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# 2. Current State
# 2. Current State
## 2.1. Code sanity
## 2.1. Code sanity
The current code is working, yet ugly IMHO as it is a mix of C and C++ of various ages.
The current code is working, yet ugly IMHO as it is a mix of C and C++ of various ages.
The code has also been amended to no longer rely on compiler defines for paths like log or data. These can be set in configuration file.
The code has also been amended to no longer rely on compiler defines for paths like log or data. These can be set in configuration file.
Quite a few classes are more or less copy/paste from each other some sanitization by using base classes or template classes would greatly improve code maintainibility.
## 2.2. Code Credit
## 2.2. Code Credit
- Jonathan Naylor G4KLX (The original author of [ircddbGateway](https://github.com/g4klx/ircDDBGateway))
- Jonathan Naylor G4KLX (The original author of [ircddbGateway](https://github.com/g4klx/ircDDBGateway))
- Thomas A. Early N7TAE (Code taken from his [smart-group](https://github.com/n7tae/smart-group-server) software)
- Thomas A. Early N7TAE (Code taken from his [smart-group](https://github.com/n7tae/smart-group-server) software)
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All the features found in ircddbGateway are supposed to be working. I have mixed feelings about putting these back in or not.
All the features found in ircddbGateway are supposed to be working. I have mixed feelings about putting these back in or not.
Features that where left out :
Features that where left out :
- CCS: is still being used? I always considered this as trojan horse to push some DMR Agenda into DStar an more or les a burdain to use. Call sign routing is by far more flexible and superior.
- CCS: is still being used? I always considered this as trojan horse to push some DMR Agenda into DStar. Call sign routing is by far more flexible and superior.
- Starnet: You might consider running [Smart Group Server XL](https://github.com/F4FXL/smart-group-server-xl) from a dedicated computer instead.
- Starnet: You might consider running [Smart Group Server XL](https://github.com/F4FXL/smart-group-server-xl) from a dedicated computer instead.
- Announcement: same can be achieved using transmitd.
- Announcement: same can be achieved using transmitd.
- APRSGateway capability: I would prefer to have some sort of TCP "APRS-IS proxy" program sitting between the program and the APRS server, thus keeping the ability to directly connect to APRS-IS or not.
- APRSGateway capability: I would prefer to have some sort of TCP "APRS-IS proxy" program sitting between the program and the APRS server, thus keeping the ability to directly connect to APRS-IS or not.
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## 3.4. Configuring
## 3.4. Configuring
After installing you have to edit the configuration file. If you went with default paths, the config file is located in `/usr/local/etc/dstargateway.cfg`
After installing you have to edit the configuration file. If you went with default paths, the config file is located in `/usr/local/etc/dstargateway.cfg`
The syntax is libconfig syntax, keep in my mind that **configuration keys are keys sensitive**.
The syntax is libconfig syntax, keep in my mind that **configuration keys are case sensitive**.
When done with configuration, the daemon will be started automatically on boot. To manual start and stop it use the usual systemd commands
When done with configuration, the daemon will be started automatically on boot. To manual start and stop it use the usual systemd commands
Geoffrey Merck
4 years ago