Hi wvreeven,

Nice work, yes that should work fine. Most likely the files it needs to function are already in the app bundle in the Frameworks folder. You could just copy the executables into the app bundle's indi folder and using the install_name_tool and otool tools you could point the executables to the dylibs.

Possibly it might be a good idea to ask Peter if we can bundle the Shoestring driver with KStars. He already agreed to let us bundle the ATIK drivers. I can look into it.

Thanks,

Rob

Hi Rob,

Thanks for confirming I am on the right track here. I didn't know about install_name_tool so thanks for pointing that out! It will come in handy at some point.

Due to other things to do (I bought a SkyWatcher EQ6-R yesterday and did some guitar playing) I forgot to confirm that it is working now. I'll (try to remember to) do this tonight.

And it would be great if the Shoestring driver can be bundled with KStars! Could you please ask Peter about that? Fingers crossed!!!


Clear skies, Wouter

And indeed it works like this on MacOS.

Last night I installed the shoestring driver deb file on Ubuntu MATE 18.04 and the driver crashed. Inspecting the logs I saw that it expects libnova 14 while only 16 is available for this OS version. I simply created a symlink with the correct name and then the driver worked like a charm.

Where did you create the symlink and what does it look like?

GREAT !!
Works fine on RPI3 with this symbolic link.

Reviving al old thread. Rob, did you ever get around asking Peter if the Shoestring driver can be bundled with KStars/INDI?


Thanks, Wouter

I already sent him an email where I noticed the ln - s process.
He replied me good news.
But nothing else because it's, for him, an old driver.

Thanks for that! I understand that it is an old driver for him, but it is not for me I'd appreciate support for it and packages supporting newer versions of Linux and macOS.

Maybe you can try to contact him. He replied me fast last time.

Rob, Jasem, would you like me to contact Peter for this?