Bill,
I am off the sick list again…… Ok I am going to put my “Newbie” hat on
here (as this is the type of help request that I get by PM).
* One deploys Ubuntu 20.04.1 using the software at
https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop
* You perform the obligatory OS update once its installed.
* You download
https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/wsjtx_2.2.2_amd64.deb
* You ATTEMPT to install it with “Software Installer” … It responds
with ‘Unable to Install “Message Aggregator”: The following
packages have unmet dependencies:’ without further information.
I have just re-confirmed this in a virgin (but fully updated) Ubuntu
20.04.1 x64 VM ….
[ Now both you and I can fix this in our sleep – but resolving this is
difficult for many in our community…. So they come to people like you
and me and this forum for help ]
A “newbie” just expects these things to work OOB … That was the whole
gist of my points the other day. I don’t point-score as that helps
nobody !
BY FAR the best and easiest way to get a system working is to compile
it from scratch; Instructions for this (including a comment re your
“official” way) are on the JTSDK @ GROUPS.IO forum…
That way people learn to solve their own issues … and the more that
you can promote learning the less “annoying comments” as some may call
them appear here.
There is an old-ancient proverb: give a man a fish and you feed him
for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
HAM – Help All mankind.
73
Steve I
VK3VM / VK3SIR
*From:*Bill Somerville <g4...@classdesign.com>
*Sent:* Wednesday, 12 August 2020 10:30 AM
*To:* wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
*Subject:* Re: [wsjt-devel] Changes to the INSTALL file in the 2.2.2
tarball
Steve,
your reply below makes no sense!
I will repeat, the combined sources tarball we release includes
instructions to build on Linux, they are complete. Yes there are some
typos and it needs updating for the version numbers mentioned, that is
fixed for the next release, did you even read this email thread before
suggesting that some other instructions should be followed?
What are you suggesting needs to be "forced" to run?
By far the simplest instructions to follow are the ones provided in
the single INSTALL file at the root of the sources tarball. Note the
singular INSTALL file.
Like many Open Source projects there are different build instructions
for developers wishing to contribute to the project, there's nothing
unusual about that, but those instructions are not needed for users
who simply want to build the application to run. We provide a build
script, and instructions to run it, just for that sort of user.
73
Bill
G4WJS.
On 12/08/2020 01:21, Stephen VK3SIR wrote:
Bill,
KISS Principle in my answer to Rob’s post …. Yes the “dropped
tarball” it can be forced to run … but its BY FAR simpler and
easier to follow the instructions in the INSTALL files :-D
I have had lots and lots and lots of background inquiry on Ubuntu
20.04 … following the steps in the install file and compiling from
source is BY FAR the easiest way to make WSJTX work – and properly
(considering there have also been a lot of changes to Hamlib).
By the way, has the INSTALL files been updated for the next
release as they were a little dated and some instructions out of sync?
73
Steve I
VK3VM / VK3SIR
*From:*Bill Somerville <g4...@classdesign.com>
<mailto:g4...@classdesign.com>
*Sent:* Wednesday, 12 August 2020 10:10 AM
*To:* wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
<mailto:wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
*Subject:* Re: [wsjt-devel] Changes to the INSTALL file in the
2.2.2 tarball
Steve,
there is no need to follow the build instructions in the project
git repo if you are building to run. Maybe if you are building to
contribute patches. The INSTALL file in the sources tarball we
provide contains complete instructions for building a working
WSJT-X for Linux. Please don't over-complicate a relatively simple
recipe for building.
73
Bill
G4WJS.
On 12/08/2020 01:01, Stephen VK3SIR wrote:
Rob,
There is no repo that you can just “drop and run” for WSJTX
2.2.2 – You really need to compile your own !!!!
Go to the JTSDK @ GROUPS.IO site. I have a post there for
dependencies etc. needed to build your own WSJTX on Ubuntu 20.04.
i.e.
https://groups.io/g/JTSDK/topic/some_dependencies_requisites/75311015?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,75311015
Then follow the steps inside the INSTALL files (the top level
one in the repo and then the main set of steps inside WSJTX.TGZ)
73
Steve I
VK3VM / VK3SIR
*From:*Rob Robinett <r...@robinett.us> <mailto:r...@robinett.us>
*Sent:* Wednesday, 12 August 2020 8:44 AM
*To:* WSJT software development
<wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
<mailto:wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
*Subject:* Re: [wsjt-devel] Changes to the INSTALL file in the
2.2.2 tarball
Hi Bill and David,
Could I find a source tarball which builds on Ubuntu 20.04? I
have several wsprdaemon sites which want to move to 20.02.
My attempt to follow David's instructions have failed and I
have so much other SW to work on that I don't want to reinvent
the wheel.
Thanks,
Rob
On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 4:55 AM Bill Somerville
<g4...@classdesign.com <mailto:g4...@classdesign.com>> wrote:
Hi David,
I am not ruling out portable packaging, I just don't think
it should be the prime focus of a small and busy
development team. If someone makes a portable package,
commit to keep it up to date, and it gets some traction
amongst Linux users of WSJT-X; then that's fine.
I assume you realize that the WSJT-X CMake build script
already knows how to make a basic Debian or RPM package,
the package target does that if run on a suitable machine.
You would be better to use a git checkout rather than the
combined WSJT-X sources tarball with bundled Hamlib. That
would mean separately installing Hamlib, which is not hard
and the WSJT-X repo INSTALL file (different from the one
in the combined sources tarball) has a recipe. Making a
package is no more than invoking `make package` or `cmake
--build --target package`.
73
Bill
G4WJS.
On 03/08/2020 08:48, David Spoelstra wrote:
Bill-
Just got a new wsjt digest where you answered a
question about Flatpak. From your answer, that doesn't
seem to be the correct direction.
Since I like to be on the latest distro of Ubuntu,
maybe I should learn to make a deb and give you guys
that to post?
Basically I'm looking for some pointers on how to best
help the project.
73,
-David, N9KT
On Sun, Aug 2, 2020 at 4:38 PM David Spoelstra
<dav...@mediamachine.com
<mailto:dav...@mediamachine.com>> wrote:
Bill-
I just built 2.2.2 on Ubuntu 20.04 and noticed a
few things that should be fixed in the INSTALL
file in the 2.2.2 tarball. Some of them are
cosmetic. Some are actual errors if you follow the
steps (line 131). Just my way to try and help the
project!
Line 13:
Copyright 2001 - 2018 by Joe Taylor, K1JT.
should be:
Copyright 2001 - 2020 by Joe Taylor, K1JT.
Line 34 (Debian name):
Also qtmultimedia5-dev,
libqt5libserialport5-dev, qttools5-dev,
should be:
Also qtmultimedia5-dev, libqt5serialport5-dev,
qttools5-dev,
Line 35 (Debian name):
libusb-1.0.0-dev
should be:
libusb-1.0-0-dev
Line 71:
repository e.g. wsjtx-1.9.1 by specifying it
as a variable to
should be:
repository e.g. wsjtx-2.2.2 by specifying it
as a variable to
Line 74:
$ cmake -D WSJTX_TAG=wsjtx-2.0.0 <source-dir-path>
should be:
$ cmake -D WSJTX_TAG=wsjtx-2.2.2 <source-dir-path>
Line 111:
$ cmake -D WSJTX_TAG=wsjtx-2.0.0 <source-dir-path>
should be:
$ cmake -D WSJTX_TAG=wsjtx-2.2.2 <source-dir-path>
Line 122:
The above commands, if successful, will
produce 'wsjtx-1.9.1.tgz'
should be:
The above commands, if successful, will
produce 'wsjtx-2.2.2.tgz'
Line 128:
$ tar xzf wsjtx-2.0.0.tgz
should be:
$ tar xzf wsjtx-2.2.2.tgz
Line 131:
$ cmake -DWSJT_SKIP_MANPAGES=ON
-DWSJT_GENERATE_DOCS=OFF ../wsjtx-2.0.0
should be:
$ cmake -DWSJT_SKIP_MANPAGES=ON
-DWSJT_GENERATE_DOCS=OFF ..
