#7 fbb script fail line # 285 on axports port name

[Mitch Winkle]

fbb script fails on line 285:

root@ab4mw:/usr/local/etc/ax25/fbb# fbb

Name of the port #1 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<CR> to end) : vhf
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 285: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[1]=vhf: not found

same error if I use the actual ax.25 interface name of ax1:

Name of the port #1 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<CR> to end) : ax1
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 285: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[1]=ax1: not found

/usr/local/etc/ax25/axports :

#Port Call Baud PacLen Window Description
vhf AB4MW-2 1200 236 4 Radio - 145.730 MHz Richmond, VA
uhf AB4MW-3 1200 236 4 Radio - 446.075 MHz Richmond, VA
hf AB4MW-7 38400 60 2 HF 300 baud packet 14.105 Mhz Network 105

[Mitch Winkle]

I created my own port.sys file, but I have no clue if it is anything near correct. At least I was able to finish the fbb script and create the rest of the files and xfbbd started ok.

Digging for configuration documentation.

[Mitch Winkle]

Bernard. I created the port.sys file manually as follows:

# FBB7.0.6
#
#Ports TNCs
 2     2
#
#Com Interface Adress (Hex) Baud
 1   9         /root/kisstnc 38400
 2   9         /root/tncx   9600
#
#TNC NbCh Com MultCh Pacln Maxfr NbFwd MxBloc M/P-Fwd Mode  Freq
 0   0    0   0      0     0     0     0      00/01   ----  File-fwd.
 1   10   1   hf     60    1     1     10     10/30   XUWY  14.105
 2   10   2   vhf    236   1     1     10     10/30   XUWY  145.730
#
# End of file.
#

I have it all running and it answers on VHF. I will have to make a loop
thru VE1JOT to test HF. I have a forwarding issue, but that's for another
ticket.

--
Mitch Winkle
http://ewamjlu.blogspot.com
...How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the LORD
is God, follow him...
1 Kings 18 ESV

[Bernard Pidoux]

Hello Mitch,

You may find a port.sys.sample file in 7.06 doc directory.
Also there are axports.sample and port.sys/sample files in SourceForge
files directory.
You may have a look at those files for sample declarations.

I don't actually see why you get an error about port name with fbb script.

How did you make /usr/local/etc/ax25 directory ?
How did you make /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports file ?
Did you run ./configure, make, make install ?
Apparently this was a first BBS install, otherwise you would have
already a port.sys file.
In that case did you run "make installconf"

Looking at your manually created port.sys file I see that you gave
Linux interfaces address.
However, with Linux interface 9 address is not used and may be a * or 0.

73 de Bernard, f6bvp

Le 21/01/2015 18:16, Mitch Winkle a écrit :

Bernard. I created the port.sys file manually as follows:

FBB7.0.6

Ports TNCs

2 2

Com Interface Adress (Hex) Baud

1 9 /root/kisstnc 38400
2 9 /root/tncx 9600

TNC NbCh Com MultCh Pacln Maxfr NbFwd MxBloc M/P-Fwd Mode Freq

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00/01 ---- File-fwd.
1 10 1 hf 60 1 1 10 10/30 XUWY 14.105
2 10 2 vhf 236 1 1 10 10/30 XUWY 145.730

End of file.

I have it all running and it answers on VHF. I will have to make a loop
thru VE1JOT to test HF. I have a forwarding issue, but that's for another
ticket.

--
Mitch Winkle
http://ewamjlu.blogspot.com

[Mitch Winkle]

Bernard,

The realization that "com's" and "tnc's" are ordered left to right, top to
bottom was what cleared up the format of the port.sys file for me. I had
to swap the 1 and 2 lines in the 2nd and 3rd blocks since my axports is
arranged vhf then hf (uhf is now disabled). The Linux tty addresses helps
ME to keep them straight.

I used the svn code for 7.0.6 and:
./autogen.sh
./configure --disable-x-utils (because it will not compile against Motif
dev files apparently, see the other ticket)
make
make install
make installconf

You are correct, it is a brand new installation. Still trying to
understand what the modes mean and I cannot find documentation for that.
BUT, I did find the sample files in /usr/local/share/doc/fbb and they were
very helpful as were the web pages once I got myself oriented.

I now have the VHF and HF ports functional, as well as a Telnet.

Now, I assume that the port mentioned in the forward.sys file is also the
"TNC" in the port.sys 3rd block? In my case a forwarding script for the
VHF port would then be "P 1" since that is the "TNC" in port.sys which
corresponds to my VHF TNCx. Is that correct?

Now, all that being said, this doesn't really explain why the script
broke. I was prompted :

Name of the port #1 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<cr> to end) :</cr>

which is "vhf". It errored out on the READ line in the script :

/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 286: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[1]=vhf: not found

...and went on to the next line asking for how many channels. I looked at
the script and did not see anything out of the ordinary. It is just
reading a string into a variable and adding it to an array of PORT_NAME.
But it it will not let me create the port.sys that way. I just hit enter
at the first prompt and got a default port.sys file to modify.

--
Mitch Winkle
http://ewamjlu.blogspot.com
...How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the LORD
is God, follow him...
1 Kings 18 ESV

Hello Mitch,

You may find a port.sys.sample file in 7.06 doc directory.
Also there are axports.sample and port.sys/sample files in SourceForge
files directory.
You may have a look at those files for sample declarations.

I don't actually see why you get an error about port name with fbb script.

How did you make /usr/local/etc/ax25 directory ?
How did you make /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports file ?
Did you run ./configure, make, make install ?
Apparently this was a first BBS install, otherwise you would have
already a port.sys file.
In that case did you run "make installconf"

Looking at your manually created port.sys file I see that you gave
Linux interfaces address.
However, with Linux interface 9 address is not used and may be a * or 0.

73 de Bernard, f6bvp

Le 21/01/2015 18:16, Mitch Winkle a écrit :

Bernard. I created the port.sys file manually as follows:

FBB7.0.6

Ports TNCs

2 2

Com Interface Adress (Hex) Baud

1 9 /root/kisstnc 38400
2 9 /root/tncx 9600

TNC NbCh Com MultCh Pacln Maxfr NbFwd MxBloc M/P-Fwd Mode Freq

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00/01 ---- File-fwd.
1 10 1 hf 60 1 1 10 10/30 XUWY 14.105
2 10 2 vhf 236 1 1 10 10/30 XUWY 145.730

End of file.

I have it all running and it answers on VHF. I will have to make a loop
thru VE1JOT to test HF. I have a forwarding issue, but that's for another
ticket.

--
Mitch Winkle
http://ewamjlu.blogspot.com

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• [tickets:#7] http://sourceforge.net/p/linfbb/tickets/7 fbb script fail
  line # 285 on axports port name*

Status: open
Milestone: 7.06
Created: Wed Jan 21, 2015 01:51 PM UTC by Mitch Winkle
Last Updated: Wed Jan 21, 2015 02:44 PM UTC
Owner: nobody

fbb script fails on line 285:

root@ab4mw:/usr/local/etc/ax25/fbb# fbb

Name of the port #1 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<cr> to end) :
vhf
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 285: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[1]=vhf: not found</cr>

same error if I use the actual ax.25 interface name of ax1:

Name of the port #1 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<cr> to end) :
ax1
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 285: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[1]=ax1: not found</cr>

/usr/local/etc/ax25/axports :

Port Call Baud PacLen Window Description

vhf AB4MW-2 1200 236 4 Radio - 145.730 MHz Richmond, VA
uhf AB4MW-3 1200 236 4 Radio - 446.075 MHz Richmond, VA
hf AB4MW-7 38400 60 2 HF 300 baud packet 14.105 Mhz Network 105

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[Bernard Pidoux]

Mitch,

Here is another extract from port.sys sample explaining "mode"

Mode    : One of these:

#           B : BBS-mode.

#           G : "Guest"-mode.

#           U : Normal-mode.

# Type host-mode, one of these:

#           D : WA8DED

#           K : KAM hostmode.

#           M : Telephone-modem.

#           P : PK-232

#           Q : BPQ v 4.x

# Addition: One of these letters can be used too:

#           L : Send unproto beacon after each arriving mail.

#           Y : Yapp allowed on this QRG.

#           W : Gateway allowed TO this QRG.

#           R : Read-Only acces.

#           E : Recommanded by JP F6FBB

#

# Freq.   : Text to describe this port (max 9 characters, no space)

# Same number of lines as number of TNCs.

#

#TNC NbCh Com MultCh   Pacln Maxfr NbFwd MxBloc M/P-Fwd  Mode  Freq

   0   0    0   0        0     0     0     0      00/01   ----  File-fwd.

   1   4    1   vhfdrop  250   2     2     10     15/15   XULWY VHF

Bernard

Le 22/01/2015 00:41, Mitch Winkle a écrit :

Bernard,

Still trying to

understand what the modes mean and I cannot find documentation for that.
BUT, I did find the sample files in /usr/local/share/doc/fbb and they were
very helpful as were the web pages once I got myself oriented.

[Bernard Pidoux]

Mitch,

I am sorry that port.sys.sample is not clear enough about forwarding ports.
You should probably have a look at doc files to help you understand
F6FBB BBS set up.
http://f6bvp.free.fr/logiciels/BBS-f6fbb/html/

Forwarding files may be quite complexe for they are used to organize how
forwarding is handled.
http://f6bvp.free.fr/logiciels/BBS-f6fbb/html/fmtforwa.htm

In short, ports are now defined by letters starting with A for TNC 1 in
port.sys, B for TNC 2 etc...

In your case you have in port.sys

TNC NbCh Com MultCh Pacln Maxfr NbFwd MxBloc M/P-Fwd Mode Freq

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00/01 ---- File-fwd.

1 10 1 hf 60 1 1 10 10/30 XUWY 14.105

2 10 2 vhf 236 1 1 10 10/30 XUWY 145.73

Then, in your forward file for a BBS using TNC 2 on ax.25 port "vhf" you
will declare "P B"

At home I have two BBS (TM6BVP and F6BVP) on the same LAN for test purpose.
Here is for example my forward file for bbs f6bvp using telnet port I
declared as TNC 2 in port.sys

A F6BVP
P B
C C f6bvp-1 192.168.0.112 6300
V TM6BVP$WBERNARD$W

H WW
H .FRPA.
H .FRA.

G WW
G DXNEWS
G AMSAT
G KEP
G KEPS
G KEPLER
G EU
G FRANCA

B F6BVP
F F6BVP
R

---

73 de Bernard

Le 22/01/2015 00:41, Mitch Winkle a écrit :

Bernard,

.....
I now have the VHF and HF ports functional, as well as a Telnet.

Now, I assume that the port mentioned in the forward.sys file is also the
"TNC" in the port.sys 3rd block? In my case a forwarding script for the
VHF port would then be "P 1" since that is the "TNC" in port.sys which
corresponds to my VHF TNCx. Is that correct?

[Mitch Winkle]

Benard,

Thank you for the extra examples. I found the ones in the distribution
also and they were very helpful.

The confusion (for me) arises because I saw mention of using forwarding
port "C" as defined in the port.sys file on the example web page, however,
on that page, there was no mention that the TNC's were mapped from numerals
to letters, so I was at a loss.

If there is any interest, I would be happy to work on some of this initial
user setup documentation. Since it is primarily HTML, that will be easy
for me to do. I come from the perspective of the BRAND NEW FBB user,
having never seen it before. Let me know your thoughts there. I can only
offer English however. :D There are a few help web pages out there from
other people, but honestly, from what you are explaining, many of those are
incorrect.

I have changed my forward port to B and we'll see how things progress now.
Many thanks.

73,

Mitch AB4MW

--
Mitch Winkle
http://ewamjlu.blogspot.com
...How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the LORD
is God, follow him...
1 Kings 18 ESV

On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 4:48 AM, Bernard Pidoux f6bvp@users.sf.net wrote:

Mitch,

I am sorry that port.sys.sample is not clear enough about forwarding ports.
You should probably have a look at doc files to help you understand
F6FBB BBS set up.
http://f6bvp.free.fr/logiciels/BBS-f6fbb/html/

Forwarding files may be quite complexe for they are used to organize how
forwarding is handled.
http://f6bvp.free.fr/logiciels/BBS-f6fbb/html/fmtforwa.htm

In short, ports are now defined by letters starting with A for TNC 1 in
port.sys, B for TNC 2 etc...

In your case you have in port.sys

TNC NbCh Com MultCh Pacln Maxfr NbFwd MxBloc M/P-Fwd Mode Freq

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00/01 ---- File-fwd.

1 10 1 hf 60 1 1 10 10/30 XUWY 14.105

2 10 2 vhf 236 1 1 10 10/30 XUWY 145.73

Then, in your forward file for a BBS using TNC 2 on ax.25 port "vhf" you
will declare "P B"

At home I have two BBS (TM6BVP and F6BVP) on the same LAN for test purpose.
Here is for example my forward file for bbs f6bvp using telnet port I
declared as TNC 2 in port.sys

A F6BVP
P B
C C f6bvp-1 192.168.0.112 6300
V TM6BVP$WBERNARD$W

H WW
H .FRPA.
H .FRA.

G WW
G DXNEWS
G AMSAT
G KEP
G KEPS
G KEPLER
G EU
G FRANCA

B F6BVP
F F6BVP
R

---

73 de Bernard

Le 22/01/2015 00:41, Mitch Winkle a écrit :

Bernard,

.....
I now have the VHF and HF ports functional, as well as a Telnet.

Now, I assume that the port mentioned in the forward.sys file is also the
"TNC" in the port.sys 3rd block? In my case a forwarding script for the
VHF port would then be "P 1" since that is the "TNC" in port.sys which
corresponds to my VHF TNCx. Is that correct?

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• [tickets:#7] http://sourceforge.net/p/linfbb/tickets/7 fbb script fail
  line # 285 on axports port name*

Status: open
Milestone: 7.06
Created: Wed Jan 21, 2015 01:51 PM UTC by Mitch Winkle
Last Updated: Wed Jan 21, 2015 02:44 PM UTC
Owner: nobody

fbb script fails on line 285:

root@ab4mw:/usr/local/etc/ax25/fbb# fbb

Name of the port #1 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<cr> to end)</cr>

vhf
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 285: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[1]=vhf: not found

same error if I use the actual ax.25 interface name of ax1:

Name of the port #1 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<cr> to end)</cr>

ax1
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 285: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[1]=ax1: not found

/usr/local/etc/ax25/axports :

Port Call Baud PacLen Window Description

vhf AB4MW-2 1200 236 4 Radio - 145.730 MHz Richmond, VA
uhf AB4MW-3 1200 236 4 Radio - 446.075 MHz Richmond, VA
hf AB4MW-7 38400 60 2 HF 300 baud packet 14.105 Mhz Network 105

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[Mitch Winkle]

OH, and I saw the labels on the Mode. I just don't understand what they
mean. Still digging in the web pages, but so far haven't found those
definitions. I other words, "In what situations would I choose one mode
over another?"

We can take this off the ticket if you prefer. mitchwinkle gmail com

[Bernard Pidoux]

Hello Mitch,

It is nice to have people like you that not only start from scratch on a
software project as a user
but then spontaneously offers to help other OMs by sharing his experience.
Of course I warmly accept your help.
Lee VE7FET has just started first chapter of LinFBB Wiki pages.
Wiki pages primary goal is documentation.
I think this is the right place for you to start a documentation for
BRAND NEW FBB sysop/user.
I am not already well trained managing a SourceForge project.
However I understand that you need to register to LinFBB project as a
user then
I will give you a developer status in order to allow you to create a
Wiki page.

73 de Bernard, f6bvp

Le 22/01/2015 14:20, Mitch Winkle a écrit :

Bernard,

Thank you for the extra examples. I found the ones in the distribution
also and they were very helpful.

The confusion (for me) arises because I saw mention of using forwarding
port "C" as defined in the port.sys file on the example web page, however,
on that page, there was no mention that the TNC's were mapped from
numerals
to letters, so I was at a loss.

If there is any interest, I would be happy to work on some of this initial
user setup documentation. Since it is primarily HTML, that will be easy
for me to do. I come from the perspective of the BRAND NEW FBB user,
having never seen it before. Let me know your thoughts there. I can only
offer English however. :D There are a few help web pages out there from
other people, but honestly, from what you are explaining, many of
those are
incorrect.

I have changed my forward port to B and we'll see how things progress now.
Many thanks.

73,

Mitch AB4MW

--
Mitch Winkle
http://ewamjlu.blogspot.com
...How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the
LORD
is God, follow him...
1 Kings 18 ESV

On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 4:48 AM, Bernard Pidoux f6bvp@users.sf.net
f6bvp@users.sf.net wrote:

Mitch,

I am sorry that port.sys.sample is not clear enough about
forwarding ports.
You should probably have a look at doc files to help you understand
F6FBB BBS set up.
http://f6bvp.free.fr/logiciels/BBS-f6fbb/html/
<http://f6bvp.free.fr/logiciels/BBS-f6fbb/html>

Forwarding files may be quite complexe for they are used to
organize how
forwarding is handled.
http://f6bvp.free.fr/logiciels/BBS-f6fbb/html/fmtforwa.htm

In short, ports are now defined by letters starting with A for TNC
1 in
port.sys, B for TNC 2 etc...

In your case you have in port.sys

TNC NbCh Com MultCh Pacln Maxfr NbFwd MxBloc M/P-Fwd Mode Freq

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00/01 ---- File-fwd.

1 10 1 hf 60 1 1 10 10/30 XUWY 14.105

2 10 2 vhf 236 1 1 10 10/30 XUWY 145.73

Then, in your forward file for a BBS using TNC 2 on ax.25 port
"vhf" you
will declare "P B"

At home I have two BBS (TM6BVP and F6BVP) on the same LAN for test
purpose.
Here is for example my forward file for bbs f6bvp using telnet port I
declared as TNC 2 in port.sys

A F6BVP
P B
C C f6bvp-1 192.168.0.112 6300
V TM6BVP$WBERNARD$W

H WW
H /.FRPA./
H /.FRA./

G WW
G DXNEWS
G AMSAT
G KEP
G KEPS
G KEPLER
G EU
G FRANCA

B F6BVP
F F6BVP
R

------------------------------------------------------------------------

73 de Bernard

Le 22/01/2015 00:41, Mitch Winkle a écrit :

Bernard,

.....
I now have the VHF and HF ports functional, as well as a Telnet.

Now, I assume that the port mentioned in the forward.sys file is
also the
"TNC" in the port.sys 3rd block? In my case a forwarding script
for the
VHF port would then be "P 1" since that is the "TNC" in port.sys which
corresponds to my VHF TNCx. Is that correct?

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    http://sourceforge.net/p/linfbb/tickets/7 fbb script fail
    line # 285 on axports port name*

/Status:/ open
/Milestone:/ 7.06
/Created:/ Wed Jan 21, 2015 01:51 PM UTC by Mitch Winkle
/Last Updated:/ Wed Jan 21, 2015 02:44 PM UTC
/Owner:/ nobody

fbb script fails on line 285:

root@ab4mw:/usr/local/etc/ax25/fbb# fbb

Name of the port #1 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<CR>
to end)
: vhf
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 285: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[1]=vhf:
not found

same error if I use the actual ax.25 interface name of ax1:

Name of the port #1 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<CR>
to end)
: ax1
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 285: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[1]=ax1:
not found

/usr/local/etc/ax25/axports :


  Port Call Baud PacLen Window Description

vhf AB4MW-2 1200 236 4 Radio - 145.730 MHz Richmond, VA
uhf AB4MW-3 1200 236 4 Radio - 446.075 MHz Richmond, VA
hf AB4MW-7 38400 60 2 HF 300 baud packet 14.105 Mhz Network 105

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[tickets:#7] http://sourceforge.net/p/linfbb/tickets/7 fbb script
fail line # 285 on axports port name

Status: open
Milestone: 7.06
Created: Wed Jan 21, 2015 01:51 PM UTC by Mitch Winkle
Last Updated: Wed Jan 21, 2015 02:44 PM UTC
Owner: nobody

fbb script fails on line 285:

|root@ab4mw:/usr/local/etc/ax25/fbb# fbb|

||

|Name of the port #1 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<cr> to
end) : vhf
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 285: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[1]=vhf: not found
|</cr>

same error if I use the actual ax.25 interface name of ax1:

|Name of the port #1 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<cr> to
end) : ax1
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 285: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[1]=ax1: not found
|</cr>

/usr/local/etc/ax25/axports :
|#Port Call Baud PacLen Window Description
vhf AB4MW-2 1200 236 4 Radio - 145.730 MHz Richmond, VA
uhf AB4MW-3 1200 236 4 Radio - 446.075 MHz Richmond, VA
hf AB4MW-7 38400 60 2 HF 300 baud packet 14.105 Mhz Network 105
|

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[Mitch Winkle]

Understood! When I return home, I will dive in!

Mitch

[Bernard Pidoux]

Hello Mitch,

Your axports shows that your ax25 ports names are vhf, uhf and hf, for port number 1, 2 and 3 respectively.

73 de Bernard f6bvp

Le 21 janv. 2015 à 14:51, Mitch Winkle guitarpicva@users.sf.net a écrit :

[tickets:#7] fbb script fail line # 285 on axports port name

Status: open
Milestone: 7.06
Created: Wed Jan 21, 2015 01:51 PM UTC by Mitch Winkle
Last Updated: Wed Jan 21, 2015 01:51 PM UTC
Owner: nobody

fbb script fails on line 285:

root@ab4mw:/usr/local/etc/ax25/fbb# fbb

Name of the port #1 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<cr> to end) : vhf
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 285: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[1]=vhf: not found</cr>

same error if I use the actual ax.25 interface name of ax1:

Name of the port #1 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<cr> to end) : ax1
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 285: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[1]=ax1: not found</cr>

/usr/local/etc/ax25/axports :

Port Call Baud PacLen Window Description

vhf AB4MW-2 1200 236 4 Radio - 145.730 MHz Richmond, VA
uhf AB4MW-3 1200 236 4 Radio - 446.075 MHz Richmond, VA
hf AB4MW-7 38400 60 2 HF 300 baud packet 14.105 Mhz Network 105

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[Bernard Pidoux]

Mitch,

Look at these extracts from port.sys.sample file:

  Interface 9 = LINUX

#

#Com Interface Adress (Hex)  Baud

  1   9         0           115200

  2   9        189C         0

# Preceding line declares telnet port address 189C in Hexadecimal notation.

# 189C = 6300 decimal ---> sample usage syntaxe : telnet f6xyz.no-ip.org 6300

# Com 2 line should be #commented if not using telnet.


and:

#TNC NbCh Com MultCh   Pacln Maxfr NbFwd MxBloc M/P-Fwd  Mode  Freq

   0   0    0   0        0     0     0     0      00/01   ----  File-fwd.

   1   4    1   vhfdrop  250   2     2     10     15/15   XULWY VHF

   2   4    1   uhfdrop  250   2     2     10     14/30   XULWY UHF

   3   4    1   hfdrop   250   2     2     10     25/15   QULWY HF

   4   4    2   0        250   2     4     10     13/60   TUY   Telnet

   5   4    1   axudp    250   2     2     10     12/60   XUWY  AXUDP

Bernard

Le 21/01/2015 18:25, Mitch Winkle a écrit :

"Com" port in ports.sys?

Mitch

[Bernard Pidoux]

Hello Mitch,
I am not able to reproduce the port error you reported before.
Would you mind trying to re-install a brand new FBB (after saving present fbb directory in a safe directory) with present code ?
And see if you get again this unexpected error.

Bernard

[Mitch Winkle]

Bernard,

As it happens, I just compiled the very latest from svn to full success for the first time. I will move off my config files and do an install and try to create the port.sys with the initial fbb script once more.

Mitch

[ve7fet]

FYI, I just applied some markdown syntax to some of the posts to make them more readable (see the Formatting Help button).

Lee

[Mitch Winkle]

Latest code installed. I renamed my port.sys and ran fbb as if a new installation. It did not create the port.sys file. Here is my result. Note, this is under a bash shell, but I also tried in sh and no difference.

root@ab4mw:/etc/ax25/fbb# fbb

Name of the port #1 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<cr> to end) : vhf
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 285: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[1]=vhf: not found
Number of channels [ex. 4] : 1
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 288: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: NB_CH[1]=1: not found
Frequency [ex. 145] : 145.730
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 291: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_FREQ[1]=145.730: not found</cr>

Name of the port #2 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<cr> to end) : hf
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 285: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[2]=hf: not found
Number of channels [ex. 4] : 1
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 288: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: NB_CH[2]=1: not found
Frequency [ex. 145] : 14.105
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 291: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_FREQ[2]=14.105: not found</cr>

Name of the port #3 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<cr> to end) : </cr>

/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 299: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: Bad substitution

[Mitch Winkle]

An additional note. I worked with another brand new FBB user on compiling and installing FBB last week. He ran into the exact same issue while running the initial "fbb" script to create the port.sys file.

[Tom]

Hello Mitch.

Would you mind sending me your axports file for review, please?

Best regards.
Tom - SP2L
e-mail: SP2L@wp.pl

[Mitch Winkle]

Tom,

That post was a followup, and not meant for you. Just rec'd this
message yesterday afternoon.

Here is the content in full but it is about the same as what is in the
ticket, and just two active ports:

root@sova1:/etc/postfix# cat /etc/ax25/axports

/etc/ax25/axports

The format of this file is:

name callsign speed paclen window description

Port Call Baud PacLen Window Description

vhf AB4MW-2 1200 236 4 Radio - 145.730 MHz Richmond, VA

uhf AB4MW-3 1200 236 4 Radio - 446.075 MHz Richmond, VA

fld AB4MW-5 38400 64 2 HF Port FLDIGI

hf AB4MW-5 38400 60 2 HF 300 baud packet 14.105 Mhz Network 105

I think I detailed the script error reporting in the ticket. I
confirmed the same errors with another user in California whose axports
is very similar to my own. What it "looks like" is that the script
isn't actually writing the value into the first dimension of the array,
and when it goes to write the second dimension, it's first dimension
index is "not found".

73,

Mitch

On 02/13/2015 04:22 PM, Tom wrote:

Hello Mitch.

Would you mind sending me your axports file for review, please?

Best regards.
Tom - SP2L
e-mail: SP2L@wp.pl

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[tickets:#7] http://sourceforge.net/p/linfbb/tickets/7 fbb script
fail line # 285 on axports port name

Status: open
Milestone: 7.06
Created: Wed Jan 21, 2015 01:51 PM UTC by Mitch Winkle
Last Updated: Mon Feb 09, 2015 01:57 PM UTC
Owner: Bernard Pidoux

fbb script fails on line 285:

root@ab4mw:/usr/local/etc/ax25/fbb# fbb

Name of the port #1 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<cr> to end) : vhf
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 285: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[1]=vhf: not found</cr>

same error if I use the actual ax.25 interface name of ax1:

Name of the port #1 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<cr> to end) : ax1
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 285: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[1]=ax1: not found</cr>

|/usr/local/etc/ax25/axports| :

Port Call Baud PacLen Window Description

vhf AB4MW-2 1200 236 4 Radio - 145.730 MHz Richmond, VA
uhf AB4MW-3 1200 236 4 Radio - 446.075 MHz Richmond, VA
hf AB4MW-7 38400 60 2 HF 300 baud packet 14.105 Mhz Network 105

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[Tom]

Hello Mitch.

I received your response, but I meant sending axports file to me,
not just copying part of content. I'm asking because I have suspicion
and to resolve this I need to see FILE axports...

Best regards.
Tom - SP2L@wp.pl
(ex sp2lob)

[Mitch Winkle]

in case you meant the physical file:

On 02/14/2015 06:33 AM, Tom wrote:

Hello Mitch.

I received your response, but I meant sending axports file to me,
not just copying part of content. I'm asking because I have suspicion
and to resolve this I need to see FILE axports...

Best regards.
Tom - SP2L@wp.pl
(ex sp2lob)

[Mitch Winkle]

NOTE: Changing the SheBang to #!/bin/bash makes this problem go away, and the declare statement at the top works also.

I know this is not quite as cross platform but if you are using Bash only operations, it's sort of required.

[Bernard Pidoux]

Hello FBB users,

All FBB distro scripts are using #!/bin/sh
What is the standard shell used on major distros ?
Would it be better to use #!/bin/bash by default on FBB scripts ?

Do you think this ticket should be closed ?

73 de Bernard

Le 06/06/2015 21:06, Mitch Winkle a écrit :

NOTE: Changing the SheBang to #!/bin/bash makes this problem go away,
and the declare statement at the top works also.

I know this is not quite as cross platform but if you are using Bash
only operations, it's sort of required.

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[tickets:#7] http://sourceforge.net/p/linfbb/tickets/7 fbb script
fail line # 285 on axports port name

Status: open
Milestone: 7.06
Created: Wed Jan 21, 2015 01:51 PM UTC by Mitch Winkle
Last Updated: Sat Feb 14, 2015 11:33 AM UTC
Owner: Bernard Pidoux

fbb script fails on line 285:

root@ab4mw:/usr/local/etc/ax25/fbb# fbb

Name of the port #1 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<cr> to end) : vhf
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 285: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[1]=vhf: not found</cr>

same error if I use the actual ax.25 interface name of ax1:

Name of the port #1 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<cr> to end) : ax1
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 285: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[1]=ax1: not found</cr>

|/usr/local/etc/ax25/axports| :

Port Call Baud PacLen Window Description

vhf AB4MW-2 1200 236 4 Radio - 145.730 MHz Richmond, VA
uhf AB4MW-3 1200 236 4 Radio - 446.075 MHz Richmond, VA
hf AB4MW-7 38400 60 2 HF 300 baud packet 14.105 Mhz Network 105

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[Mitch Winkle]

Hello Bernard,

Bash comes on all major Linux distributions as a default I believe, at
least on all Debian and derivatives which comprise a large majority of
typical users (Ubuntu, Mint, etc.). When you open a terminal window, you
are in Bash, unless you as the sysop explicitly change that behavior.
System startup programs run in /bin/sh -> dash for speed purposes according
to the information linked below.

The issue really may be that if you use Bash only constructs that you
really need to use the #!/bin/bash shebang to ensure that they run as
expected. If you want to run a Bash script, why send it to a dash
shell?

Debian recommends : (This is old, so the reference to /usr/local/bin/bash
instead of /bin/bash is dated here.)
A Note About Bash Specific ScriptsIt is recommend that to avoid errors with
your own Bash-specific scripts you can use the shebang line
http://bash.cyberciti.biz/guide/Shebang as follows:

!/usr/bin/env bash.

OR

!/path/to/real/bash.binary

OR

!/usr/local/bin/bash

Information on the change to dash as /bin/sh at :
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DashAsBinSh

So from my perspective, being born and raised in Bash, if it's a Bash
script, #!/bin/bash otherwise, you are at the mercy of whatever the
distribution does with /bin/sh.

73,

Mitch

--
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http://ewamjlu.blogspot.com
...How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the LORD
is God, follow him...
1 Kings 18 ESV

On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 7:01 AM, Bernard Pidoux f6bvp@users.sf.net wrote:

Hello FBB users,

All FBB distro scripts are using #!/bin/sh
What is the standard shell used on major distros ?
Would it be better to use #!/bin/bash by default on FBB scripts ?

Do you think this ticket should be closed ?

73 de Bernard

Le 06/06/2015 21:06, Mitch Winkle a écrit :

NOTE: Changing the SheBang to #!/bin/bash makes this problem go away,
and the declare statement at the top works also.

I know this is not quite as cross platform but if you are using Bash
only operations, it's sort of required.

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http://sourceforge.net/p/linfbb/tickets/7
http://sourceforge.net/p/linfbb/tickets/7 fbb script fail line # 285 on
axports port name

Status: open
Milestone: 7.06
Created: Wed Jan 21, 2015 01:51 PM UTC by Mitch Winkle
Last Updated: Sat Feb 14, 2015 11:33 AM UTC
Owner: Bernard Pidoux

fbb script fails on line 285:

root@ab4mw:/usr/local/etc/ax25/fbb# fbb

Name of the port #1 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<cr> to end)</cr>

vhf
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 285: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[1]=vhf: not found

same error if I use the actual ax.25 interface name of ax1:

Name of the port #1 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<cr> to end)</cr>

ax1
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 285: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[1]=ax1: not found

|/usr/local/etc/ax25/axports| :
Port Call Baud PacLen Window Description

vhf AB4MW-2 1200 236 4 Radio - 145.730 MHz Richmond, VA
uhf AB4MW-3 1200 236 4 Radio - 446.075 MHz Richmond, VA
hf AB4MW-7 38400 60 2 HF 300 baud packet 14.105 Mhz Network 105

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  line # 285 on axports port name*

Status: open
Milestone: 7.06
Created: Wed Jan 21, 2015 01:51 PM UTC by Mitch Winkle
Last Updated: Sat Jun 06, 2015 07:06 PM UTC
Owner: Bernard Pidoux

fbb script fails on line 285:

root@ab4mw:/usr/local/etc/ax25/fbb# fbb

Name of the port #1 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<cr> to end) : vhf
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 285: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[1]=vhf: not found</cr>

same error if I use the actual ax.25 interface name of ax1:

Name of the port #1 as named in /usr/local/etc/ax25/axports (<cr> to end) : ax1
/usr/local/sbin/fbb: 285: /usr/local/sbin/fbb: PORT_NAME[1]=ax1: not found</cr>

/usr/local/etc/ax25/axports :

Port Call Baud PacLen Window Description

vhf AB4MW-2 1200 236 4 Radio - 145.730 MHz Richmond, VA
uhf AB4MW-3 1200 236 4 Radio - 446.075 MHz Richmond, VA
hf AB4MW-7 38400 60 2 HF 300 baud packet 14.105 Mhz Network 105

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