Re: [Xastir] improved error messages for interface failures?

2007-04-09 Thread Curt, WE7U
On Mon, 9 Apr 2007, Jason Winningham wrote: > Something else that I forgot to mention: would it be appropriate to > add retry capability to local devices? IIRC, an internet server > interface can be flagged to reconnect on net failure, but there's no > such option for other devices. My opinion

Re: [Xastir] improved error messages for interface failures?

2007-04-09 Thread Jason Winningham
Something else that I forgot to mention: would it be appropriate to add retry capability to local devices? IIRC, an internet server interface can be flagged to reconnect on net failure, but there's no such option for other devices. Here's the scenario that happened Saturday: GPS and two

Re: [Xastir] improved error messages for interface failures?

2007-04-09 Thread Curt, WE7U
On Mon, 9 Apr 2007, Curt, WE7U wrote: > On Mon, 9 Apr 2007, Curt, WE7U wrote: > > > Try this patch. I'm hesitant to add it to CVS at the moment due to > > the impending release, but apply it to your local sources and see if > > it gives you the indications you're looking for. > > This is what I g

Re: [Xastir] improved error messages for interface failures?

2007-04-09 Thread Curt, WE7U
On Mon, 9 Apr 2007, Curt, WE7U wrote: > Try this patch. I'm hesitant to add it to CVS at the moment due to > the impending release, but apply it to your local sources and see if > it gives you the indications you're looking for. This is what I get on my system if I try to open /dev/ttyS9 wit

Re: [Xastir] improved error messages for interface failures?

2007-04-09 Thread Curt, WE7U
On Mon, 9 Apr 2007, Jason Winningham wrote: > Could we maybe add at least errno, or even better the message > associated with errno, when something fails? A popup would be nice, > but I could certainly live with it getting to the tty. > > I'm posting here first before filing a feature request in

[Xastir] improved error messages for interface failures?

2007-04-09 Thread Jason Winningham
Had a few problems with my APRS rig on this weekend's balloon chase. All have been attributed to pilot error and yet another faulty Belkin USB hub (which I guess could also be considered pilot error, since it's the third time I've been bitten by a Belkin hub, but we won't go there). Xast

Re: [Xastir] Possible makefile error...Apr 6 devel release

2007-04-09 Thread Curt, WE7U
On Sun, 8 Apr 2007, Richard Polivka, N6NKO wrote: > make[2]: Entering directory `/home/n6nko/xastir/xastir-1.8.5' > make[2]: *** No rule to make target `AUTHORS', needed by `all-am'. Stop. > make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/n6nko/xastir/xastir-1.8.5' > make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 > make