I added the commands for getting interceptor to (seem to) work on a v5 dpkg installation. See https://github.com/matthewwall/weewx-interceptor/issues/120 for details.
On Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 10:17:33 AM UTC-7 vince wrote: > Couple things. First - google groups can seemingly randomly eat posts. > Nobody knows why. > > Secondly - "*sudo --install weewx-interceptor-master*" - There is no > such command and you're probably getting frustrated enough at this point to > essentially just make up commands at this point. Suggest you take a > breath, walk away for an hour, and revisit the documentation for weewx v5 > and specifically how to use the extension installer, specifically the > installaing a driver and skin/extension sections near the top of > <https://www.weewx.com/docs/5.0/usersguide/installing/> > https://www.weewx.com/docs/5.0/usersguide/installing/ - basically step > back and read the usersguide. That's why hundreds of hours were spent > writing it. > > The interceptor driver docs online are old and show v4 weewx syntax for > how to install things. The v5 commands are different and simpler. I'd do > the following: > > sudo weectl extension install > https://github.com/matthewwall/weewx-interceptor/archive/master.zip > sudo weectl station reconfigure --no-prompt --driver=user.interceptor > > I opened https://github.com/matthewwall/weewx-interceptor/issues/120 > documenting how I got interceptor to work on v5 with a 'pip' installation. > Doing so with a dpkg installation is a little more difficult because you'll > run into that "*This environment is externally managed*" error from newer > versions of python. You can work around that by adding a flag to your pip > command ala "*pip install package_name --break-system-packages*". Yes > that flag is very badly worded to my eyes too but that's what they called > it. > > Or you can go back and use weewx v4 and you might be able to use the > existing interceptor documentation. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/d74de058-13f0-4342-b1bc-954e560bd5c0n%40googlegroups.com.
