Shtille's blog A development blog
Site file root determination
I found a way to determine site file root. For example, we have a site with main content and a subsite. We could check for a referer header value to find out if it’s a root file request. Then we can add response cookie to make all subsequent headers have its value. // Lookup for "Referer" header value const char* referer = MHD_lookup_connectio... Read more 27 Apr 2025 - 1 minute read
CMake based project migration to Conan
Overview Conan is pretty popular package manager. It’s very useful to not keep all you thirdparty dependecies up-to-date manually. Pros Very easy to update dependencies Cons Another level of abstraction above CMake Additional learning curve to Conan’s API Dependencies may pull own dependencies normally you would rid of Need to con... Read more 29 Jan 2025 - less than 1 minute read
Making animated avatar for Hodor Reflexes in ESO
Once I’ve decided to make an animated avatar for ESO’s Hodor Reflexes Add-on. Requirements The avatar requirements are: size 32x32 no more than 50 frames sprite sheet in .dds format The process Source selection I concluded that the most fitting avatar and the most I’ve wanted is one from computer game “Super Meat Boy”. Video record... Read more 02 Aug 2024 - 3 minute read
ESO DPS change on one skill adjustment
Lets figure out how our total DPS will change when one skill damage output changes. Check the ESO rotation choice article to recall the denotations and formulas. General case List of denotations N - number of different sources of damage X - amount of parse dummy target health points Ta - time required to kill dummy target with t... Read more 14 Jul 2024 - 2 minute read
Setup for Windows C++ development
Basic tools To start C++ developing for Windows I’d recommend using MSYS toolchain. Install it via installer. Run “MSYS2 MSYS” console and get needed packages for Mingw-w64: pacman -S --needed base-devel mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-toolchain Add “%MSYS_PATH%\ucrt64\bin” to PATH variable. Check toolchain installation gcc --version... Read more 16 May 2024 - less than 1 minute read