OpenCPN Version 4.8.2 Released

[nohal]

Originally Posted by kevinvh

I have come across a small issue with OpenCPN_4.8.2. I am running on a 2015 MacBook Pro with MacOS 10.13.3. All is working great except for:
Going to Toolbar/Options/Plugins/Grib 4.1/Preferences; OpenCPN freezes when you check "Authorize interpolation to start at current time" (a warning first followed by a freeze requiring a "Force Quit" of the application).

It is not frozen, but the active modal window with the preferences sinks bellow the other windows as the information message dialog is displayed. Cmd-Tab to switch to another application followed by another Cmd-Tab to switch back to OpenCPN should bring it back on top (Or an Esc acts as Cancel). Certainly to be fixed with all the other z-order issues on macOS...

[kevinvh]

Originally Posted by nohal

It is not frozen, but the active modal window with the preferences sinks bellow the other windows as the information message dialog is displayed. Cmd-Tab to switch to another application followed by another Cmd-Tab to switch back to OpenCPN should bring it back on top (Or an Esc acts as Cancel). Certainly to be fixed with all the other z-order issues on macOS...

Thanks - you are everywhere and you are a champion. That helped.

[rgleason]

MAC item -> Added to FAQ
https://opencpn.org/wiki/dokuwiki/do..._to_freeze_why

[kutt]

OpenCPN is not installable on a Raspberry PI 3 with Raspbian Wheezy

root@kutt-ais-slave:/# apt-get install opencpn
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 opencpn : Depends: libstdc++6 (>= 5.2) but 4.9.2-10+deb8u1 is to be installed
           Depends: libtinyxml2.6.2v5 but it is not installable
           Depends: libwxbase3.0-0v5 (>= 3.0.2+dfsg) but it is not installable
           Depends: libwxgtk3.0-0v5 (>= 3.0.2+dfsg) but it is not installable
           Recommends: xcalib but it is not going to be installed
           Recommends: opencpn-doc but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
root@kutt-ais-slave:/#

(used the official howto: https://opencpn.org/wiki/dokuwiki/do...spberrypi_rpi2 )
Is this a bug?

[nohal]

Originally Posted by kutt

OpenCPN is not installable on a Raspberry PI 3 with Raspbian Wheezy

root@kutt-ais-slave:/# apt-get install opencpn
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 opencpn : Depends: libstdc++6 (>= 5.2) but 4.9.2-10+deb8u1 is to be installed
           Depends: libtinyxml2.6.2v5 but it is not installable
           Depends: libwxbase3.0-0v5 (>= 3.0.2+dfsg) but it is not installable
           Depends: libwxgtk3.0-0v5 (>= 3.0.2+dfsg) but it is not installable
           Recommends: xcalib but it is not going to be installed
           Recommends: opencpn-doc but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
root@kutt-ais-slave:/#

(used the official howto: https://opencpn.org/wiki/dokuwiki/do...spberrypi_rpi2 )
Is this a bug?

No, it is not a bug, upgrade your system to use a currently supported Debian release, being Stretch (stable) or Jessie (oldstable). Wheezy is past dead.

[rooiedirk]

I'm not sure if this is a 4.8.2 problem also, but the latest git (4.99) does not have the acknowledge and silence buttons for a DSC distress call. A bit unconvenient as it keeps coming back.
I did use the following nmea sentences:
DSC Distress alert:
$CDDSC,12,2358999980,12,02,00,0522100513,1207,,,S, E*68
$CDDSE,1,1,R,2358999980,00,52805110,*25

DSC Distress Canceled:
$CDDSC,16,2358999980,12,10,00,0522100513,1208,2358 999980,02,S,E*66
$CDDSE,1,1,R,2358999980,00,52805110,*25

Dirk

[rlevi]

Originally Posted by nohal

No, it is not a bug, upgrade your system to use a currently supported Debian release, being Stretch (stable) or Jessie (oldstable). Wheezy is past dead.

I have the same problem with Jessie, will try to fix missing dependencies.

[cagney]

*Activate plugin Squiddio.
*Right click and show some local markers.
*Deactivate the plugin in Options->Plugins.
*The markers are still shown, which must be a bug.
*Activate the plugin again =>OpenCPN crash!
*Repeatable on Kubuntu 16.04/64


Thomas

[rgleason]

I am having the same problem with sweepplot too!
https://github.com/seandepagnier/sweepplot_pi/issues/15

Is it from the plugin or is it from Opencpn, I wonder?

Do all plugins have the problem?
No. Weather_routing
1. Open WR_pi menu.
2. Options > PI > Disable WR. Then apply. Close.
3. Options > PI > Enable WR. Then apply. Close.
it works.
4. Also works if you just hit OK instead of Apply.
5. Also works if I hit Enable, Disable, Enable, Disable, all day, then OK

[rgleason]

Now works very nicely. Thank you, Sean. An excellent plugin for sailors.

Windows: https://github.com/rgleason/sweepplot_pi/releases

[cagney]

Dave

I have seen 4.8.2 crash from time to time. Not very often but enough for me to use ddd to try to catch. No clear scenario. It has happened when, for example, requesting track properties or, as the latest occasion, when just pressing "Options". I don't think I have seen the back-trace below, previously.


Thomas

PS
Another crash as a result of doing an "outrageous" thing. Trying to directly delete an active track. It does not happen every time. O mostly just displays a dialog and asks if I really wants to delete the track, and accepts the deletion.

[Fuss]

On Microsoft XP the chart downloader is not appearing as a tab in this version 4.8.2.
In version 4.8 it was working

[petter5]

I can confirm the same. alos, the chart downloader is not visible under plugins.
/Petter

Originally Posted by Fuss

On Microsoft XP the chart downloader is not appearing as a tab in this version 4.8.2.
In version 4.8 it was working

[Hakan]

Fuss..Petter..
For O 4.8.2 I confirm but for info is the chartloader active also on XP in the present Github alpha version 4.99.
I don't remember the reason for the absence in 4.8.2 unless someone played "big brother" and meant XP would not be connected to the Internet??

[Fuss]

Originally Posted by Hakan

Fuss..Petter..
For O 4.8.2 I confirm but for info is the chartloader active also on XP in the present Github alpha version 4.99.
I don't remember the reason for the absence in 4.8.2 unless someone played "big brother" and meant XP would not be connected to the Internet??

Thanks very much for the reply,
It's a bit out of my league...but if you explain to me how to download 4.9.9 then I would test it, but I can't find it without a link.