[Xastir] Xastir and Fedora

[Gerry Creager]

Eric,

Thanks.  Several issues have appeared.  Aprsd can be misconfigured to 
cause looping in the APRS-IS, and often is.  The javaAPRSSrvr code has 
been revamped to detect and solve this but we still see hiccups 
occasionally.

Xastir makes a better iGate, and if hams ask AE5PL, they can get the 
java code for igating or 2ndary servers.  I'd much rather see a script 
to take the java package and make it go into a predetermined area.  I'd 
also love to see it executed as a non-priv user with access to the 
needed ports/sockets.

73 gerry

Eric H Christensen wrote:
> Gerry,
> Just got finished talking with the lead of the Amateur Radio SIG.  Told him what was going on (somewhat) and he asked that a comment be put on Red Hat's Bugzilla (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=434547) for the aprsd package.  I'd go ahead and do it before they really start working on it.  Apparently both Xastir and aprsd have some issues they are trying to work through to get it approved and in the repository.
> 
> Eric
> 
> 
> On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 07:02:29AM -0600, Gerry Creager wrote:
>> Oh no!  NOT aprsd.  That will complicate any form of orderly APRS-IS 
>> activity.  No.  I'm NOT kidding.
>>
>> gerry
>>
>> Eric H Christensen wrote:
>>> It looks like Xastir rpms are going to be placed in the Fedora yum repositories soon.  It is currently sitting in the "Packages submitted for review" area of packages page on the Fedora Amateur Radio SIG (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/AmateurRadio).
>>>
>>> Over the past couple of days the number of rpms available in the amateur radio software category has shot through the roof.  There are thirteen packages in Fedora now, seven submitted for review (including Xastir and aprsd), and twenty-three packages still being worked on.  I can't wait for these packages to be complete and ready to go!
>>>
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