[Xastir] Server Port vs. Internet Server?

[Andrew Rich (VK4TEC)]

And ur PC did not burst into flames ?

On Sun, 2004-11-28 at 07:11, Kevin Ratcliff wrote:
> Curt,
> 
> After comparing the outputs of an APRS Internet server and the Xastir 
> server port I think you are right; Dmapper is looking for a different 
> line-end. I can email the author of Dmapper to see if he will consider 
> modifying his code, or is this something that should be changed at the 
> Xastir end?
> 
> I did find a roundabout way of making it work (without writing any new 
> code) if anyone is interested in connecting Dmapper to Xastir. Here is 
> my current configuration:
> 
> Xastir connected to TNC (via serial port)
> UI-View32 connected to Xastir server port (127.0.0.1:2023)
> Dmapper connected to UI-View32 server port (127.0.0.1:1448)
> 
> It requires using UI-View32 as the "middleman", but it isn't really a 
> big deal to add UI-View. Still, it would be nice to make it connect 
> directly without any additional programs.
> 
> Thanks for your help!
> 
> Kevin
> KB9MQU
> 
> Curt Mills wrote:
> > On Sat, 27 Nov 2004, Kevin Ratcliff wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>Also, I guess I should mention that Dmapper does decode MY position when
> >>connected to the Xastir server port, just not any of the others. I am
> >>set up without a transmitter right now so it is decoding my position
> >>directly through the server port without any digipeating.
> > 
> > 
> > It sounds to me like it might be a line-end issue.  Note that Linux
> > uses <LF> for line-ends, MacOS uses <CR> for line-ends (but does
> > MacOSX now use <LF> too?), and Winders uses <CR><LF> for line-ends.
> > 
> > I'd have to look in the code to see what Xastir does, but it's
> > typical for internet connections to use <CR> as the line-end and
> > nothing else.
> > 
> > Perhaps DMapper is expecting something different that what Xastir
> > supplies for line-ends on the server port.
> > 
> 
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