Weather Routing

[CarCode]

boat_alexandra,

where is the file GribRecordSet.h referenced by RouteMap.cpp in weather_routing_pi/src/ ?

Line 73:
#include "../../grib_pi/src/GribRecordSet.h"

We never had such a file.

Gerhard

[cagney]

Originally Posted by CarCode

boat_alexandra,

where is the file GribRecordSet.h referenced by RouteMap.cpp in weather_routing_pi/src/ ?

Line 73:
#include "../../grib_pi/src/GribRecordSet.h"

We never had such a file.

Gerhard

You have to download and compile Sean's branch of OpenCPN at https://github.com/seandepagnier/OpenCPN, branch grib_enhancements, to test his new grib plugin as well as the routing plugin.

Thomas

[CarCode]

Is it a good idea when one plugin depends on another which hasn't even got the way in the tree?

Gerhard

[cagney]

Originally Posted by CarCode

Is it a good idea when one plugin depends on another which hasn't even got the way in the tree?

Gerhard

The plan is to merge Seans branch later on. My guess is, after a bug fix release.
Yes, I think it's a good idea, with a temporary separate branch, to take advantage of Seans great coding ability and productivity.
And .... I don't think it's a good idea, to try to stop a development, with some sort of formal arguments, when it's on a roll.
That might fly in a corporate environment, not in FOSS.

Thomas

[rgleason]

Carcode, if you look at the first Post in this thread, Sean explains how it works. FYI.
It is a separate branch that compiles a different grib_pi.dll which can be used to debug. The wxrouting plugin also depends on this branch and the grib_enhancements.

Sean is reloading wxWidgets so he has symbols and breaks with line no., and he is working on celestial_navigation and possibly merging grib_pi, which is a lot, in addition to working on wxrouting. My guess is this one will be on going after Celestial_Nav and Grib are put to bed, but by all means try compiling it, maybe you can help get it compiling, currently it fails for windows.

[CarCode]

Might be you have not understand what I want to say.

When one plugin depends on another one then the concept of plugins is broken anyway.

[rgleason]

Yes, I understand and one might think so, but it works when its working. It's not perfect, but it gets the job done and I'm quite excited about what these 2 plugins do aren't you? Perhaps Sean will merge them into one later or perhaps one of them like grib, becomes a part of opencpn. There are options.

[CarCode]

I don't think you don't understand what a plugin is or what the name plugin means.

[seandepagnier]

the thing is, the weather routing needs grib data or it's useless anyway. Once I have the climatology plugin working then no, it wont require the grib plugin, but in the meantime it might as well. Since grib is part of the core repository I figured assuming you have grib is ok.

Give me a few more days, my brain is nearly broken from weather routing The algorithms have gotten quite complex (in an attempt to improve performance) so it really isn't quite ready, I didn''t think it would take this long.

[maitai]

Originally Posted by boat_alexandra

The algorithms have gotten quite complex (in an attempt to improve performance) so it really isn't quite ready, I didn''t think it would take this long.

I know what you mean, I've been there too

[CarCode]

boat_alexandra,
including a line with "public:" in RouteMap.h for class SkipPosition (in line 72) eliminates a lot of compiler errors here.

Gerhard

[seandepagnier]

yes.. well.. I am not ready yet thanks (read git log) maybe try earlier commit.

[rgleason]

Carcode would you explain to the guppys? Please.

[rgleason]

Maitai, you and Sean should do a "mind meld"! I've got to update to your new qtVlm what Virtual races should we consider?

[rgleason]

I think I've worn out Sean by not being able to help with the programming to fix these Window bugs so the weather_routing plugin will compile. Can anyone give us an assist to get it going and help us out?

Grib_Ehancements
This is on a different branch 'seandepagnier/OpenCPN.git' than normal. Weather_routing_pi also uses this branch.

git remote add sean git://github.com/seandepagnier/OpenCPN.git
git fetch --all
git branch -a
git checkout sean/grib_enhancements

Then git clone the weather_routing_pi

In Run/cmd/window cd to opencpn-git/plugins/

git clone git://github.com/seandepagnier/weather_routing_pi.git

Attached is the most recent Output, cut down to preserve the girb_pi and weather_routing_pi statements, which was a Debug Rebuild, after a git clone off weather routing_pi, which was run while

git checkout sean/grib_enhancements

Please note there is a "data" directory which needs to be copied into the ...opencpn-git/build/plugins/weather_routing (new directory) or it won't run. Much like celestial_navigation directory required by that plugin.

I am sure Sean would appreciate it. So would I.