Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Custom Blocks not being found

[Martin Braun]

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>> 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 
> <mailto:address@hidden>
>     > <mailto:address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>>> wrote:
>     >
>     >     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 <address@hidden 
> <mailto:address@hidden>
>     <mailto:address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>>
>     >     > <mailto:address@hidden
>     <mailto:address@hidden> <mailto:address@hidden
>     <mailto:address@hidden>>>>
>     >     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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