OpenCPN for Mac

[CarinaPDX]

Hi All,

I removed an old copy and prefs, and installed the new .714. At startup the application pops up a dialogue indicating that no charts have been loaded, and then hangs while hammering one core at 98%-100%. The spinning beachball is present, and the "OK" button is highlighted blue but won't respond. The log is as follows:

19:34:27 PDT: 2011-07-14
19:34:27 PDT: -------Starting opencpn-------
19:34:27 PDT: Version 2.4.714 Build 2011-07-14
19:34:27 PDT: MemoryStatus: mem_total: 0 mb, mem_initial: 0 mb
19:34:27 PDT: SData_Locn is /Applications/OpenCPN.app/Contents/SharedSupport/
19:34:27 PDT: Creating new Config_File: /Users/greg/Library/Preferences/opencpn.ini
19:34:27 PDT: Setting Viewpoint Lat/Lon 33.358, -79.282
19:34:27 PDT: Setting Ownship Lat/Lon 33.358, -79.282
19:34:27 PDT: System default Language: en_US
19:34:27 PDT: Opencpn language set to: en_US
19:34:31 PDT: Using s57data in /Applications/OpenCPN.app/Contents/SharedSupport/s57data
19:34:31 PDT: Using Tide/Current data from: /Applications/OpenCPN.app/Contents/SharedSupport/tcdata/
19:34:31 PDT: Setting Viewpoint Lat/Lon 33.358, -79.282
19:34:31 PDT: Setting Ownship Lat/Lon 33.358, -79.282
19:34:31 PDT: NMEA Data Source is....NONE
19:34:31 PDT: AIS Data Source is....NONE
19:34:31 PDT: Using WVSChart datafile: /Applications/OpenCPN.app/Contents/SharedSupport/wvsdata/wvs43.dat
19:34:31 PDT: NMEA AutoPilot Port is....NONE
19:34:31 PDT: PlugInManager searching for PlugIns in location /Applications/OpenCPN.app/Contents/PlugIns
19:34:31 PDT: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: /Applications/OpenCPN.app/Contents/PlugIns/libdashboard_pi.dylib
19:34:31 PDT: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: /Applications/OpenCPN.app/Contents/PlugIns/libgrib_pi.dylib
19:34:31 PDT: ChartDB Cache policy: Max open chart limit is 20.
19:34:31 PDT: Chartlist file not found, config chart dir array is empty. Chartlist target file is:/Users/greg/Library/Application Support/OpenCPN/chartlist.dat

Of course there is no chartlist.dat. Running on C2D with 10.6.8. Any ideas?

Greg

[bdbcat]

Greg...

I confirm.

Looking at it now....

Dave

[bdbcat]

Greg, et al...

I built a new .dmg for Mac testing.

You can get it at

http://opencpn.org/downloads/beta/OpenCPN_2.4.715.dmg

Thanks, and Good Luck
Dave

[CarinaPDX]

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the quick response.

No joy - exactly the same thing. I deleted 714 and its pref and log files, then copied 715 into app folder. Again, the initial warranty box pops up, I dismiss it, then the warning pops up that there are no charts loaded, and the app hangs with a 99+% CPU load (in one core). It is not responsive, the beach ball spins, and only a force quit works. The log appears the same as before.

Perhaps there are other files that need deleting? I have had previous versions installed going back to the 1.x versions, and I had attempted to build my own copy, so maybe there is a compatibility problem? I assume that the app bundle is complete and self-referencing; traversing my PATH would find multiple versions of Wx, for instance.

Please let me know if there is anything I can help with.

Greg

[bdbcat]

Carina....

I have a corrected .dmg ready for upload, but unable due to bandwidth problems. Hopefully tomorrow....

Thanks
Dave

[bdbcat]

Carina, et al....

OpenCPN 2.4.717 .dmg is ready for download and test...

http://opencpn.org/downloads/beta/OpenCPN_2.4.717.dmg

Good Luck
Dave

[CarinaPDX]

Hi Dave,

717 does the trick. It loads the charts (ENC, RNC, CM93, BSB, pilots) just fine. I have been away from the developments too long to comment on whether things work as intended, but at first pass it looks good.

The (very limited) menu, which includes the "Quit OpenCPN" command, is in French. IIRC the initial warning dialog box, although in English, had "Annular" instead of "Cancel" on the button. That is all that is noticeable at this point.

It receives GPS signals OK directly through a Prolific Serial-USB bridge chip. I'll try to check GPSD this week.

Thanks for all of the great work.

Greg

[CarinaPDX]

Hi Dave,

I installed gpsd v.2.95 via the port command (MacPorts). I selected libgps as the source, but I got the error message that libgps failed to load. I checked and I have a dynamic library named libgps.19.dylib in /opt/local/lib (the default for the port command).

I am guessing that the 717 build is not looking for the dylib in that location; either it should be included in the OpenCPN app bundle or it needs to be in a different location. Or I might change the location in the binary to the current one.

Any help would be appreciated.

Greg

[EmilieT]

Originally Posted by manimaul

Great work! This has also been added to the Download OpenCPN | Official OpenCPN Homepage page. I look forward to hearing from mac people about this build. Also, if anyone with a mac could post a some nice screenshots, I will publish them on the opencpn.org site.

Download OpenCPN 2.4.714 for IntelMac.

Can't install this on my MacBook Pro (Intel Core 2 Duo) - Partially opens, then freezes in a "not responding" mode. What am I doing wrong? Thanks ... Steve

[bdbcat]

EmilieT....

Please see
http://opencpn.org/downloads/beta/OpenCPN_2.4.717.dmg

Thanks
Dave

[bdbcat]

Carina...

We look for gpsd in

           load1 = _T("/opt/local/lib/libgps.19.dylib");

Could you post the logfile entries related to this failure to load?

Thanks
Dave

[EmilieT]

Originally Posted by bdbcat

EmilieT....

Please see
http://opencpn.org/downloads/beta/OpenCPN_2.4.717.dmg

Thanks
Dave

bdbcat ... BINGO, can't thank you enough! Seems to be working just fine ... finding charts at the moment; then I'll do some exploring. Thankls again ... EmilieT

[CarinaPDX]

Hi Dave,

I restarted computer, ran gpsd, confirmed GPS and GPSd operation with cgps, then launched OpenCPN. Same result:

13:46:29 PDT:


13:46:29 PDT: 2011-07-19
13:46:29 PDT: -------Starting opencpn-------
13:46:29 PDT: Version 2.4.717 Build 2011-07-17
13:46:29 PDT: MemoryStatus: mem_total: 0 mb, mem_initial: 0 mb
13:46:29 PDT: SData_Locn is /Applications/OpenCPN.app/Contents/SharedSupport/
13:46:29 PDT: Using existing Config_File: /Users/greg/Library/Preferences/opencpn.ini
13:46:29 PDT: Setting Viewpoint Lat/Lon 44.0688, -121.314
13:46:29 PDT: Setting Ownship Lat/Lon 44.0688, -121.314
13:46:29 PDT: System default Language: en_US
13:46:29 PDT: Opencpn language set to: en_US
13:46:29 PDT: Using s57data in /Applications/OpenCPN.app/Contents/SharedSupport/s57data
13:46:29 PDT: Using Tide/Current data from: /Applications/OpenCPN.app/Contents/SharedSupport/tcdata/
13:46:29 PDT: Setting Viewpoint Lat/Lon 44.0688, -121.314
13:46:29 PDT: Setting Ownship Lat/Lon 44.0688, -121.314
13:46:29 PDT: NMEA Data Source is....LIBGPS:localhost
13:46:29 PDT: Failed to load /opt/local/lib/libgps.19.dylib
13:46:29 PDT: Attempting to load /opt/local/lib/libgps.dylib
13:46:29 PDT: Failed to load /opt/local/lib/libgps.dylib
13:46:39 PDT: AIS Data Source is....None
13:46:39 PDT: Using WVSChart datafile: /Applications/OpenCPN.app/Contents/SharedSupport/wvsdata/wvs43.dat
13:46:39 PDT: NMEA AutoPilot Port is....None
13:46:39 PDT: PlugInManager searching for PlugIns in location /Applications/OpenCPN.app/Contents/PlugIns
13:46:39 PDT: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: /Applications/OpenCPN.app/Contents/PlugIns/libdashboard_pi.dylib
13:46:39 PDT: PlugInManager: Loading PlugIn: /Applications/OpenCPN.app/Contents/PlugIns/libgrib_pi.dylib
13:46:40 PDT: ChartDB Cache policy: Max open chart limit is 20.
13:46:40 PDT: Loading chart db version: V016
13:46:40 PDT: Chartdb: Chart directory list follows
13:46:40 PDT: Chart directory #0: /Users/greg/Documents/CHARTS/NOAA_ENC
13:46:40 PDT: Chart directory #1: /Users/greg/Documents/CHARTS/NOAA_RNC
13:46:40 PDT: Chart directory #2: /Users/greg/Documents/CHARTS/Pilot_Charts_1-1-2011
13:46:40 PDT: Chart directory #3: /Users/greg/Documents/CHARTS/CanadaWest
13:46:40 PDT: Chart directory #4: /Users/greg/Documents/CHARTS/CM93
13:46:40 PDT: Chart directory #5: /Users/greg/Documents/CHARTS/Caribbean
13:46:40 PDT: GPS Watchdog Timeout is: 6 sec.
13:46:40 PDT: Initializing Chart /Users/greg/Documents/CHARTS/NOAA_ENC/ENC_ROOT/US1WC01M/US1WC01M.000
13:46:40 PDT: Initializing Chart /Users/greg/Documents/CHARTS/CM93/00300000/A/00300000.A
13:46:41 PDT: CM93Composite Chart Root is /Users/greg/Documents/CHARTS/CM93/
13:46:41 PDT: Loaded CM93 Dictionary from /Users/greg/Documents/CHARTS/CM93/
13:46:41 PDT: Loading CM93 cell /Users/greg/Documents/CHARTS/CM93/03900660/A/03900660.A
13:46:41 PDT: Loading CM93 cell /Users/greg/Documents/CHARTS/CM93/03900720/A/03900720.A
13:46:47 PDT: Got quitflag from SIGUSR1
13:46:47 PDT: opencpn::MyFrame exiting cleanly.
13:46:47 PDT: PlugInManager: UnLoading PlugIn: /Applications/OpenCPN.app/Contents/PlugIns/libdashboard_pi.dylib
13:46:47 PDT: PlugInManager: UnLoading PlugIn: /Applications/OpenCPN.app/Contents/PlugIns/libgrib_pi.dylib
13:46:47 PDT: LOGBOOK: 2011-07-19 20:46:47 UTC OFF: Lat 44.06880 Lon -121.31410
13:46:47 PDT: opencpn::MyApp exiting cleanly...

As you can see, the log shows that it is looking in the right place. And the file is in the right place (see attachment).

Strange...

Greg

[bdbcat]

Carina....

This all works OK for me. The only thing different I see is the date and size of libgps on my system. See attached.

Dave

[CarinaPDX]

Dave-

Which version of GPSd are you using? v2.96 was released in March, so that is possible. Port installed 2.95 for me (unfortunately port is too often not current).

I am using Python 27. You probably compiled with Python 26 or 25. Could that be a problem?

Greg