Hi Karl!

Yes I agree with you (partially).

Hamlib puts the upgrades inside its Git repository then it's the unique place 
wherein the cmake process look at/for.

I use rigctld as you described, but if you look at WSJTX settings, you will see 
the hamlib version which cmake has found in the moment you made the code 
compilation and this is not the latest available.

73s de Marco PY1ZRJ

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From: Kari Sillanmäki via wsjt-devel <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2025 8:34:51 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Cc: Kari Sillanmäki <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJTX Linux Hamlib

Hi Marco,

As you know, Windowzie is this “same pants fit everyone” system, which means 
WSJT-X only needs
one place to pull a new version of Hamlib from.

But Unix/Linux is far more versatile. You can run it on a wide range of 
distributions
such as Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Raspberry Pi OS, Red Hat, or whatever else you 
prefer.
You can even set up your own “distro” if you want to.

Because of this diversity, it would be very difficult for WSJT-X to know where 
to
download a new version of Hamlib from — assuming such a package even exists.

However, there is a workaround. You just need to install whatever version of 
Hamlib
you want on your system, start the `rigctld` daemon with the parameters 
suitable for your rig,
and select “Hamlib NET rigctl” as your radio in WSJT-X.

Granted, this requires some IT skills beyond those of an “appliance user,” but 
it’s
definitely doable.

73's de Kari, oh2gqc

On 11/16/25 00:08, Marco Calistri via wsjt-devel wrote:
Hello,

Why only Windows version of WSJTX has the feature to upgrade/roll-back Hamlib 
from within the program?

In Linux, at least if you use the WSJTX source-code, in order to get the 
updated Hamlib version, you need to recompile the code!

I think that WSJTX for Linux has limited features in comparison to Windows.

I would like to get the same.

Regards Marco, PY1ZRJ
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73 de Marco, PY1ZRJ (former IK5BCU)
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