Charles . . .
On Tue, 7 Mar 2023 17:53:13 -0800, "Charles KC6UFM" <kc6ufm@...> wrote:
I decided to move up to the Chirp Next version, so I grabbed the only download I saw: chirp-20230307.tar.gz I assumed this was going to be a C/C++ source collection. Turns out it is Python.
Are you running an OS that there isn't already a compiled executable file on
their website? My guess is that you're running Linux.
I don't know what all OS's they support but the Windows version works fine. If
you're running some flavor of Linux you might be able to run the Windows version
under WINE or Crossover.
I don't run any ham programs under my installation of Mint, but I have run some
Windows programs under Crossover, which is an enhanced version of WINE as I
understand it.
I don't know a lot about Python but I think it's a runtime thing that you type
something like PY and the name of the file in the directory/folder the file is
in and it will just run. Sort of like back when we ran small programs under
GWBASIC when it came with MSDOS before Windows became popular.
You will need Python 3.x installed for this. And I think this will have to start
in a terminal window in the correct directory (where the Python file is).
I know this isn't much help. I'm not sure if this other group might be helpful
but you're welcome to post this in the hamradiohelp group, too. I wouldn't
expect to get a lot of replies there, either, but it's worth a try.
Since this may be just a generic "how do I run this with Python" question, and
if you're running Linux, you might try and see
if they can help, and if you're running Ubuntu, the Ubuntu forums might be
helpful. Getting a Python script to run should be the same no matter which
distro you're running.
Once you get the program running, then we might be of some help.
Donald KX8K
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