OpenCPN Version 5.8.2 Released

[bdbcat]

1 May, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The OpenCPN Development Team is proud to announce the release of OpenCPN Version 5.8.2.
OpenCPN Version 5.8.2 is available for immediate download.

This version is a maintenance release of OpenCPN.

OpenCPN is a cross platform electronic navigation system (ECS) supporting a variety of cartography standards and hardware interface protocols. Versions are available for linux, Windows, Raspberry Pi, and MacOS computer architectures.

Some features of OpenCPN include:
- Quilted Raster(RNC) and Vector(ENC) digital chart display.
- Support for MBTiles photo and geographical chart overlays.
- Industry standard GPS receiver interfacing, with "moving map" on-screen vessel tracking.
- AIS receiver interfacing with configurable target safety monitoring.
- Integrated Route, Track, and Waypoint database, with industry standard Import/Export capabilities.
- Tide and Current prediction, with on-screen overlay of predicted data.
- Broad International Language support.
- PlugIn architecture allowing on-going third-party functional enhancements.


OpenCPN is released under the GPLV2 license. The executable program and its source code are available for immediate, free, and unlimited download from github.com.

OpenCPN Version 5.8.2 contains new features and enhanced functions.

New:

- Integrated NMEA 2000 network capability, supporting a variety of popular bus interface adapters

- Peer-to-peer networking functions, allow sharing of objects (routes/tracks/waypoints) between interconnected OpenCPN devices.

- Redesigned navigational and environmental sensor prioritization feature, allowing multiple redundant fail-over safety modes.

- Updated core wxWidgets support to wx3.2.

- Full support for scaled display modes on Windows.

- Full support for Flatpak on virtually all linux distributions, for both x86 and Arm architectures.

- Improved native support for generic Debian linux distributions, particularly plugin system.

- Full recognition as an official system for Information Mode on European Inland Waters.

- Improved OpenGL graphics support and performance on all platforms.

- Incorporate extensive user feedback to resolve various UI flaws and functional errors.



We hope you enjoy the new features of OpenCPN Version 5.8.2, and look forward to your continued feedback.

For Download links, plugins, documentation, and other useful information, visit our support website at:
https://opencpn.org

The OpenCPN Development Team
Dave Register, Lead Developer

[Franziska]

Great. Thanks for the update.

[Save Our Souls]

Installed today in a clean Debian 11 installation over X86. O582 installation after Debian has been done correctly and without errors. When click in the icon to run O582, starts a window and stops in seconds.

The last line of the log is:

16:03.07.312 MESSAGE ocpn_app.cpp:1962 OpenCPN Initialized in 2080ms.

and nothing happens.

Next trials ask about start without plugins and .... and it's indiferent to click Yes or No. No entries in the log after the first run.

Deleting home OpenCPN folder repeat the process from the beginning.
Any help?

[bdbcat]

SOS...
What PPA did you use to install OCPN?
Please post whatever logfile you have.


Thanks
Dave

[Save Our Souls]

Dave,

My system: PC mini-ITX running Debian 11

What PPA did you use to install OCPN? Bionic

Please post whatever logfile you have:

16:03:06.185 MESSAGE ocpn_app.cpp:1207

________

16:03:06.185 INFO logger.cpp:130 ------- OpenCPN version 5.8.2 restarted at 2023-05-02 -------

16:03:06.185 INFO logger.cpp:130 Using loglevel INFO
16:03:06.185 MESSAGE ocpn_app.cpp:1231 wxWidgets version: wxWidgets 3.0.4 Linux 64 bit wxGTK
16:03:06.193 MESSAGE ocpn_app.cpp:1236 OS Version reports as: 5.10
16:03:06.193 MESSAGE ocpn_app.cpp:1238 MemoryStatus: mem_total: 3908 mb, mem_initial: 282 mb
16:03:06.194 MESSAGE ocpn_app.cpp:1250 OCPN_OSDetail: x86_64 ; Debian GNU/Linux ; 11 ; debian ;
16:03:06.194 MESSAGE ocpn_app.cpp:1257 SData_Locn is /usr/share/opencpn/
16:03:06.194 MESSAGE ocpn_app.cpp:1272 PrivateDataDir is /root/.opencpn
16:03:06.194 MESSAGE ocpn_app.cpp:1360 Creating new Config_File: /root/.opencpn/opencpn.conf
16:03:06.195 MESSAGE navutil.cpp:1263 winPluginDir, read from ini file:
16:03:06.195 MESSAGE navutil.cpp:3212 Switch InlandEcdis mode Off
16:03:06.208 MESSAGE styles.cpp:841 Styles loading from /usr/share/opencpn/uidata/styles.xml
16:03:06.216 MESSAGE styles.cpp:818 No styles found at: /root/
16:03:06.216 MESSAGE styles.cpp:818 No styles found at: /root/.opencpn/
16:03:06.261 MESSAGE styles.cpp:775 Using SVG Icons
16:03:06.261 MESSAGE ocpn_app.cpp:1417 Detected display size (horizontal): 359 mm
16:03:06.262 MESSAGE OCPNPlatform.cpp:890 Getting DefaultSystemLocale...
16:03:06.262 MESSAGE ocpn_app.cpp:1453 System default Language: en_US
16:03:06.262 MESSAGE ocpn_app.cpp:1456 Config file language:
16:03:06.262 MESSAGE ocpn_app.cpp:1461 Adjusted App language:
16:03:06.262 MESSAGE OCPNPlatform.cpp:971 ChangeLocale: Language load for:
16:03:06.316 MESSAGE OCPNPlatform.cpp:1024 ChangeLocale: Locale Init OK for:
16:03:06.316 MESSAGE OCPNPlatform.cpp:1049 Loading catalog for opencpn core.
16:03:06.343 MESSAGE OCPNPlatform.cpp:890 Getting DefaultSystemLocale...
16:03:06.344 MESSAGE ocpn_app.cpp:1468 Opencpn language set to:
16:03:06.344 MESSAGE ConfigMgr.cpp:603 Creating new Configs catalog: /root/.opencpn/Configs/configs.xml
16:03:06.344 MESSAGE ConfigMgr.cpp:624 Loading Configs catalog: /root/.opencpn/Configs/configs.xml
16:03:06.348 MESSAGE ocpn_app.cpp:1713 Creating MyFrame...size(952, 512) position(0, 0)
16:03:06.350 ERROR file.cpp:264 can't open file '/root/.opencpn/mmsitoname.csv' (error 2: No such file or directory)
16:03:06.351 MESSAGE ocpn_frame.cpp:838 **** Connect stuff
16:03:06.491 MESSAGE chcanv.cpp:990 Creating glChartCanvas
16:03:06.566 MESSAGE chcanv.cpp:2398 Metrics: m_display_size_mm: 359 g_Platform->getDisplaySize(): 1360:768
16:03:06.566 MESSAGE chcanv.cpp:2403 wxDisplaySize(): 1360 768
16:03:06.566 MESSAGE TCDataSource.cpp:50 Loading Tide/Current data source: /usr/share/opencpn/tcdata/harmonics-dwf-20210110-free.tcd
16:03:07.072 MESSAGE TCDataSource.cpp:50 Loading Tide/Current data source: /usr/share/opencpn/tcdata/HARMONICS_NO_US.IDX
16:03:07.307 MESSAGE chartdb.cpp:219 ChartDB Cache policy: Max open chart limit is 20.
16:03:07.307 MESSAGE ocpn_app.cpp:1882 GPS Watchdog Timeout is: 10 sec.
16:03:07.312 MESSAGE ocpn_app.cpp:1962 OpenCPN Initialized in 2080 ms.


Hope it helps. Thanks

[bdbcat]

SOS...
For debian 11 (Bullseye), you should be using ubuntu "focal".
https://askubuntu.com/questions/4454...sions-based-on


Try again?
Dave

[Save Our Souls]

Thanks Dave for the suggestion.

Using focal instead of bionic (bionic is mentioned in OpenCPN doc): same behavior and same opencpn.log file content.

[alidal]

I downloded the ver. 5.8.2 and then opencpn crashed!
It`s on a macbook air m2..
I get some messages (in Norwegian)

[Ptizef]

Hi all

Thanks for this new release. Works perfectly for now.

But current master built has a problem. On my W11 22H2 device, the display is partly broken :
"hamburger" menu is partly hidden (see screen attached)
All texts are "bolt" and if I choose "bolt" in font parameters, texts become very "fat" as on an old screen
In fact, this is the "Update the Windows application manifest to support new DPI awareness features" commit which create this. Reverting it and every thing's OK
Have I something to change in my process/parameters ?
Thanks
JP

[bdbcat]

alidal...
Will you provide a rough translation of the messages on MacM2?


Thanks
Dave

[P_Dub]

In your last version 5.8.0-0+461 the colours are more accentuate than the version 5.8.2 and also the soundings ENC are more darker on Windows 10.
It has nothing to to with my video card. Why so?
Have a good day.

[nohal]

Originally Posted by Ptizef

Hi all

Thanks for this new release. Works perfectly for now.

But current master built has a problem. On my W11 22H2 device, the display is partly broken :
"hamburger" menu is partly hidden (see screen attached)
All texts are "bolt" and if I choose "bolt" in font parameters, texts become very "fat" as on an old screen
In fact, this is the "Update the Windows application manifest to support new DPI awareness features" commit which create this. Reverting it and every thing's OK
Have I something to change in my process/parameters ?
Thanks
JP

JP...
master branch is again in full development mode, you may expect any kind of breakage there at any moment. For O5.8 builds, use branch v5.8.x
The updated manifest is the start of the way towards proper multi-monitor mixed DPI support on Windows, where quite a few current workarounds for scaling issues will have to be replaced. Please open github issues for this kind of glitches as you find them.

Pavel

[Save Our Souls]

Originally Posted by Save Our Souls

Thanks Dave for the suggestion.

Using focal instead of bionic (bionic is mentioned in OpenCPN doc): same behavior and same opencpn.log file content.

More information:

I ran opencpn from the terminal command line, the OpenCPN window opens a few seconds and this is the output obtained in the terminal.


opencpn
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.rear
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.center_lfe
ALSA lib pcm.c:2660snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.side
ALSA lib pcm_route.c:877find_matching_chmap) Found no matching channel map
ALSA lib pcm_route.c:877find_matching_chmap) Found no matching channel map
ALSA lib pcm_route.c:877find_matching_chmap) Found no matching channel map
ALSA lib pcm_route.c:877find_matching_chmap) Found no matching channel map
Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory
Cannot connect to server request channel
jack server is not running or cannot be started
JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1, skipping unlock
JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1, skipping unlock
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 0: HDA Intel: ALC662 rev1 Analog (hw:0,0)
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 1: HDA Intel: ALC662 rev1 Digital (hw:0,1)
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 2: HDA Intel: ALC662 rev1 Alt Analog (hw:0,2)
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 3: sysdefault
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 4: front
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 5: surround40
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 6: surround51
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 7: surround71
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 8: iec958
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 9: spdif
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 10: dmix
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 11: default
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 0: HDA Intel: ALC662 rev1 Analog (hw:0,0)
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 1: HDA Intel: ALC662 rev1 Digital (hw:0,1)
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 2: HDA Intel: ALC662 rev1 Alt Analog (hw:0,2)
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 3: sysdefault
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 4: front
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 5: surround40
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 6: surround51
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 7: surround71
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 8: iec958
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 9: spdif
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 10: dmix
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 11: default
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 0: HDA Intel: ALC662 rev1 Analog (hw:0,0)
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 1: HDA Intel: ALC662 rev1 Digital (hw:0,1)
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 2: HDA Intel: ALC662 rev1 Alt Analog (hw:0,2)
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 3: sysdefault
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 4: front
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 5: surround40
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 6: surround51
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 7: surround71
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 8: iec958
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 9: spdif
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 10: dmix
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 11: default
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 0: HDA Intel: ALC662 rev1 Analog (hw:0,0)
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 1: HDA Intel: ALC662 rev1 Digital (hw:0,1)
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 2: HDA Intel: ALC662 rev1 Alt Analog (hw:0,2)
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 3: sysdefault
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 4: front
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 5: surround40
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 6: surround51
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 7: surround71
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 8: iec958
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 9: spdif
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 10: dmix
19:19:22: Debug: Device: 11: default
Segmentation fault

[Ptizef]

Originally Posted by nohal

JP...
master branch is again in full development mode, you may expect any kind of breakage there at any moment. For O5.8 builds, use branch v5.8.x
The updated manifest is the start of the way towards proper multi-monitor mixed DPI support on Windows, where quite a few current workarounds for scaling issues will have to be replaced. Please open github issues for this kind of glitches as you find them.

Pavel

Hi Pavel
Thanks for your answer.
OK, no problem for me.

JP

[bdbcat]

SOS...
Please try the following:
1. Rename the directory ~/.local/lib/opencpn to something safe, like "opencpn.save". We want to retain the contents for debug, but make it invisible to opencpn by renaming.
2. Start OCPN normally. There will be no plugins available initially.
3. If this works, then what we want to do is determine which plugin in ~/.local/lib/opencpn.save is the one that causes the fault.
4. So, one-by-one, copy the saved plugins (.so files) back into ~/.local/lib/opencpn, starting OCPN after each copy.
5. Hopefully, this will lead to the offending plugin.


Thanks
Dave