Beta Test / Technical

[rgleason]

Werner, you can use the ? in the menu to get your logfile to the clipboard.
Then paste into a word file and save it, but just delete everything above the last two logs, to reduce the size. Then upload to here as a .doc

Also see
https://opencpn.org/wiki/dokuwiki/do...d_config_files

It is good to know for next time, so try it, but you have solved it.

[wernertoonk]

Thx! I will try. My error report has only one item in there. I will post the one as a doc file (it is txt now).

[wernertoonk]

Dear Rick,

That was easier said than done. I added the files via the paperclip, but the forum limitations forced me to rename the .txt. Word is not cooperating with a log files of 455 pages, and the forum does not want that as a video.

I uploaded both files as well to my website.
1st file = opencpn.log with some extra notes I made. http://karma.wernertoonk.nl/gpx/open...g.modified.txt

2nd file = mac error report: karma.wernertoonk.nl/gpx/mac_error_report.txt


Hope this helps.

Kindest regards,

Werner

[CarCode]

Werner,

which macOS version do you use? (See upper left Mac Apple symbol at the menubar).
As seen in your logs the function "wxTheClipboard" does not work for your system. This function is heavily used in several places of OpenCPN. Try e.g. to use one of the buttons "Copy Log File to Clipboard" or "Copy Settings File to Clipboard" of the window "About OpenCPN" and I guess you will not be able to paste the contents of a file to e.g. TextEdit.app.
The function "wxTheClipboard" is part of the wxWidgets libraries used by OpenCPN. But they are critical for macOS when used in an old version (here 3.0.3). The actual version is 3.1.1.

I have checked this OpenCPN version 4.8.0 with wx 3.0.3 using my macOS version 10.13.2 (High Sierra) and indeed also the sound function does not work and only shows the beachball. My own OpenCPN version using wx 3.1.1 works however for all functions (sound and Clipboard) so it is clearly a bug in the official version OpenCPN 4.8.0 which uses outdated wxWidgets.

Gerhard

[nohal]

Originally Posted by CarCode

Werner,

which macOS version do you use? (See upper left Mac Apple symbol at the menubar).
As seen in your logs the function "wxTheClipboard" does not work for your system. This function is heavily used in several places of OpenCPN. Try e.g. to use one of the buttons "Copy Log File to Clipboard" or "Copy Settings File to Clipboard" of the window "About OpenCPN" and I guess you will not be able to paste the contents of a file to e.g. TextEdit.app.
The function "wxTheClipboard" is part of the wxWidgets libraries used by OpenCPN. But they are critical for macOS when used in an old version (here 3.0.3). The actual version is 3.1.1.

Does not seem to be true, at least on this Mac, running macOS 10.13.2. The regular OpenCPN with wxWidgets 3.0.3 I just downloaded and installed has absolutely no problem with the described functionality. When I click on either of the "copy" buttons in the about dialog, the text is copied to the clipboard and can be pasted to wherever I want, including TextEdit.app.
If your use case is different, can you please describe the exact steps to reproduce the misbehaviour you report?

I have checked this OpenCPN version 4.8.0 with wx 3.0.3 using my macOS version 10.13.2 (High Sierra) and indeed also the sound function does not work and only shows the beachball. My own OpenCPN version using wx 3.1.1 works however for all functions (sound and Clipboard) so it is clearly a bug in the official version OpenCPN 4.8.0 which uses outdated wxWidgets.

Gerhard

Does not seem to be true, at least on this Mac, running macOS 10.13.2. The regular OpenCPN with wxWidgets 3.0.3 I just downloaded and installed has absolutely no problem with the described functionality and I hear the sound when I click on the "Test alert sound" button in Toolbox -> Ships -> AIS Targets.
If your use case is different, can you please describe the exact steps to reproduce the misbehaviour you report?

As it seems you have again forgotten what we explained you several times already, OpenCPN, by design decision, unless needed otherwise for some real reason, uses the latest stable wxWidgets release, which, at this moment, is 3.0.3, as anybody, even you, can check at https://www.wxwidgets.org/downloads/.
On the same page, anybody, even you, may check that wxWidgets 3.1.1 does not exist. Although this version number is currently used in the master branch of the code repository and might, or not, be released in the future.

Pavel

[CarCode]

You have seen his log files.
If you know better why you don't help him?

Gerhard

[nohal]

Originally Posted by CarCode

You have seen his log files.
If you know better why you don't help him?

Gerhard

Yes, I have seen his log files.
There's nothing related to clipboard at all in them.
There is a bit of info related to sound, but useless to reproduce. So please describe your broken use cases in detail and if using any non-standard sound file (= one not being the 1bells.wav or 2.bells.wav included in OpenCPN), upload it here.

Pavel

[CarCode]

Originally Posted by nohal

Yes, I have seen his log files.
There's nothing related to clipboard at all in them.
There is a bit of info related to sound, but useless to reproduce. So please describe your broken use cases in detail and if using any non-standard sound file (= one not being the 1bells.wav or 2.bells.wav included in OpenCPN), upload it here.

Pavel

Perhaps you like to read again his logs:

09:00:08 SAST: Error: Failed to create the clipboard. (error 0: Undefined error: 0) 09:00:08 SAST: wxTheClipboard->Open() failed. 09:00:35 SAST: wxTheClipboard->Open() failed. 09:00:36 SAST: wxTheClipboard->Open() failed.

Gerhard

[nohal]

Gerhard...
The problematic session is from 9:11 onwards though...

Can you please post a reproducible use case for either of the failures?

Pavel

[CarCode]

Why do you refuse to read his logs?

They are here:

I uploaded both files as well to my website.
1st file = opencpn.log with some extra notes I made. http://karma.wernertoonk.nl/gpx/open...g.modified.txt

2nd file = mac error report: karma.wernertoonk.nl/gpx/mac_error_report.txt

Gerhard

[nohal]

Gerhard...

==============
NOTES MADE BY WERNER TOONK ::
09:11	Started OpenCPN (while not being connected to my instruments aboard, not having a GPS, just sitting at the Wifi hotspot in the Royal Cape Yacht Club.

09:12	Quited OpenCPN  by pressing cmd+Q

09:13	Started OpenCPN (still at same location)
Clicked on the menubar OpenCPN > Preferences 
Changed to tab Ships
Changed to tab AIS targets
Scrolled downd a d clicked : test alert sound (at 09:15)

Then OpenCPN stopped responding, spinning wheel and I had to use Force quit.
Resulted in this addition to the log file
==============

Would you mind posting the reproducible use case for the sound problem, which you claim to have?

Pavel

[CarCode]

Nohal

I know you don't understand english perhaps.

I do not have a problem. It is Werner Toonk who has a problem.
Please come back when you have a better solution for him than I have.
And stop your nonsense now.

Gerhard

[nohal]

Originally Posted by CarCode

Nohal

I know you don't understand english perhaps.

I do not have a problem. It is Werner Toonk who has a problem.
Please come back when you have a better solution for him than I have.
And stop your nonsense now.

Gerhard

Gerhard...
Please, post the steps to reproduce the problem you claim you are able to reproduce. Nothing to do with English or anybody's nonsense.

Pavel

[rgleason]

I am very impressed with your cooperation. Gerhard and Pavel working together!
Keep it up guys, show us all how it is possible! We need more of this in our part of the world.

[TheZenSailor]

What is the status with the opencpn.org web site? It doesn't seem to be working.