of OpenAI Codex commits at the commit level and explains why standard attribution signals often fail. The core issue is that Codex commits lack consistent authorship footprints in Git metadata or commit trailers. This makes automated identification difficult unless the workflow explicitly records audit signals. While some third-party wrappers may … Read more

Best exception to throw in pattern matching in Scala

Summary A developer asked about the best exception to throw in a pattern matching expression for a function that swaps the first two elements of an integer array. The specific question focused on whether to use a generic Exception or a more specific type like MatchError. The core issue here is not just selecting an … Read more

Sort a Lucene index by a StoredField or a function of docID

Summary The problem involves sorting a Lucene index by a StoredField called “fileId” or a function of docID. The initial approach used a SortField with the “fileId” field, but this resulted in an IllegalStateException due to the field not being a DocValue field. A custom DocSortField class was created to sort by a function of … Read more

WordPress Mobile Menu Issue

Summary The issue at hand is a WordPress mobile menu problem where the menu items are visible on desktop view but not on mobile devices, despite attempts to change the color and background. The fact that the arrow shows when hovered over indicates that the menu is present but not visible due to styling issues. … Read more

I am having trouble training a SetFit model using a variety of embedding models and logistic regression

Summary The issue at hand is low accuracy in training a SetFit model using various embedding models and logistic regression. Despite attempts to adjust parameters such as epochs, iterations, and learning rate, the model consistently outputs the same label for all inputs, suggesting overfitting or collapsing of the embedding model. Root Cause The root cause … Read more

Are compilers allowed to merge nested virtual calls inside a “final” class?

Summary The issue described is that even when a class is declared final, compilers like Clang and GCC often do not merge nested virtual calls into a single direct call. In the provided example, Base::Call invokes DerivedStatic::Call, which in turn invokes UserStatic::CallTyped. Despite UserStatic being final, compilers fail to eliminate the intermediate virtual dispatch. The … Read more