Thanks for your report. The library pyephem is not available as a package under RH, so you have to install it using pip.
The creation of a new database with suffix "_new" by "weectl database reconfigure" is normal behavior. See the docs <https://www.weewx.com/docs/5.1/utilities/weectl-database/#reconfigure-a-database> . On Mon, May 27, 2024 at 6:40 AM Mark Jenks <mjenks1...@gmail.com> wrote: > I just did a fresh install of 5.1 from yum-test, and migrated everything > from my 4.10 over to it. Everything went as expected, except a few things > I noticed. > > One thing to note, is to install the extensions, before start editing the > data in them. I'm running Belchertown, and coping the skins folder over > first was a bad idea. Just let them install and them tweak the folder as > needed. > > Seems this is supposed to come with v5? But did not for me. I did a dnf > install, which was never done before on my system. > INFO weewx.engine: 'pyephem' not detected, extended almanac data is not > available > > Also, when I do a weectl database reconfigure, it doesn't use what is > already in weewx.conf (like what configuring the hardware does), but wants > to create a weewx_new database? That threw me for a loop, because I was > trying to make sure everything was right, before I started it up for the > first time. > > Otherwise, all back up and running and can now archive my /home/weewx > install. > > Thanks! > > -- > 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/1f1f3fa0-e3c7-4000-b461-4293453be1e0n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/1f1f3fa0-e3c7-4000-b461-4293453be1e0n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAPq0zEDfL03rkNFkHGkTZc7X%3DAvfYGGh-upzqTrVb1TcC_ca1A%40mail.gmail.com.
