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Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Custom Blocks not being found
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Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Custom Blocks not being found |
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Thu, 25 Feb 2016 16:52:07 -0800 |
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On 02/25/2016 01:19 PM, Richard Bell wrote:
> When I start grc from terminal, it lists
> /usr/local/share/gnurado/grc/blocks as one of the block paths,
> ~/.grc_gnuradio being the other. This leads me to believe it knows to
> look there. The gnuradio config.conf file also lists this as the global
> blocks path.
The most common thing to cause this then is invalid XML.
M
> I'm not at the laptop giving me issues right now, but since the issue
> does not appear to be obvious to you, I'll double check everything once
> more to make sure I'm not wasting your time.
>
> Rich
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 1:09 PM, Martin Braun <address@hidden
> <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:
>
> Are you sure GRC is looking for the files in
> /usr/local/share/gnurado/grc/blocks, and not elsewhere (e.g.
> /usr/share/gnurado/grc/blocks) ?
>
> M
>
>
> On 02/25/2016 01:03 PM, Richard Bell wrote:
> > Oh yes that's what I was trying to explain. This is an OOT module, with
> > a properly configured .xml file that I gave a category. This xml file
> > was installed to the gnuradio blocks tree directory as described in my
> > first email. I checked and it is there
> > (/usr/local/share/gnurado/grc/blocks). However, I do not see the
> > category or the block in the grc library list. The OOT is only
> > recognized when I use the export GRC_BLOCKS_PATH variable to point to my
> > OOT folder. This causes other xml related errors to occur everytime I
> > start grc, but I ignore them becaues it's the only way I can use the OOT
> > blocks at the moment.
> >
> > Rich
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 12:41 PM, Martin Braun <address@hidden
> <mailto:address@hidden>
> > <mailto:address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>>> wrote:
> >
> > The block tree is the data structure that holds the blocks and what
> GRC
> > uses to sort them on the right-hand panel. Is this an OOT? Then you
> > typically put them into the block tree by having a <category> tag in
> > your XML.
> > The other option is a block tree file, which is what the in-tree
> > components use. You can use the block tree files in OOTs, too.
> >
> > Then make sure you run gnuradio-companion in a terminal. It'll
> print out
> > warning if it can't find stuff.
> >
> > M
> >
> >
> >
> > On 02/25/2016 12:37 PM, Richard Bell wrote:
> > > I think I'm misunderstanding you. I thought you were just asking
> me if I
> > > could find the blocks in the grc library, either manually or using
> > > Ctrl-F. That I cannot do.
> > >
> > > If they are not there, I don't know how to manually place them in
> the
> > > block tree, as it seems your saying I should do. How do I add
> them to
> > > the block tree as you say?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Rich
> > >
> > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Martin Braun <address@hidden
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> <mailto:address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>>
> > > <mailto:address@hidden
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> > >
> > > So if you put them in the block tree, do they show up?
> > >
> > > M
> > >
> > > On 02/25/2016 12:19 PM, Richard Bell wrote:
> > > > No they are not in the block tree.
> > > >
> > > > Rich
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 11:44 AM, Martin Braun
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> > <mailto:address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>
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> > > > <mailto:address@hidden
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> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Are the blocks in the block tree? Can you see them
> by doing
> > > Ctrl-F +
> > > > search?
> > > >
> > > > M
> > > >
> > > > On 02/25/2016 11:40 AM, Richard Bell wrote:
> > > > > I've noticed lately that I can't just compile and
> > install custom
> > > > blocks
> > > > > and have them show up in grc. I've had to add a
> > GRC_BLOCKS_PATH
> > > > > environment variable that points to the location
> of my
> > > custom blocks
> > > > > folder to make them discoverable.
> > > > >
> > > > > Isn't the sudo make install process supposed to
> copy the
> > > required
> > > > files
> > > > > to known places that gnuradio can find them so I
> don't
> > have
> > > to worry
> > > > > about this? For example, I do see the custom blocks
> > .xmls in the
> > > > > /usr/local/share/gnurado/grc/blocks directory after
> > installing.
> > > > >
> > > > > To make sure I'm not being silly and forgetting
> something,
> > > here is my
> > > > > process:
> > > > >
> > > > > 1) Create a new block in a random directory with
> > gr_modtool
> > > and get
> > > > > ready to compile and install
> > > > >
> > > > > 2) Create a build directory and do the following
> from
> > within
> > > build:
> > > > >
> > > > > cmake ..
> > > > > sudo make install
> > > > > sudo ldconfig
> > > > >
> > > > > 3) Re-open grc and see your new blocks in the
> library
> > > > >
> > > > > Is this a bug or am I overlooking something?
> Could it be
> > > related to
> > > > > using the new pybombs?
> > > > >
> > > > > Rich
> > > > >
> > > > >
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- [Discuss-gnuradio] Custom Blocks not being found, Richard Bell, 2016/02/25
- Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Custom Blocks not being found, Martin Braun, 2016/02/25
- Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Custom Blocks not being found, Richard Bell, 2016/02/25
- Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Custom Blocks not being found, Martin Braun, 2016/02/25
- Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Custom Blocks not being found, Richard Bell, 2016/02/25
- Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Custom Blocks not being found, Martin Braun, 2016/02/25
- Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Custom Blocks not being found, Richard Bell, 2016/02/25
- Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Custom Blocks not being found, Martin Braun, 2016/02/25
- Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Custom Blocks not being found, Richard Bell, 2016/02/25
- Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Custom Blocks not being found,
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