Why do you think you need to update your database ? If your skins process in a reasonable couple/few second time without errors, you're good as is.
On Monday, May 27, 2024 at 8:20:57 AM UTC-7 Mark Jenks wrote: > Is there a schema change? Or am I good with just running weectl database > update? I did that before I started it too, but didn't seem like it did > much? > > -Mark > > > On Monday, May 27, 2024 at 9:08:12 AM UTC-5 Tom Keffer wrote: > >> 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 <mjenk...@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+...@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/1c19991d-a9f3-4c90-a415-7e63a8a7b009n%40googlegroups.com.
