[Hackrf-dev] release 2017.02.1

Mon Feb 13 14:07:53 EST 2017

Guys, seriously, compiling open source on windows? Is this a joke? Use a
reasonably (or actual) operating

system and all those problems will vanish into thin air.

On 13.02.2017 19:56, Gavin Jacobs wrote:
>
> I looked at your build output here:
>
> https://ci.appveyor.com/project/mossmann/hackrf/build/job/2muwvs91hw1g3w6m
>
>
> My attempt matches yours up to line 97; but on line 98 yours says:
>
> -- Found PkgConfig: C:/pkg-config/bin/pkg-config.exe
>
> and mine says:
>
> -- Could NOT find PkgConfig (missing:  PKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE)
>
>
> I suspect this is a prerequisite that is not mentioned in the
> instructions, so your example has helped. I tried to find pkgConfig
> for Windows, but there wasn't any obvious choice. Which version do you
> use?
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Dominic Spill <dominicgs at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* February 13, 2017 10:08:15 AM
> *To:* Gavin Jacobs
> *Cc:* hackrf-dev at greatscottgadgets.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Hackrf-dev] release 2017.02.1
>  
> On 13 February 2017 at 09:35, Gavin Jacobs <apriljunkbox at hotmail.com
> <mailto:apriljunkbox at hotmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > I have a dual boot computer (Windows and Ubuntu). So, I could use
> the Ubuntu system to update the firmware, but would I need to update
> hackrf host on both OS?
>
> That's correct.  You can also use the hackrf_spiflash tool under
> Windows to update the firmware, once you have it built.
>
> > If yes, then I would like to hear from anyone who has actually built
> the latest hackrf host tools on Windows. The instructions on the git
> site don't work, so I'm looking for someone who has made it work. And
> if such a person can be found, can you post the procedure? Or can you
> simply post the binaries?
>
> I have built the HackRF tools on a Windows system recently and I have
> also set up automated builds using Appveyor:
> https://ci.appveyor.com/project/mossmann/hackrf
>
> Could you give more details on what doesn't work with the instructions
> and I will attempt to fix them.
>
> Thanks,
>   Dominic
>
> ______________________________
> > From: HackRF-dev <hackrf-dev-bounces at greatscottgadgets.com
> <mailto:hackrf-dev-bounces at greatscottgadgets.com>> on behalf of Rustu
> Yucel <rustuyucel at gmail.com <mailto:rustuyucel at gmail.com>>
> > Sent: February 11, 2017 10:22:34 PM
> > To: Michael Ossmann
> > Cc: hackrf-dev at greatscottgadgets.com
> <mailto:hackrf-dev at greatscottgadgets.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Hackrf-dev] release 2017.02.1
> >  
> > Thanks for new firmware! But how about update with Windows OS?
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On 12 Feb 2017, at 05:16, Michael Ossmann <mike at ossmann.com
> <mailto:mike at ossmann.com>> wrote:
> > >
> > > Brian,
> > >
> > > That's great to hear!  My guess is that it was the reduction of power
> > > consumption that helped.  Have you tried running your HackRF off a
> powered hub?
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > >
> > >> On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 06:59:15PM -0700, Brian Gieryk wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Before the update, I was running the Hackrf in GQRX on a
> Raspberry Pi 3B.
> > >>
> > >> Input rate was 1 Msps, I could only run narrow fm, and I could
> not run DSP and use my mouse at the same time.  In other words,
> performance was all but unusable...
> > >>
> > >> After the update, I can now run 1.5 Msps, my mouse functions, and
> Wide fm is not great, but it is not overloading the cpu any longer. 
> In other words, useability increased by a factor of 10, at least!
> > >>
> > >> Thank you very much to the development team that made this happen!
> > >>
> > >> Brian
> > >> KE6IYC
> > >>
> > >> Sent from my iPhone
> > >>
> > >>> On Feb 11, 2017, at 15:33, Michael Ossmann <mike at ossmann.com
> <mailto:mike at ossmann.com>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Release 2017.02.1 is tagged in git with packages available for
> download:
> > >>>
> > >>> https://github.com/mossmann/hackrf/releases
> <https://github.com/mossmann/hackrf/releases>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> HackRF 2017.02.1 Release Notes
> > >>>
> > >>> To upgrade to this release, you must update libhackrf and
> hackrf-tools on your
> > >>> host computer.  You must also update firmware on your HackRF. 
> It is important
> > >>> to update both the host code and firmware for this release to
> work properly.
> > >>> If you only update one or the other, you may experience
> unpredictable behavior.
> > >>>
> > >>> Major changes in this release include:
> > >>>
> > >>> - Sweep mode: A new firmware function enables wideband spectrum
> monitoring by
> > >>> rapidly retuning the radio without requiring individual tuning
> requests from
> > >>> the host computer.  The new hackrf_sweep utility demonstrates
> this function,
> > >>> allowing you to collect spectrum measurements at a sweep rate of
> 8 GHz per
> > >>> second.  Thanks to Mike Walters, author of inspectrum, for
> getting this
> > >>> feature working!
> > >>>
> > >>> - Hardware synchronization: It is now possible to wire the
> expansion headers of
> > >>> two or more HackRF Ones together so that they start sampling at
> the same
> > >>> time.  This is advantageous during phase coherent operation with
> clock
> > >>> synchronized HackRFs.  See the -H option of hackrf_transfer. 
> Thank you, Mike
> > >>> Davis!
> > >>>
> > >>> - A new utility, hackrf_debug, replaces three older debug utilities,
> > >>> hackrf_si5351c, hackrf_max2837, and hackrf_rffc5071.
> > >>>
> > >>> - Power consumption has been reduced by turning off some
> microcontroller
> > >>> features we weren't using.
> > >>>
> > >>> There have been many more enhancements and bug fixes.  For a
> full list of
> > >>> changes, see the git log.
> > >>>
> > >>> Special thanks to Dominic Spill who has taken over much of the
> software
> > >>> development effort and has helped with nearly every improvement
> since the
> > >>> previous release!
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