to save compile output (e.g. for a pastebin or other record)

 rm compile.log; ./makeme.sh 2>&1 | tee -a compile.log

we'll use autoconf/automake etc eventually, but this is for now

to empty the db
TRUNCATE TABLE `vmstats`; TRUNCATE TABLE `vms`; TRUNCATE TABLE `vmnotes`; TRUNCATE TABLE `vmconsolelocks`; TRUNCATE TABLE `vmconfig`; TRUNCATE TABLE `vmstats`; TRUNCATE TABLE `vifstats`; TRUNCATE TABLE `vifs`; TRUNCATE TABLE `vifconfig`; TRUNCATE TABLE `sessions`; TRUNCATE TABLE `revisions`; TRUNCATE TABLE `nodestats`; TRUNCATE TABLE `nodes`; TRUNCATE TABLE `nodechildren`; TRUNCATE TABLE `nodeconfig`; TRUNCATE TABLE `diskstats`; TRUNCATE TABLE `disks`; TRUNCATE TABLE `diskconfig`;