I and many other testers need to play
nmea files to test plugins. We have three tools for this:
VDR_pi which has not been touched since Dec 2015 and has two PR outstanding, one essential from Pavel, and needs a few valuable improvements. See
Issue #8
- New language files
- Updated configuration and cmake as Pavel does.
- Make cmake setup so it will compile in debug mode on MSVC++
- Time bar selector to restart playing a file from any point in the file.
- Shortcut button to the Nmea Debug window.
This is a lightweight valuable tool that needs to be updated. How do we get that done? Does someone fork it and try to make improvements?
VDRplus_pi
An extension and improvement of VDR_pi which has loads of promise, but is still an alpha version. It works, but is slow to load and still a little cumbersome. I guess I should try using it more, because ultimately this is what VDR_pi should become, however it needs polishing and improvements in performance.
VDRserver
Requres python, command line interface, speed control. Invaluable for MSVC++ Debug Mode because VDR_pi does not compile in debug mode.
Good solid nmea server for testing.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.