[Xastir] Xastir Digest, Vol 495, Issue 1

[Lee Bengston]

On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 3:29 AM, Dexter N Muir <dexy at xtra.co.nz> wrote:

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> On 01/05/18 15:18, xastir-request at lists.xastir.org wrote:
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>> ...
>> This will also happen if you leave off the "https://", because github
>> will
>> assume ssh://
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> I eventually tried that (Lee's build scripts not working) and it let me
> though so I could download the .zip. ... http:// didn't work either, so
> the script in any form is hosed. Maybe some day git might 'git' its
> knickers untwisted? ...
> Now to try a build on the pi. The 'update' section flew through, so I
> assume all else is well ...
>

​Fyi the build scripts use ​https://github.com/Xastir/Xastir.git  - just
tried one and it worked.  So I tend to agree there's something amiss with
your installation.

>
> Unzipped the Xastir-master.zip to ~/src/, re-named the Xastir-master
> directory to Xastir and all else from the script worked ...
> ... and what looks like a valid xastir executable, with permission to
> allow anyone to run, is installed as expected in /usr/local/bin ... but
> won't run :(
>

​What happens when you run xastir from a terminal window?
​

> This is what caused me to "re-do from start", and I'm led to the
> conclusion that there's something in my system that's screwed (though all
> else seems to be functioning normally).
>    I really don't want to format the SD card and reinstall Raspbian, but
> that's the next logical step. Anyone else with ideas?
>
> getting withdrawal symptoms ...
> Dex, ZL2DEX
>