[Qgis-developer] New QGIS 0.11.0 Metis Windows Pre-Release Test Installer

[John C. Tull]

Marco,

I have tried and cannot get qgis to read data from my gps unit without  
cajoling the device settings into working. Basically, I have to edit  
my device and put the gpsbabel command into the device setting because  
%in and %out strings are not working correctly.

For example, to get a waypoint layer loaded from the GPS device, I  
have to click on the device settings, go to waypoint download and make  
the line look like this:
%babel -i garmin -o gpx -f com4 -F "C:\Documents and Settings\User Name 
\Desktop\test.gpx"
You have to hit "update device" to get this setting to stick.

Then I have to fill in the "Save as" box in the main GPS tools dialog  
with the path to the above test.gpx file. I tell qgis to call the new  
layer "test".

This works for loading the waypoint data from the device. You have to  
similarly create the path (hard code it in the device settings) to the  
gpx file for uploads and downloads to a gps device. This is not at all  
ideal.

I think we need a developer with GPS hardware to work out the kinks in  
the GPS Tools plugin, because there are clearly some issues. I have to  
do some hard coding of the device in OS X, but paths to files are  
working there. It is not ideal, but this is how the GPS Tool has  
functioned for me in OS X as long as I can remember. I've never tried  
in Windows before.

Possibly, this functionality can be tested with an emulator. A search  
brought up gpsgate, but not free. There is a 14-day trial. http://GpsGate.com/index.php?id=13

Let me know if this installer should be considered complete. My  
thinking is the GPS Tools is a broader issue, needs to be filed as a  
bug (I'll do that shortly), and things move forward with 0.11.0 release.

John

On Jul 18, 2008, at 8:33 AM, Marco Pasetti wrote:

> Perfect!
> thanks John
>
> Marco
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John C. Tull" <john.tull at wildnevada.org 
> >
> To: "Marco Pasetti" <marco.pasetti at alice.it>
> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 5:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [Qgis-developer] New QGIS 0.11.0 Metis Windows Pre- 
> Release Test Installer
>
>
>> I will test the gps functionality this morning. I'll also put this  
>> somewhere where Tim can grab it after the test. GPS worked on OS X   
>> once I sorted out a couple of the gpsbabel flags, so it should  
>> also  work on Win.
>>
>> John
>>
>> On Jul 18, 2008, at 2:40 AM, Marco Pasetti wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I hope that this will be the last one (and it should be).
>>> Thanks to Jurgen again fo fixing the python search path bug.
>>>
>>> http://gigamaildownload.rossoalice.alice.it/download/download.aspx?AttachmentID=0c4d7e2e-798b-4a67-940f-2af1d6082f12&MessageID=9578efcd-5afe-4554-9349-49091ba8ebb9
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Marco
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marco Pasetti" <marcopstt at gmail.com
>>> >
>>> To: "QGIS Developer Mailing List" <qgis-developer at lists.osgeo.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 4:05 PM
>>> Subject: [Qgis-developer] New QGIS 0.11.0 Metis Windows Pre- 
>>> Release TestInstaller
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> thanks to Jurgen I finally solved the mistery of the missing  
>>>> python plugins.
>>>> I built a new pre-release test installer of Metis. Please test  
>>>> it, specially the GPS importer that I cannot test by myself.
>>>>
>>>> http://gigamaildownload.rossoalice.alice.it/download/download.aspx?AttachmentID=e8dbc97e-a0ae-48fe-9e2e-1696ec26cb4a&MessageID=5ac04c42-91e5-4d85-a1d7-225ab1e2ebd9
>>>>
>>>> Let me tell about the changes introduced in this new binary  
>>>> release:
>>>>
>>>> # Switched from the Windows XP based build environment to  
>>>> Windows  Vista
>>>>
>>>> # Added MSYS coreutils package (required by some GRASS modules  
>>>> and scripts)
>>>>
>>>> # Added the Libjpeg (6b) library
>>>> # Added the JPEG support in Libtiff
>>>> # Added the JPEG support in GRASS
>>>> # Added the JPEG support in QGIS
>>>>
>>>> # Libpng upgraded from (1.2.24) to (1.2.29)
>>>> # GSL upgraded from (1.9) to (1.11)
>>>> # GEOS upgraded from (2.2.3) to (3.0.0)
>>>> # PostgreSQL upgraded from (8.2.6) to (8.3.1)
>>>> # SQLite updated from (3.5.6) to (3.5.9)
>>>> # GDAL upgraded from (1.5.1) to (1.5.2) *
>>>>
>>>> * with GEOS, Expat, PostgreSQL and SQLite support enabled
>>>>
>>>> # Added AVCE00 (2.0.0) [avcexport.exe and avcimport.exe]
>>>> # Added E00compr (1.0.0) [e00conv.exe]
>>>> # Added GPSBabel (1.3.5) [gpsbabel.exe]
>>>>
>>>> # Qt OpenSource libraries upgraded to (4.4.0)
>>>> # Python library upgraded to (2.5.2)
>>>> # SIP upgraded to (4.7.6)
>>>> # PyQt upgraded to (4.4.2)
>>>>
>>>> # Redisegned the sample data download section of the installer
>>>> # Improved the installer adding the feature of automatically   
>>>> recognize if and what release of GRASS is already installed on  
>>>> the  system
>>>> # Improved the installer structure with the ability of   
>>>> automatically perform upgrade, downgrade or repair installations
>>>>
>>>> Hope you like it ;)
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Marco
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