Tom, Lee, David, et al; (I was composing this response on my laptop, when it burped,and I had to log-in again. If this message is a duplicate, I apologize.)
IT WORKED! I opened the terminal, changed directories, guessed at using the nano xastir.cnf command to open the file--got it right on first attempt. Changed six lines to include /local/, and scrolled the remaining lines to make sure I didn't miss any. I was a bit puzzled when I wanted to save & exit. But, I seemed to remember using ^ to represent Cntl. So, I did a Cntrl-X, typed Y to confirm the changes, and it looked like it worked. Going for broke, and I typed xastir & in that same terminal, and voila, the program started! Yippeee. thanks guys, Now my Igate is BACK online, and using version 2.0.1 ! I can sleep well tonight, and not be mulling this over while in lodge tomorrow night <grin>. ============================================================== ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tom Russo <[email protected]> > To: Kelly Boswell <[email protected]>; Xastir - APRS client software > discussion <[email protected]> > Cc: > Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 9:51 PM > Subject: Re: [Xastir] Help needed--installing xastir 2.0 > > On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 07:10:54PM -0700, we recorded a bogon-computron > collision of the <[email protected]> flavor, containing: >> ? >> ? >> I find in my "Home" folder (or directory, whichever it is called) > there is a file called ubuntu-xastir-cvsbuild.sh??? .? In Home/src/ there is > one > folder called "xastir".? It has several subordinate folders and files, > none of which end in "cnf".? > > It's best not to use the graphical "file manager" type interface. > It tends to > hide files and directories that start with ".". You want to use a > command-line interface (I believe in Ubuntu this is under > Applications->Accessories, called "Terminal"). > > For that matter, normal command-line utilities will hide such files, too, > unless you give them special options. For example, when listing a directory > from the command line with the "ls" program, you won't see files > with "." > at the beginning unless you add the "-a" option, as in "ls > -a" > >> Wait a minute.....I also see a folder?"usr" with subordinate > folders including "local".? In fact, I can follow a pathway of > /usr/local/share/xastir/symbols and see a file called 2x2.xbm?? So, I think > what > I'm needing is here.. I just need to find a way to steer things to?it. > > Yes, that's where the symbols live, but you need > >> Using gedit, I have opened ~/src/xastir/configure? . On line 533 (I counted > my way down), under the category Initializations. there is a line that says? > "ac_default_prefix=/usr/local"??? . For additional reference, on line > 540 it begins the "Identify of this package." followed by > PACKAGE_NAME='xastir', PACKAGE_TARNAME= > 'xastir',PACKAGE_VERSION='2.0.1', and so forth.? Line 548, > ac_unique_file="src/xastir.h"??? Is there where I need to be looking? > > Don't mess with ~/src/xastir/configure. There lies the path to > breaking your source code directory. > > Xastir's configuration files are hidden in a directory called > ".xastir" under > your home directory (in Unix parlance --- in Windows parlance this is a > "folder"). The fastest and most efficient way to do this is to open a > terminal > window and navigate to that directory, using the "cd ~/.xastir/config" > command. > Then edit the file xastir.cnf using a text editor such as "vi" or > "nano". If > you want to learn Linux to its fullest potential, this is the path that > the enlightened would have you take. > > But if you really want to use the desktop manager, then you have to play some > games. > > Under the "Places" menu, select "Home Folder." Then under > the "View" menu, > select "Show Hidden Files." You will then be able to see icons for > files and > folders that start with "." --- these are normally hidden. Once you > can see > the ".xastir" folder, you can open it with a double click, and then > you'll > see the xastir.cnf file. Double clicking it should open "gedit" which > will > allow you to edit the file. You can even use its "Replace..." option > to > find all occurrances of /usr/share/ and replace them with /usr/local/share/ > >> > ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xastir.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xastir
