Volunteer Plugin Testers Needed!!

[rgleason]

these OS:

• rpi armhf stretch
• rpi armhf ubuntu buster/10
• rpi armhf debian buster/10
• rpi armhf debian bullseye/11
• rpi armhf ubuntu focal
• bionic gtk3
• bionic
• focal gtk3
• buster
• flatpak arm64
• flatpak x86 2008
• flatpak x86 2008 beta
• flatpak x86 1808

Please add your OS, name, github pseudonym, CruiserForum
pseudonym

[rgleason]

We still need at least 12 testers!

• win10 Rick Gleason rgleason rgleason
• win10 Kevin sailingjazz
• macOS Catalina Scarns Steve
• macOS wx315 Monterey version 12.3.1 Amajori Antonio
• armhf ubuntu focal (Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS Focal Fossa ) ParL
• Android ??? ParL
• Android arm64 sailingjazz Kevin
• Flatpak filochard ?

• rpi armhf stretch
• rpi armhf ubuntu buster/10 Mike Grouch mgrouch
• rpi armhf debian buster/10
• rpi armhf debian bullseye/11
• rpi armhf ubuntu focal
• bionic gtk3 bionic
• focal gtk3 buster
• flatpak arm64
• flatpak x86 2008
• flatpak x86 2008 beta
• flatpak x86 1808

Please add your OS, name, github pseudonym, CruiserForum
pseudonym

[rgleason]

We need to have all plugins, and all OS, tested using OpenCPN 5.6.2 just as Mikhail Grushinskiy has recently completed for "rpi armhf ubuntu buster/10".


Report your findings appropriately in github issues or here please.

[rgleason]

Without Plugin Testers there will be no more TP Plugin Updates.
It is the responsibility of Users to test these plugins before they are released, so sign up!


I am about ready to drop this whole program and just build for myself.

[rgleason]

I am absolutely serious about this need, and if there are not enough users interested in testing the plugins for their particular OS, then there is no need to build the plugins for that OS.

At this point, the next plugin update cycle will have only 5 OS. To add other OS if someone volunteers to test, will require waiting another 3 months for the next cycle.

We are not going to release plugins that are not tested.

[mgrouch]

New release of BBN Marine Linux OS for Raspberry Pi now includes OpenCPN 5.6.2 and updated plugins

https://github.com/bareboat-necessit...ag/v2022-04-23

[rgleason]

Originally Posted by mgrouch

New release of BBN Marine Linux OS for Raspberry Pi now includes OpenCPN 5.6.2 and updated plugins

https://github.com/bareboat-necessit...ag/v2022-04-23

Mike that's good but this topic is about recruiting plugin testers. Do you have a second person using your system who can also test? We would like to have at least 2 for every OS?

[SCarns]

Originally Posted by rgleason

I am absolutely serious about this need, and if there are not enough users interested in testing the plugins for their particular OS, then there is no need to build the plugins for that OS.

At this point, the next plugin update cycle will have only 5 OS. To add other OS if someone volunteers to test, will require waiting another 3 months for the next cycle.

We are not going to release plugins that are not tested.

Rick,

Besides my macs, I have a an extra RPi4 with an Openplotter installation that I can test on, if that helps. I believe it’s Debian Buster based.

I’ll try to find some time to boot it up and update it to O5.6.2 and add shipdriver, etc. so it’ll be ready to go if needed.

Steve

[Jon Hacking]

Rick, you already have 2 Win10 testers, but one of them is you, & I'm sure you're busy with other things. I can help with Win10 testing if you want me. I don't usually run many plugins, but I was actually a professional SW tester in a previous life.

[mgrouch]

Originally Posted by rgleason

Mike that's good but this topic is about recruiting plugin testers. Do you have a second person using your system who can also test? We would like to have at least 2 for every OS?

Yes more people testing is better

[rgleason]

Jon that would be great! Thank you. Much appreciated.

Mike, do you have some users that you know who can test please?

Steve you are already doing MacOS and Android (if the plugin is built for that) + your plugins, but testing for the RPI4 would be wonderful, if we don't have at least two testers. Thank you!

Originally Posted by Jon Hacking

Rick, you already have 2 Win10 testers, but one of them is you, & I'm sure you're busy with other things. I can help with Win10 testing if you want me. I don't usually run many plugins, but I was actually a professional SW tester in a previous life.

[rgleason]

I am feeling more optimistic about the testing program because of the recent volunteers! Jon being an SW Tester in another life may have some good suggestions as to how to manage this and improve quality. What is the best and simplest way to notify everyone that a test is needed? What is the best and simplest way for tester's to notify pass/fail and details? Should we use github as a start, provided everyone can sign up for a free opensource account?


However we are sadly lacking in testers for rpi, flatpak, and ubuntu.

@SCarns I realize now that you were not doing android, what OS version do you use for your RPI4?

• win10 Jon Hacking Jon Hacking
• Win10 sailingjazz Kevin
• Win10 rgleason Rick
• MacOS Catalina Scarns Steve
• MacOS wx315 Monterey version 12.3.1 Amajori Antonio
• armhf ubuntu focal (Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS Focal Fossa ) ParL
• armhf ubuntu focal (Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS Focal Fossa )Lennart (only sometimes)
• Android arm64 sailingjazz Kevin
• rpi armhf ubuntu buster/10 18.04.1 Mikhail Grushinskiy mgrouch
• Android ??? ParL
• Android arm64 sailingjazz Kevin
• Flatpak filochard ?

• rpi armhf stretch
• rpi armhf ubuntu buster/10 Mike Grouch mgrouch
• rpi armhf debian buster/10
• rpi armhf debian bullseye/11
• rpi armhf ubuntu focal
• bionic gtk3 bionic
• focal gtk3 buster
• flatpak arm64
• flatpak x86 2008
• flatpak x86 2008 beta
• flatpak x86 1808

Please add your OS, name, github pseudonym, CruiserForum
pseudonym

PS: New additions
flatpak 20.08 linux x86-64 (Mageia 8) github pseudo filochard
linux x86-64 (Mageia 8) which I used to build packages for (when it was still possible) github pseudo filochard

[filochard]

Originally Posted by rgleason

• win10 Jon Hacking Jon Hacking
• Win10 sailingjazz Kevin
• Win10 rgleason Rick
• MacOS Catalina Scarns Steve
• MacOS wx315 Monterey version 12.3.1 Amajori Antonio
• armhf ubuntu focal (Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS Focal Fossa ) ParL
• armhf ubuntu focal (Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS Focal Fossa )Lennart (only sometimes)
• Android arm64 sailingjazz Kevin
• rpi armhf ubuntu buster/10 18.04.1 Mikhail Grushinskiy mgrouch
• Android ??? ParL
• Android arm64 sailingjazz Kevin
• Flatpak filochard ?

• rpi armhf stretch
• rpi armhf ubuntu buster/10 Mike Grouch mgrouch
• rpi armhf debian buster/10
• rpi armhf debian bullseye/11
• rpi armhf ubuntu focal
• bionic gtk3 bionic
• focal gtk3 buster
• flatpak arm64
• flatpak x86 2008
• flatpak x86 2008 beta
• flatpak x86 1808

Please add your OS, name, github pseudonym, CruiserForum
pseudonym

Hi Rick

I can test on flatpak 20.08 inside a linux x86-64 system
but not inside a x86 system

(my old x86 mini laptop can't afford flatpak x86 20.08 ... but OpenCPN 5.2.4 worked well on it when installed from packages built for the distribution I use)

My pseudo (filochard) is the same on the cruiser forum and on github


Unfortunately it seems that I won't be able to test anymore packages built from source and installed on a linux system without using flatpak, as I could before (I am the OpenCPN-packages maintainer for Mageia and built them for x86 and x86-64 armv7 and aarch64 ) ...
Packages can now only be built for debian or ubuntu

[sailingjazz]

I have also done a good bit of software testing. I would like to see a spreadsheet with all the plug-ins listed (since se don't acutally have proper software testing software). We could check off tests in some kind of matrix by plug-in / OS. We could store it in dropbox or something?

Also, are we ready to start? This is boat launching season and I've been busy but have some cycles now for testing.

I also have a RPi with open plotter and the latest OCPN. If needed I could ditch the Openplotter, load a version to Raspbian that needs a tester and test there.

Please let us know if everything is ready to begin testing.

[mgrouch]

Originally Posted by sailingjazz

I have also done a good bit of software testing. I would like to see a spreadsheet with all the plug-ins listed (since se don't acutally have proper software testing software). We could check off tests in some kind of matrix by plug-in / OS. We could store it in dropbox or something?



Also, are we ready to start? This is boat launching season and I've been busy but have some cycles now for testing.



I also have a RPi with open plotter and the latest OCPN. If needed I could ditch the Openplotter, load a version to Raspbian that needs a tester and test there.



Please let us know if everything is ready to begin testing.

Here is one matrix

https://github.com/bareboat-necessit...mhf-buster.txt