[Ham-Mac] Xastir cont'd

[Christian F1GWR]

Hi there,

Thanks to everybody who answered my mail (special mention to Dennis: 
less than one minute - Can't believe it!)

Indeed Fink Commander solved my problems. I didn't know if it solves 
dependencies (think so however...) therefore I checked even files that 
where similar to the list suggested by Marinus (e.g. libxml2: also 
added libxml2-bin and libxml2-shlibs, or libpng: also added those with 
libpng3). Suggestion: Marinus could you include this information in 
your instructions?

Now Xastir shows up but I still have a Mac-specific problems (sorry to 
bother you with newb questions, but I checked the six last months of 
the Xastir-list archive, I couldn't find the answers.)

1 Xastir is currently in /Applications/xastir/xastir115 like other 
MacOS X applications. Is this correct? Where am I to put the maps so 
they can be seen by the application:  
/Applications/xastir/xastir115/maps folder?  /sw folder?  
/usr/local/xastir/maps folder?  Now when I open Map Chooser I only have 
a item in the maps chooser called GPS/   Also remember I use Europe 
maps :)

2 I own a Baycom KISS modem, tied to a (perfectly working) Keyspan 
USA28X USB-serial converter.  With the ZTerm application, an 
oscilloscope shows that Start-stop signals are present on DB9 pin 3. 
The thing is Baycom doesn't use pin 2 & 3 but DTR 4 (20) FOR TxD, CTS 8 
(5) for RxD, and RTS 7 (4) for PTT. Is this modem Xastir (serial KISS 
TNC option) compatible? Beside that, am I to install AX-25 layer?


Another issue is more Xastir specific, and will be sent to the 
Xastir-list:

I would like to use recycled Navtech CD-ROM used in many car navigation 
systems. Is the SDAL format compatible? If not it would be of highest 
interest to include those detailed maps in Xastir, as these CD-ROM 
become more and more available now as car nav system market grows. If a 
programmer guru reads me, he will find the SDAL specs at: 
http://www.navtech.com/sdalformat/formatspec_register.html
What do you think?

Thanks for your bright ideas...

73's Christian F1GWR