[chirp_users] Import from stock config - option not available
Ronald Thornton
Thu May 14 14:59:45 PDT 2015
This definitely needs someone with Mac OS experience. I was able to
unzip a Mac distribution but couldn't find the stock_config files so
they might not be included.
-Ron-
Aerostation - The Art of Ballooning
www.Aerostation.org
Littleton, MA USA
On 05/14/2015 08:06 AM, Rich Carlson wrote:
> Has anybody else running Chirp on a Mac dealt with missing menu options?
>
> Is anybody familiar enough with OSX application packages to explain
> where app files are installed in the directory structure?
>
> Anybody? Bueller? Bueller?
>
> Rich
>
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> *From*:"jerry hodgson" <ke4psa at gmail.com>
> *Date*:Wed, May 13, 2015 at 5:53 PM
> *Subject*:Re: [chirp_users] Import from stock config - option not
> available
>
> about the stock settings... beware, the marine vhf settings in the
> configs .... do not match the us coast guard vhf channels lol... that
> was 20mins of research, printing and keying lol
>
> On May 13, 2015 6:54 PM, "Rich Carlson" <astrofan15 at yahoo.com
> <javascript:return>> wrote:
>
> Thanks Ron - an error related to where Chirp is looking for the
> stock config files makes sense.
>
> Now to the important question: how do I remedy this on a Mac?
> Downloading and dragging a file into the Applications folder is
> obviously different than how you would do a Windows/Ubuntu install.
>
> I did a quick scan of the Yosemite directory structure and
> couldn't find any Chirp files anywhere (besides the primary Chirp
> app).
>
> Rich
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Ronald Thornton <thornton at Aerostation.org>
> *To:* chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com <javascript:return>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 13, 2015 2:12 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [chirp_users] Import from stock config - option not
> available
>
> Continuing the testing, I installed chirp with "python setup.py
> install" while in the "chirp-daily-20150513" directory.
>
> Setup installed the stock config files in
> "/usr/local/share/chirp/stock_configs" while the chirp expects to
> find them in "/usr/share/chirp/stock_configs".
>
> Looks like a misunderstanding between chirp and the setup.py
> defaults, that may affect Mac as well as Ubuntu.
>
> Quick and dirty fix, I created a symbolic link at the expected
> directory with "ln -s ../local/share/chirp /usr/share/chirp". I
> think I had to restart chirp twice before it picked up the
> "File->Open stock config" and "Radio>Import from stock config"
> menu items.
>
> Regards,
> Ron - N1JKL
>
> Aerostation - The Art of Ballooning
> www.Aerostation.org
> Littleton, MA USA
>
> On 05/13/2015 09:38 AM, Ronald Thornton wrote:
> Rich,
>
> I am running chirp on Ubuntu 14.02. I can create your symptoms if
> I delete both directory "chirp-daily-20150513/stock_configs/" and
> "~/.chirp/stock_configs/" (during init, chirp copies chirp-daily
> stock config files to ~/.chirp/stock_config and initializes the
> application to use the files under my home directory).
>
> I don't "install" chirp but simply extract the daily build and run
> it in place. An installed version may expect the source
> stock_configs/ files elsewhere (I think /usr/share/chirp on Ubuntu).
>
> I don't know much about the Mac, but for some reason it can't seem
> to find the stock_config/* files that are part of the distribution
> so it doesn't create the corresponding menu items.
>
> Regards,
> Ron (happy Chirp to Baofeng user) N1JKL
>
> Aerostation - The Art of Ballooning
> www.Aerostation.org
> Littleton, MA USA
>
> On 05/13/2015 08:19 AM, Rich Carlson wrote:
>> Morning All,
>>
>> I downloaded the daily build that was made available this
>> morning. No luck - the Import from stock config option is still
>> nowhere to be found.
>>
>>
>>
>> Here are all of the choices under the Menu options:
>>
>> CHIRP: Get Help Online / About / Services / Hide / Hide
>> others / Show All / Quit
>>
>> File: New / Open / Recent / Save / Save As / Import / Export
>> / Close
>>
>> Edit: Cut / Copy /Paste / Delete / Select All / Move Up /Move
>> Down / Exchange / Properties / Start dictation / Emoji & Symbols
>>
>> View: Columns / Hide Unused Fields / Smart tone modes /
>> Change language
>>
>> Radio: Download from Radio / Upload to Radio / Import from
>> Data Source / Query from Data Source / Channel defaults / Stop
>>
>> Help: Report Statistics / Enable developer functions
>>
>> The only greyed out choice is Stop (under Radio).
>>
>> KK7DS Python Runtime R10 is installed. I was able to
>> successfully download info from RepeaterBook, so Chirp is
>> partially working. Just no sign of stock config anywhere.
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From:* Jim Unroe <rock.unroe at gmail.com>
>> *To:* Rich Carlson <astrofan15 at yahoo.com>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 12, 2015 5:59 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [chirp_users] Import from stock config -
>> option not available
>>
>> So if you click "File", is there an "Open stock config"
>> option? This would be the same files. They just open in a
>> separate tab. You would just cut-and-paste them to where you
>> want them instead of import them directly.
>>
>> Jim KC9HI
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 6:41 PM, Rich Carlson
>> <astrofan15 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> Yes sir KK7DS Python Runtime R10 is installed.
>>
>> I was able to successfully download info from
>> RepeaterBook, so Chirp is partially working. Just no sign
>> of stock config anywhere.
>>
>> Rich
>>
>> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From*:"Jim Unroe" <rock.unroe at gmail.com>
>> *Date*:Tue, May 12, 2015 at 4:29 PM
>> *Subject*:Re: [chirp_users] Import from stock config -
>> option not available
>>
>> On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 6:12 PM, Rich Carlson
>> <astrofan15 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> > The 4 options I listed below are the only options
>> available under "Radio /
>> > Import from Data Source" and "Radio / Query Data
>> Source". There is no 5th
>> > option for "Import from stock config" (greyed out or
>> otherwise).
>> >
>> > And I have two tabs open at this time: My download from
>> radio tab, and a new
>> > empty tab that I just created to see if that would
>> help. The 4 selections
>> > are the same on both tabs.
>> >
>> > And I'm running on a Mac (Yosemite 10.10.3) if that
>> makes any difference.
>>
>> You'll have to bear with me, I'm not a Mac person. You do
>> have the
>> "KK7DS Python runtime" installed, right?
>>
>>
>> Jim KC9HI
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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