I agree with Tim, the tool is not gnuradio specific, and I personally dont think it needs to be locked to gnuradio and have a "gr" in the name anywhere and uniquely searchable is a must. I'm a big fan of the original name. Otherwise:
PySIS - Pybombs Software Installer System. On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 1:43 PM, Richard Bell <richard.be...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yeah I should have clarified that. I tried the full package manager route > of install about 2 years ago for gnuradio and uhd. It didn't work. I > installed uhd through apt-get and gnuradio through apt-get with no success. > > I'm just bringing that up so we don't assume that is an easy possibility > for someone to do. As far as I know from my stab at it two years ago, it's > not viable. Someone should try that route now to see if it is before we > assume anything. > > On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 10:38 AM, Tim O'Shea <tim.oshea...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Ubuntu packages uhd >> Assuming other oses do too >> I'm sure there are up to date ppas somewhere too >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 23, 2015, 1:34 PM Richard Bell <richard.be...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Is there a way for a new user to get uhd installed from the package >>> manager though? A lot of people want to dive right into gnu radio with >>> hardware, doing simple things like spectrum analysis. I'm not aware of a >>> way of getting the uhd + gnuradio setup running that's easier then pybombs. >>> I very well could be wrong here. >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 10:31 AM, Tim O'Shea <tim.oshea...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Most new users should be installing gnu radio binaries via their os >>>> package manager repos or ppa. Pybombs should be used for 1. Helping get >>>> up to date oot modules set up and deployed ( like pip ) and 2. Helping >>>> developers set up their development environment. >>>> So I'm not sure installer is the right idea to impart on new users at >>>> all >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Dec 23, 2015, 1:23 PM Richard Bell <richard.be...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'd like to throw in another point from an entry level perspective. >>>>> Those people who might need pybombs most, are those who need names that >>>>> tell them what it's for the most. Even if it is incorrect to call pybombs >>>>> an installer, it would really help the entry level folks (which I would >>>>> claim without support is the largest population of the community at any >>>>> given time) understand what it's for and how they should use it. I think >>>>> we >>>>> all have the experience of learning new tools and running into tool names, >>>>> which even though the description is spot on for what its for, at the time >>>>> carried zero value for the new guy using it (thinking mostly about Xilinx >>>>> tool names here). >>>>> >>>>> With that said, I think it would be good for the community to use the >>>>> word installer in the tool that makes gnuradio and uhd really easy to >>>>> install, and is what the vast majority of people I'm guessing would use it >>>>> for. >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Martin Braun <martin.br...@ettus.com >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 23.12.2015 09:28, Stefan Wunsch wrote: >>>>>> > I don't want to destroy your idea, but GRAB sounds like CRAP as >>>>>> well and >>>>>> > you can think of the associated sentences ;) >>>>>> >>>>>> 'grab' is also a very common english verb, so I think people would be >>>>>> able to distinguish. It also sounds like 'crab' if you like :) >>>>>> >>>>>> M >>>>>> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > On 12/22/2015 09:31 PM, Richard Bell wrote: >>>>>> >> GRAB = Gnu RAdio Basic installer >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> Then we can say things like "Go GRAB it" when referring to a >>>>>> needed module >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 12:10 PM, Martin Braun < >>>>>> martin.br...@ettus.com> >>>>>> >> wrote: >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >>> There's been some demand to rename PyBOMBS, and now that we're >>>>>> >>> re-releasing it, this is a good time to think about it. >>>>>> Complaints about >>>>>> >>> the name include: >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> - It may or may not be true that people have been detained by TSA >>>>>> for >>>>>> >>> working on PyBOMBS at the airport[1] >>>>>> >>> - The name suggests a Python-related packages (like Pylint, >>>>>> PyPI...) >>>>>> >>> rather than a GNU Radio-related tool >>>>>> >>> - People can't agree on a capitalization >>>>>> >>> - No one can remember what the acronym stands for >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> Sure, this is not a critical thing, but now's a good chance to >>>>>> bring it >>>>>> >>> up and also, this is not a joke :) >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> Here's how we're going to do this: >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> - Please suggest new names in this thread. >>>>>> >>> - I will choose from those names based on 'can I live with this >>>>>> name', >>>>>> >>> 100% subjectively. >>>>>> >>> - New names will be put up for a vote. This will include an >>>>>> option to >>>>>> >>> keep the old name. >>>>>> >>> - Finally, the result of the vote will be used as a strong >>>>>> suggestion on >>>>>> >>> what the new name will be. >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> There already have been some suggestions: >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> - gromit -- the GNU Radio out-of-tree module installation tool >>>>>> >>> - the groot >>>>>> >>> - grpm -- the GNU Radio package manager >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> OK guys, bring up the ideas! >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> Cheers, >>>>>> >>> Martin >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> [1] It's not. >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> >>> Discuss-gnuradio mailing list >>>>>> >>> Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org >>>>>> >>> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> >> Discuss-gnuradio mailing list >>>>>> >> Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org >>>>>> >> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio >>>>>> >> >>>>>> > >>>>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>>>> > Discuss-gnuradio mailing list >>>>>> > Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org >>>>>> > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio >>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Discuss-gnuradio mailing list >>>>>> Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org >>>>>> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Discuss-gnuradio mailing list >>>>> Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org >>>>> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio >>>>> >>>> >>> > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss-gnuradio mailing list > Discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio > >
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