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The Chirp software is written in the Python programming language and the
patch file was created by its author using the 'diff' tool. The diff
tool compares the modified copy of the source (.py) file(s) (in this
case x3 files) to the original source files and creates a 'patch file'
that records the differences. This is useful because those differences
can then be applied by anyone who has an unpatched version of the source
files on their computer by using the 'patch' tool. This is a common
approach among open source developers for distributing patches so its
worth being aware of how they work. In this instance someone has kindly
shared a list of changes they to their copy of Chirp in a form that can
be applied automatically by anyone with the appropriate tool.<br>
<br>
However, there is a caveat. You do not mention whether you are using
Windows, Mac or Linux? This patch file applies to the original Python
(.py) program files. On most Unix based systems, Python is installed by
default and as it is commonly used by various system tools. The Chirp
program is supplied as a series of .py files along with various other
supplementary files. On my computer I found the Chirp directory at:<br>
<br>
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/chirp<br>
<br>
The patch file would need to be copied there and then the patch tool
would be run. The most basic invocation is:<br>
<br>
patch -i addRadioRefCanadaSearch.patch<br>
<br>
This would apply modifications to the three .py files listed at the
start of the patch file. Before applying the patch, it is usually good
to first make a copy of the contents of the original directory in case
something goes wrong. This will work for Linux and probably on Mac,
although you will need to find the location for the program directory on
the Mac.<br>
<br>
However, on Windows, Chirp is supplied as a binary (.exe) program and
its dependencies (required supplemental packages) including Python 2.7
are packaged into a series of .dll files. The program is provided in a
very different form so that it will run in Windows. That patch file will
unfortunately not work with the Windows version, neither the installer
nor the .zip version. I do not have sufficient knowledge of how Chrip
has been packaged for Windows to be able to help. Maybe someone else
does or you will have to wait for the author to include the patch in the
next official version.<br>
<br>
Regards.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<span>Dean Gmail wrote on 17/12/2020 18:07:</span><br>
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<div dir="auto">Thanks Mark - good work!<br><br></div>
<div dir="auto">I looked at the patch, but I've never used Python
before. Where would it be applied? <br><br></div>
<div dir="auto">Is there anyone else that could implement it? <br><br></div>
<div dir="auto">Thanks, <br></div>
<div dir="auto">Dean </div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Dec. 17, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., Mark Leigh
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moz-do-not-send="true">mark.leigh@shaw.ca</a>> wrote:<blockquote
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solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div style="font-family:
arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000"><div>Hi
G-Mail,</div><div>I have recently added this feature for
Canada/RadioReference and I submitted the patch on Nov 29th (for the
stable branch - py3). As the author is (I believe) hospitalized at the
moment, patches have not been accepted or applied since Nov 26th. If
you're savvy, you can used the attached patch file to add support for
importing from any province in Canada. I'll probably fork CHIRP with
this added feature as it's been requested by boatloads of folks, and I
would love for folks to be able to get their hands on it... When I have
time...</div><div>See attached patch.</div><div>Cheers,</div><div>-Mark</div><div><br></div><hr
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<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com"><chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com></a><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday,
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When importing a database into CHIRP from
Radioreference.com, it asks for:<br>
- Username<span style="color:#1f497d"> - ok</span><br>
- Password<span style="color:#1f497d"> - ok</span><br>
- <b><u>Zip Code</u></b> – I’m from Canada<span style="color:#1f497d">
&
the database is also</span>. Which zip code should I use? <span
style="color:#1f497d"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I didn't enter an address <span
style="color:#1f497d">on
Radioreference </span>& I don't see one associated with the
database... ?</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm">-<span
style="font:7pt 'times new roman'">
</span>It is giving an error code: server raised fault:
Invalid Country ID</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
<span style="color:#1f497d">I have also tried to import via a CSV file,
but so
far I’m getting an error message, as it doesn’t like the CSV
formatting… </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!</p>
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