[arm-allstar] Next problem modifying rpt.conf

[Kipton Moravec]

O.K. so the stupid part was it had to be in the stanza.

The next question, does anyone know for certain that the
#includeifexists
returns to the calling file after it completes (like a C #include does)?
And if need be, can I have multiple instances? (like a C #include does)

So I could put the #includeifexists in the telemetry stanza and only 
have the differences?

I can test it, but if someone can save me the time to test it would be 
helpful.

The idea of changing the symlink is better than copying the file, and 
probably easier on the SD Card also.
I have a vague understanding of symlinks, and have never used one.  But 
I can google it.

And I did not know about reload, that is a better idea. I have not seen 
that in the documentation.

Thanks,

Kip

On 9/8/19 12:29 AM, "Bryan St Clair via ARM-allstar" wrote:
> I am only able to make the custom/rpt.conf to work for ct8 changes if I
> copy the entire [telemetry] stanza and comment out the original from the
> rpt.conf file.
>
> That what others see as well?
>
> Of course, a rpt reload to see the change each time.  Also, a script to
> load changes quickly works.
>
> On Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 8:58 PM "Danny K5CG via ARM-allstar" <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi Kip,
>>
>> We are doing something similar for normal/net mode switching in Richardson
>> by using a symbolic link named rpt.conf linked to one of two copies;
>> rpt.normal and rpt.netmode. The command to switch just recreates the
>> symlink to the correct file and reloads asterisk (not restarts).
>>
>> Danny
>> k5CG
>> Plano
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "ARM Allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
>> To: "ARM Allstar" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
>> Cc: "Kipton Moravec" <kip at kdream.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 7, 2019 2:38:52 PM
>> Subject: [arm-allstar] Next problem modifying rpt.conf
>>
>> On our repeater we have a couple of different modes.
>>
>> 97% of the time we are in normal mode.
>>
>> However sometimes we go into an ARES Net/Skywarn Net mode when we have
>> severe weather warnings.
>>
>> The users are accustomed to hearing a Morse code "N". as a Courtesy tone
>> when we have a Weather Net, as opposed to a simple beep normally.
>> If they listen, they know immediately if we are in a net or not.
>>
>> So I built a new courtesy tone ct11=|iN
>>
>> and tested it and it works.
>>
>> Now the question is how to switch from ct4 to ct11?
>>
>> Right now to keep it simple I want to just change unlinkedct=ct4 to
>> unlinkedct=ct11.
>>
>> One way would be to have a rpt.normal and a rpt.net copy of the rpt.conf
>> file, and when I wanted to switch copy from one of them to rpt.conf and
>> restart the asterisk server. I do not like that because now I have two
>> configuratiuon files that are the same except for what is now 1 line.
>> And I have to make sure whatever I have in the normal one gets
>> propagated to the other one.  That is a problem waiting to happen.
>>
>> At the end of the rpt.conf file I saw a line:
>> #includeifexists custom/rpt.conf
>>
>> Eureka I thought. I can have a custom file for each mode in
>> custom/rpt.conf and it only needs to have the settings that are different.
>>
>> Since there was no custom folder, I created one, and made a rpt.conf
>> file with one line.
>> unlinkedct=ct11
>>
>> Saved everything and restarted Asterisk and it still had ct4 courtesy tone.
>> So I thought I forgot to comment out the one in asterisk/rpt.conf and
>> instead of using the last variable it sees, it uses the first variable
>> it sees. So I commented out ;unlinkedct=ct4. saved the file, and
>> restarted asterisk, and now I have no courtesy tone.
>>
>> I went back to the last line and made sure everything was spelled
>> correctly. But I was not 100% sure where the program thought it was for
>> custom/rpt.conf to work.
>>
>> So I changed the last line in the rpt.conf file to explicitly use the
>> whole file name where I put it.
>>
>> #includeifexists /etc/asterisk/custom/rpt.conf
>>
>> Saved it restarted Asterisk and still no courtesy tone.
>>
>> I am pretty sure I am doing something stupid, because I am new to this.
>>
>> But can someone please explain how this works and how I should do what I
>> want?
>>
>> Kip
>> AE5IB
>>
>>
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