* mheard.dat file
@ 2005-06-12 2:35 Chuck Hast
2005-06-12 7:02 ` Richard Adams
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Chuck Hast @ 2005-06-12 2:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Linux-Hams
Folks,
I have another question for the list, I am using mheard, according to the
man file and other data the mheard.dat file should be in the /var/ax25
directory, but for some reason it is being placed in /etc/ax25.
In running other programs that use the mheard.dat file they are looking
at it in the /var/ax25 file and not finding it.
Does anyone know why it is being put in the /etc/ax25 directory instead
of the /var/ax25 directory? I have tried to figure out how to change the path
but no luck.
--
Chuck Hast
To paraphrase my flight instructor;
"the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going
out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn
and twisted metal."
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* Re: mheard.dat file
2005-06-12 2:35 mheard.dat file Chuck Hast
@ 2005-06-12 7:02 ` Richard Adams
2005-06-12 11:37 ` Chuck Hast
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Richard Adams @ 2005-06-12 7:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Chuck Hast; +Cc: Linux-Hams
On Sunday 12 June 2005 04:35, Chuck Hast wrote:
> Folks,
> I have another question for the list, I am using mheard, according to the
> man file and other data the mheard.dat file should be in the /var/ax25
> directory, but for some reason it is being placed in /etc/ax25.
>
> In running other programs that use the mheard.dat file they are looking
> at it in the /var/ax25 file and not finding it.
>
> Does anyone know why it is being put in the /etc/ax25 directory instead
> of the /var/ax25 directory? I have tried to figure out how to change the
> path but no luck.
I have not been using ax25 for a long while so i have no idea why.
Surely you could create a symbolic link in /var/ax25 pointing to /etc/ax25.
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: mheard.dat file
2005-06-12 7:02 ` Richard Adams
@ 2005-06-12 11:37 ` Chuck Hast
2005-06-12 11:40 ` Richard Adams
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Chuck Hast @ 2005-06-12 11:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pa3gcu; +Cc: Linux-Hams
On 6/12/05, Richard Adams <pa3gcu@zeelandnet.nl> wrote:
> On Sunday 12 June 2005 04:35, Chuck Hast wrote:
> > Folks,
> > I have another question for the list, I am using mheard, according to the
> > man file and other data the mheard.dat file should be in the /var/ax25
> > directory, but for some reason it is being placed in /etc/ax25.
> >
> > In running other programs that use the mheard.dat file they are looking
> > at it in the /var/ax25 file and not finding it.
> >
> > Does anyone know why it is being put in the /etc/ax25 directory instead
> > of the /var/ax25 directory? I have tried to figure out how to change the
> > path but no luck.
>
> I have not been using ax25 for a long while so i have no idea why.
>
> Surely you could create a symbolic link in /var/ax25 pointing to /etc/ax25.
>
You know the thing about not seeing the forest for the trees. Of course that
is the fix. Thank you I shall go and make it so...
Still wonder why it is doing that, seems that if I recall correctly that path is
hard coded into mheardd, indeed I took the mheardd which is running correctly
on one machine and put it on another and still had the same problem.
On the other machine it is creating the mheard.dat file in the /etc/ax25
directory so no amount of file creation will fix it, but a symlink
will I am sure.
Tnx again folks.
--
Chuck Hast
To paraphrase my flight instructor;
"the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going
out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn
and twisted metal."
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: mheard.dat file
2005-06-12 11:37 ` Chuck Hast
@ 2005-06-12 11:40 ` Richard Adams
2005-06-12 12:42 ` Chuck Hast
2005-06-13 3:37 ` Chuck Hast
0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Richard Adams @ 2005-06-12 11:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Chuck Hast; +Cc: Linux-Hams
On Sunday 12 June 2005 13:37, Chuck Hast wrote:
> > I have not been using ax25 for a long while so i have no idea why.
> >
> > Surely you could create a symbolic link in /var/ax25 pointing to
> > /etc/ax25.
>
> You know the thing about not seeing the forest for the trees. Of course
> that is the fix. Thank you I shall go and make it so...
>
> Still wonder why it is doing that, seems that if I recall correctly that
> path is hard coded into mheardd, indeed I took the mheardd which is running
> correctly on one machine and put it on another and still had the same
> problem.
>
> On the other machine it is creating the mheard.dat file in the /etc/ax25
> directory so no amount of file creation will fix it, but a symlink
> will I am sure.
One used to be able to define where the files should be located during compile
time, you use options under the ./configure program.
Here is part of the INSTALL file from ax25-apps-0.0.4
To build it you type:
./configure
make
make install
By default, it will install the files in /usr/local. To change this
so that binaries go in /usr and the conf files go in /etc
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var
make
make install
Now i hope you see what you are donig correctly/incorretly....
Regards Richard...
> Tnx again folks.
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread* Re: mheard.dat file
2005-06-12 11:40 ` Richard Adams
@ 2005-06-12 12:42 ` Chuck Hast
2005-06-13 3:37 ` Chuck Hast
1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Chuck Hast @ 2005-06-12 12:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pa3gcu; +Cc: Linux-Hams
On 6/12/05, Richard Adams <pa3gcu@zeelandnet.nl> wrote:
> On Sunday 12 June 2005 13:37, Chuck Hast wrote:
> > > I have not been using ax25 for a long while so i have no idea why.
> > >
> > > Surely you could create a symbolic link in /var/ax25 pointing to
> > > /etc/ax25.
> >
> > You know the thing about not seeing the forest for the trees. Of course
> > that is the fix. Thank you I shall go and make it so...
> >
> > Still wonder why it is doing that, seems that if I recall correctly that
> > path is hard coded into mheardd, indeed I took the mheardd which is running
> > correctly on one machine and put it on another and still had the same
> > problem.
> >
> > On the other machine it is creating the mheard.dat file in the /etc/ax25
> > directory so no amount of file creation will fix it, but a symlink
> > will I am sure.
>
> One used to be able to define where the files should be located during compile
> time, you use options under the ./configure program.
>
> Here is part of the INSTALL file from ax25-apps-0.0.4
>
> To build it you type:
> ./configure
> make
> make install
>
> By default, it will install the files in /usr/local. To change this
> so that binaries go in /usr and the conf files go in /etc
> ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var
> make
> make install
>
> Now i hope you see what you are donig correctly/incorretly....
>
> Regards Richard...
>
I was just using the binaries that came with knoppix, but looks like I am
going to have to build them my self. But the wierdness is this, on my
machine it is looking for the mheard.dat file in the /var/ax25/mheard
directory, I moved it to a machine running the same Knoppix and it
is looking for it in the etc/ax25 directory, so there is something else
at work here, I just have to figure out what it is. First thing will be do
build a clean mheardd and mheard files, with the paths set up the way
I want them and then test it out.
--
Chuck Hast
To paraphrase my flight instructor;
"the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going
out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn
and twisted metal."
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: mheard.dat file
2005-06-12 11:40 ` Richard Adams
2005-06-12 12:42 ` Chuck Hast
@ 2005-06-13 3:37 ` Chuck Hast
1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Chuck Hast @ 2005-06-13 3:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pa3gcu; +Cc: Linux-Hams
On 6/12/05, Richard Adams <pa3gcu@zeelandnet.nl> wrote:
> On Sunday 12 June 2005 13:37, Chuck Hast wrote:
> > > I have not been using ax25 for a long while so i have no idea why.
> > >
> > > Surely you could create a symbolic link in /var/ax25 pointing to
> > > /etc/ax25.
> >
> > You know the thing about not seeing the forest for the trees. Of course
> > that is the fix. Thank you I shall go and make it so...
> >
> > Still wonder why it is doing that, seems that if I recall correctly that
> > path is hard coded into mheardd, indeed I took the mheardd which is running
> > correctly on one machine and put it on another and still had the same
> > problem.
> >
> > On the other machine it is creating the mheard.dat file in the /etc/ax25
> > directory so no amount of file creation will fix it, but a symlink
> > will I am sure.
>
> One used to be able to define where the files should be located during compile
> time, you use options under the ./configure program.
>
> Here is part of the INSTALL file from ax25-apps-0.0.4
>
> To build it you type:
> ./configure
> make
> make install
>
> By default, it will install the files in /usr/local. To change this
> so that binaries go in /usr and the conf files go in /etc
> ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var
> make
> make install
>
> Now i hope you see what you are donig correctly/incorretly....
Does anyone know how that data is stored in that .dat file is there any
other application that will read that data? I assume that is must be some
sort of small db file but not sure what format that is being used.
--
Chuck Hast
To paraphrase my flight instructor;
"the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going
out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn
and twisted metal."
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