Re: multi rig and RPC backend, was: Re: [Hamlib-developer] Re: [Groundstation-developer] Gnome RIG 0
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From: Joop S. <pa...@de...> - 2002-09-12 19:58:39
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On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 22:41:55 +0200 Stephane Fillod <f8...@fr...> wrote: > > > > xlog is unfriendly towards RPC (probably a bug): > > /dev/ttyS0: RPC: Unknown host > > This is because for the RPC backend, the rig device file name is > the hostname of the RPC server. > i.e. rigctl -m 1901 is equivalent to rigctl -r localhost -m 1901 > Just ran a test with grig / xlog and a running rpc.rigd, works like a champ! Nice to see when the rig's frequency is changed in grig, the frequency displayed in xlog changes. > So just open up the pathname combo box of xlog (anyway, USB serial port > can names different than /dev/ttySx), and allow to enter free form, > at least for the RPC backend. Okay, got to fix this. > > I don't know yet how to pass the port number. Most probably along the > hostname, maybe something like "host:port" for an absolute port (that > can be listed in /etc/services), or "host:+number" for a rig # relative to > the default port (0x20000099). > Comments? > Sounds like a good solution to me... > > Cheers, > Stephane > Joop |