OpenCPN on OS X 'Snow Leopard'

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by CarinaPDX

the problem is that the last time I did any programming was 35 years ago with FORTRAN in a timesharing environment. I am trying to sort out the modern world, but it is quite a bit to take in at one time. At a minimum, if you would like a tester please let me know.

Well, maybe to your surprise timesharing systems are hotter today than they have ever been. The names have changed, we call it 'cloud computing', or 'clusters' nowadays. The idea is the same. You get an environment for yourself, but you share the CPU cycles with the rest.

Originally Posted by CarinaPDX

Please let me know if I can be of help.

Well, please test the build I have just uploaded. If it starts I'm happy.

Thanks,
Erwin

[CarinaPDX]

Hi Erwin,

Sorry to report that it didn't start. Details follow:

Process: OpenCPN [1738]
Path: /Applications/OpenCPN.app/Contents/MacOS/OpenCPN
Identifier: com.yourcompany.OpenCPN
Version: ??? (???)
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [491]

Date/Time: 2010-01-25 13:06:22.260 -0800
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6.2 (10C540)
Report Version: 6

Interval Since Last Report: 1680270 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 9
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 3
Anonymous UUID: 128C8CC2-9A6E-4898-A8B3-EB09A7C1DC60

Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0

Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: /Users/erwin/Documents/Development/libs/lib/libwx_mac_xrc-2.8.0.dylib
Referenced from: /Applications/OpenCPN.app/Contents/MacOS/OpenCPN
Reason: image not found

Model: MacBookPro2,1, BootROM MBP21.00A5.B08, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.33 GHz, 3 GB, SMC 1.14f5
Graphics: ATI Radeon X1600, ATY,RadeonX1600, PCIe, 256 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: AirPort Extreme, Atheros 5416: 2.0.19.8
Bluetooth: Version 2.2.4f3, 2 service, 0 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: RTL8187B_WLAN_Adapter, Ethernet, en2
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD6400BEVT-00A0RT0, 596.17 GB
Parallel ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-85JS
USB Device: RTL8187B_WLAN_Adapter, 0x0bda (Realtek Semiconductor Corp.), 0x8189, 0xfd800000
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8501, 0xfd400000
USB Device: IR Receiver, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8240, 0x5d200000
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x021a, 0x1d200000
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8205, 0x7d100000


Hope this helps. I do have the current developer software loaded, as well as MacPorts (which of course is in the PATH).

Greg

[CarinaPDX]

Hi again,

OK, I can see the problem: the app is still referencing libwx on your user directory and not the bundled version. I'll watch for the new version.

Greg

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by CarinaPDX

OK, I can see the problem: the app is still referencing libwx on your user directory and not the bundled version. I'll watch for the new version.

Indeed, that is still the problem. I have a script that changes the references outside the application bundle to references inside the application bundle (using OSX's install_name_tool).

I seem to have missed one. Will upload a new one this evening.

Erwin.

[idpnd]

Originally Posted by CarinaPDX

If only OpenCPN or something similar supported radar scanners we could have an economical nav system without having to pay a lot of money for proprietary MFDs and proprietary charts. And the same hardware could be used for Airmail, etc. A bit off topic, sorry

Its the radar scanners that are closed, not vice-versa, and they sure love selling overpriced packages with a plotter blabla. You could still get a separate furuno radar and run the less on your onboard pc. There's also the koden pc radar which may permit full integration. I don't really care

Another one here

[CarinaPDX]

Originally Posted by idpnd

Its the radar scanners that are closed, not vice-versa

Quite true for the market leaders, Raymarine and Furuno. But clearly not so for some of the little guys; the Koden scanners are available for use with several software packages, including Nobeltec's. If someone wanted to integrate support for Koden into OpenCPN then I suspect that Koden would be willing to provide the specs. At least worth asking. And there are a few other small radar manufacturers to check with.

Furuno radar images can be displayed on their Maxsea software, but they have kept the requirement for an expensive MFD. Technically, it would be easy to eliminate that requirement; they are not likely to do that. And Cmap has now required Maxsea to have a Cmap-only version, with a separate version for ENC (S-57) and BSB charts, so that still wouldn't provide the desired flexibility I am looking for.

For my passage from the Caribbean to New York I installed the Furuno MFD8 system, which proved valuable. It is very well done, but costs about double what a mini-ITX/OpenCPN/scannner system would cost. So my needs have been met for the foreseeable future. Still, an affordable nav/radar system would benefit a lot of people.

This thread is about the OpenCPN software for the Mac. I am aware of only one full featured nav program for the Mac: MacENC. It is excellent, but doesn't display Cmap charts. It too doesn't display radar images. Mac users would greatly benefit by this alternative. The Mac Mini would be a great hardware solution for cruisers.

As for the Iris pc radar you reference, it appears to be a solution at least 5 years too late. It is a digitizer for older analog scanners; modern digital scanners include all of the digitization and processing internally, and interface with an ethernet cable (and in one case with USB).

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by Erwin

Will upload a new one this evening.

Delivered as promised.

Download here

This time I moved the copies of the libs in my local install of WX to another location. This way I could test the result. It works here..

[Psyches]

Originally Posted by Erwin

Delivered as promised.

Download here

This time I moved the copies of the libs in my local install of WX to another location. This way I could test the result. It works here..

Thanks Erwin. Folks, please test away on the Mac version of OpenCPN and let us know how it goes.

Erwin - were there a lot of changes to be merged back to the mainline code base? If you'll send me a PM with a zip of the files, I'll prepare for the upcoming merge.

Mark

[CarinaPDX]

Hi Erwin,

Still not loading. Similar problem.

Process: OpenCPN [2768]
Path: /Applications/OpenCPN.app/Contents/MacOS/OpenCPN

Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: build/debug/OpenCPN.app/Contents/SharedFrameworks/libwx_base_carbon-2.8.0.6.0.dylib
Referenced from: /Applications/OpenCPN.app/Contents/MacOS/../SharedFrameworks/libwx_base_carbon_net-2.8.0.6.0.dylib
Reason: image not found

Keep up the good work.

Greg

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by CarinaPDX

Similar problem.

Similar but not the same

I'll look into it...

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by Erwin

Similar but not the same

I'll look into it...

Pfff, one typo (DIR instead of PATH) in my script.

A new one has just been uploaded.

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by Psyches

Erwin - were there a lot of changes to be merged back to the mainline code base? If you'll send me a PM with a zip of the files, I'll prepare for the upcoming merge.

Mark

Actually, I don't think so. Currently I'm building with Xcode and I have a shell script to change some of that magic library path stuff.

I had to make one patch (very small) to set the initial position of the OpenCPN window (first run of app) to just below the OSX menu bar.

I'll send some patches to you when somebody besides me has been able to start it succesfully

[CarinaPDX]

Hi Erwin,

It loads and seems to execute as expected.

Just checking my location aboard Carina the GPS input works and all charts display correctly, at least at a superficial glance. I think you are ready to get this posted on Sourceforge for others to check out.

Thanks again for the good work.

Greg

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by CarinaPDX

It loads and seems to execute as expected.

That's great news!

Next step is posting some build notes and patches.

[pacificcat]

Hi just waiting on my new mac book pro with snow leopard,, where can i down load a copy of OpenCPN for mac?,, any further thoughts on other integrated functions like radar, sounder, weather maps vis SSB, another question? NZ maps what is compatible and where do i get it?

Thanks