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lsd / IdeaVim OS X Key Repeat.markdown
Last active May 11, 2025 14:57
Enable key-repeat for ALL applications or just for IdeaVim/specific JetBrains apps

Upgrading to Lion or Yosemite and WebStorm 9, I noticed key repeat was
turned off for the IdeaVim plugin h j k l keys.

System-wide key repeat

defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false in a terminal will enable
key repeat for every app. This can alternatively be found in the accessibility settings in OS X' preferences.

App specific key repeat

@jaceklaskowski
jaceklaskowski / deployment-tool-ansible-puppet-chef-salt.md
Last active July 11, 2025 05:01
Choosing a deployment tool - ansible vs puppet vs chef vs salt

Requirements

  • no upfront installation/agents on remote/slave machines - ssh should be enough
  • application components should use third-party software, e.g. HDFS, Spark's cluster, deployed separately
  • configuration templating
  • environment requires/asserts, i.e. we need a JVM in a given version before doing deployment
  • deployment process run from Jenkins

Solution

Technical details for https://stackoverflow.com/a/44169445/6730571

Details of investigation:

On a base system, /usr/bin/java is a symlink that points to /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/Commands/java, which is an Apple wrapper tool that locates and executes the actual java.

(Do not touch anything in those 2 system directories. It should actually be impossible due to "System Integrity Protection" anyway.)

If you don't have Java installed, attempting to execute java will open a dialog that invites you to install it.

@progrium
progrium / README.md
Last active April 1, 2025 13:12
Setting up M1 Macs for x86 development with Homebrew

Key Points

  • In general, binaries built just for x86 architecture will automatically be run in x86 mode
  • You can force apps in Rosetta 2 / x86 mode by right-clicking app, click Get Info, check "Open using Rosetta"
  • You can force command-line apps by prefixing with arch -x86_64, for example arch -x86_64 go
  • Running a shell in this mode means you don't have to prefix commands: arch -x86_64 zsh then go or whatever
  • Don't just immediately install Homebrew as usual. It should most likely be installed in x86 mode.

Homebrew

Not all toolchains and libraries properly support M1 arm64 chips just yet. Although