Re: [Tlf/tlf] Bandmap improvements (#31)

[Fred Siegmund]

Hi Tom, I will test at the weekend in EUDX contest with 'gdb'.

73 Fred

Am 02.02.21 um 21:18 schrieb Thomas Beierlein:
> Hi Fred,
>
> Just saw Zolis test results for the RBN. Normally bandmap seems to be
> very stable even during large contests (at least with normal DX
> cluster).
>
> There is one possible variation to test during next major contest.
>
> Prepare and build  tlf as follows and make sure to have the 'gdb'
> debugger installed.
>
> CFLAGS="-g" ./configure --prefix=<your normal prefix>
>
> That will build tlf with debug information built in. Install the
> program like normal and than start tlf with
>
> gdb path/to/tlf <all the switches you normally use>
>
> Tlf should work like before but in case of a segmentation fault stop in
> gdb's command line.
>
> Just do a 'bt' command for getting backtrack information and send us
> the output. you can quit gdb afterwards with 'q'.
>
> 73, de Tom
>
>
> Am Sun, 31 Jan 2021 13:40:10 +0100
> schrieb Fred Siegmund <dh5fs@freenet.de>:
>
> > Also something I see from time to time (repeatedly):
> >
> > 73 Fred
> >
> > Am 31.01.21 um 12:58 schrieb Fred Siegmund:
> > > Hi Tom, i install always with --prefix option and start from /bin.
> > > But its acually easier now to edit logcfg.dat, only that it is at 2
> > > locations was confusing (for me).
> > >
> > > For the bandmap crashes its kind of hard to reproduce, I always use
> > > ARcluster like N8NOE, because of the great filtering options (much
> > > better than with DXspider). I just notice that with high load (like
> > > in major contests) it happens quite often. Right now just dawdling
> > > in REF contest its no problem, I have no crashes. Maybe there is
> > > some way to instrument the code, I just see segmentation fault if
> > > it happens.
> > >
> > > 73 Fred
> > >
> > > Am 30.01.21 um 17:01 schrieb Thomas Beierlein:
> > > > Hi Fred,
> > > >
> > > > Am Sat, 30 Jan 2021 14:19:59 +0100
> > > > schrieb Fred Siegmund <dh5fs@freenet.de>:
> > > >   
> > > > > Also I noticed that logcfg.dat gets copied to the /bin directory
> > > > > and used from there. Seems to be new.
> > > > >   
> > > > maybe by accident TLf got started there?
> > > >
> > > > It normally assumes to be started from a contest working
> > > > directory. If there is no logcfg.dat in that directory old
> > > > versions used the default (readonly) version
> > > > (/usr/(local)/share/tlf/logcfg.dat). Newer version copies the
> > > > default file into the actual directory so you can adapt it to your
> > > > needs.
> > > >
> > > > 73, Tom
> > > >
> > > > P.S. How do you connect to the reverse beacon server? Maybe we can
> > > > reproduce your problems
> > > >   
> > > > > 73 Fred
> > > > >
> > > > > Am 27.01.21 um 20:04 schrieb Zoltan Csahok:
> > > > > > @dh5fs <https://github.com/dh5fs> I suggest closing this issue
> > > > > > (if the solution is OK) and opening a new one on further
> > > > > > improvement options.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > —
> > > > > > You are receiving this because you were mentioned.
> > > >