[Xastir] [OZAPRS] XASTIR - maps

Tue Nov 24 08:49:52 EST 2009

I cant answer the question as to if it really needs the setting of 16 . If 
you leave it at default 8 and use GM then all raster maps of a specific file 
type (gif I think) just turn out as black rectangles and squares. JPG from 
memory actually work ok.. Thats the effect anyway but it may be the other 
way around.

Many of us have been uninstalling and recompiling/reinstalling with IM 
instead for close on a year I think.

Maybee the answer is to Compile against IM instead and make a deb package 
like that. I hope Curt can give you more idea..

Tony and Eva Hunt  wavetel at internode.on.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hamish Moffatt" <hamish at cloud.net.au>
To: "Tony Hunt" <wavetel at internode.on.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] XASTIR - maps

> Hi Tony
>
> If it's as simple as compiling against ImageMagick instead of
> GraphicsMagick I can do that.
>
> GM is configured with the default Quantum Depth of 8.
>
> Does Xastir really need the bigger option? According to the GM
> instructions that makes it slower and more memory intensive.
> I wonder if it could be more forgiving..
>
>
> Hamish
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 10:49:17PM +1030, Tony Hunt wrote:
>> Hamish here is an example of whats been going on with Ubuntu and
>> Debian installs due to Graphics magick packages from the
>> repositries. I realise its refering to PC-Linux on this post but it
>> spells out the issue with the quantum-depth setting on the GM
>> compile.
>>
>>
>> Re: [Xastir] ubuntu 8.10 xastir package
>> Curt, WE7U
>> Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:15:33 -0800
>>
>> On Fri, 14 Nov 2008, Murry wrote:
>>
>> >I had this problem with no online maps loading and tried Xastir 1.9.4
>> >and now I don't have that problem, however if I load the Canada 250k
>> >topo maps I see them downloading but my map screen turns black and has
>> >only the map grid showing, other online maps are fine. I have Graphics
>> >Magick installed, would ImageMagick make the difference? I also am using
>> >the built in Shapelib. I use PCLinuxOS, everything else works fine.
>>
>> It's possible that the GM you're using was configured using
>>
>>     "--with-quantum-depth=8"
>>
>> (the default for GM), whereas Xastir needs
>>
>>     "--with-quantum-depth=16"
>>
>> If you remove the GM-devel package and install the IM and IM-devel
>> packages, configure/make/make install Xastir, it should switch over
>> to using IM instead of GM.  Hopefully that'll work for you.
>>
>> -- 
>> Curt, WE7U.                             archer at eskimo dot com
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>> _______________________________________________
>>
>> Tony and Eva Hunt  wavetel at internode.on.net
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hamish Moffatt"
>> <hamish at cloud.net.au>
>> To: "Tony Hunt" <wavetel at internode.on.net>
>> Cc: <ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 9:24 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] XASTIR - maps
>>
>>
>> >Hi Tony,
>> >
>> >I'm not actively using XASTIR nor following the mailing lists. Nobody
>> >has reported these problems to Debian's bug tracker (see
>> >http://bugs.debian.org/xastir ), nor via Ubuntu's for that matter (
>> >https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xastir ), so I'm unaware.
>> >
>> >I don't remember seeing any recent bug reports about libax25 either.
>> >
>> >Please everyone, report stuff if you want it fixed!
>> >
>> >Hamish
>> >
>> >On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 09:06:17PM +1030, Tony Hunt wrote:
>> >>Hamish..
>> >>
>> >>I am not sure if we are talking about AX25 libraries or Xastir
>> >>packages now.
>> >>
>> >>The issues Scott refered to with Image magic and Graphics magic are
>> >>well known with Xastir. All the recent debian packages for the
>> >>buntus and Lenny all fail with Raster maps and have issues. I would
>> >>have thought you were across this as you end up often with just a
>> >>black box instead of a raster map depending on the file type (gif or
>> >>jpg). There are various wikis and workarounds involving uninstalling
>> >>IM and GM packages and then compiling your own and even recompiling
>> >>xastir. Currently Debian is in a bit of a mess with these issues and
>> >>xastir.
>> >>The number of posts on the xastir mailing list for this just keeps
>> >>mounting. It re-emerges periodically.
>> >>A easy way to get xastir going in xastir is to install LSB and run
>> >>the xastir LSB package for xastir but thats currently at v1.93.
>> >>
>> >>Have a chat with Curt. There was talk about some mods in the source
>> >>code to check how IM was compiled (switches) as a work around.
>> >>Maybee you can do a work around . Currently its a real pain getting
>> >>xastir going properly with just about any debian system. Not an easy
>> >>apt-get install xastir anymore.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Tony  Hunt VK5AH  wavetel at internode.on.net
>> >>
>> >>----- Original Message -----
>> >>
>> >>>Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:27:16 +1100
>> >>>From: Hamish Moffatt <hamish at cloud.net.au>
>> >>>Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] XASTIR - maps
>> >>>To: ozaprs at aprs.net.au
>> >>>Message-ID: <20091123222715.GC2193 at cloud.net.au>
>> >>>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>> >>>
>> >>>On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 11:34:52PM +1100, Andrew Gilbett wrote:
>> >>>>Thanks Everyone for your input XASTIR is working well now. I compiled
>> >>>>it from source and that seems to have solved all the problems. I also
>> >>>>took your advice ray and compiled and installed the AX25 libraries
>> >>>>from Bernard F6BVP. It appears to be working well using the internet
>> >>>>stream. Time to tackle RF very soon.
>> >>>
>> >>>What's wrong with the packaged version anyway?
>> >>>
>> >>>I built the package and haven't had any feedback about problems with 
>> >>>it.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>Hamish
>> >>
>> >
>>
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