Re: Teething problems with new GNU Radio 3.9 installation

Hi Jerry,

On 4/21/21 4:40 PM, geraldfenkell wrote:
> 2021-04-21
> Hello Ryan
> I want to take this opportunity to thank you, Ryan, for supplying (after "years" of trying) a do-able method
> for installing a windows 10 version of gnuradio through conda.  Truly a find in my emails of this year.

I'm glad it was helpful!

> I point out , only a small matter that I was able to overcome.  Windows 10 thinks that its main purpose
> in life is to prevent me from downloading an "unsigned" (certificate) and puts considerable obstacles
> in place which to overcome one must keep hitting "more information", "keep", "run anyways".

I am aware of this, but (not being an actual Windows developer) I've only done some quick Googling about how to create a signed installer and avoid all the warnings. If anyone already knows how to go through those hoops, I'm open to suggestions!

> Finally one must know to click the start icon->GNU->GNU RADIO COMPANION  or equivalent
> activate it from a conda start window (which I have not yet tried (with gnuradio-companion).
> I have had, and am grateful to you, my first success at activating gnuradio companion on windows  (10) ( I
> used the start icon->gnu radio->gnu radio companion approach). I use
> an Ubuntu 20.04 with gnuradio for my approach to learning gnuradio methodology.
> In any event, I thank you.
> regards
> Jerry, VE3OBX
> ---------------------------
> Hi Brendan,
>
> I can't comment on the particular errors you're seeing with GR 3.9, but I can offer an alternative to building from source. I maintain a collection of packages for conda-forge that use the conda package manager, including UHD and GNU Radio. Because of the way conda works, these are installable on practically any Linux base OS (or macOS, or Windows) and the installation is contained to a single directory. So if you want to try it but it doesn't work out, you won't be causing a new mess that you have to clean up.
>
> Here are the links to an all-in-one installer:
>
> https://github.com/ryanvolz/radioconda
>
> and instructions for the à la carte approach:
>
> https://wiki.gnuradio.org/index.php/CondaInstall
>
> Either way, you have the option of either:
>
> GR 3.9.1 + UHD 4.0.0 (with Python bindings)
>
> or
>
> GR 3.8.3 + UHD 3.15 (with Python bindings)
>
> I hope that's useful!
>
> Cheers,
> Ryan
>

Cheers,
Ryan