[linux.author]

fyi folks:

SECOND UPDATE: i'd like to thank WUS member 'Apollo83' for his post in this thread, which shows the use of a Logitech webcam as a sound input device - after going through this thread twice i had a 'smack the forehead' moment when i realized i had one of these in a drawer - works under OS X and Raspbian (Debian GNU/Linux) - and now i have a much cleaner input source than the cheap lapel mic i had been futzing with - so thank you, sir!

UPDATE: tg-timer builds and runs just fine under the Raspberry Pi's Raspbian Debian ARM distro... i have it installed on an RPi3 with a CMedia USB mic input and 3.5" TFT LCD (client is run via a VNC screen-sharing session due to resolution constraints) - a little timing device for less than US$60!

very nice!

ORIGINAL:

- the Win7+ .msi version of tg installs and runs just fine under CrossOver on OS X 10.10.5....

(now off to find a decent mic)

+1 to the developer - very good work

willie
on the open-source Gulf of Mexico

 

[linux.author]

Just a little message to announce the new version of tg, namely Tg 0.5.0.

New features include:
- Ability to take and save snapshots
- The distinction between light and regular version has been eliminated (it is now a setting)
- Minor improvements to the user interface

Snapshots are just what you think they are. The new version of tg can load and save files, which are basically archives of snapshots.

Windows, debian, and source code distributions are as usual available at:
https://tg.ciovil.li
https://github.com/vacaboja/tg

I have been in contact with dmnc, who has already tested the new version on Mac OS X. He will surely produce a homebrew install script for it shortly. (Thanks a lot dmnc for your continued support of Tg on OS X.)

On the technical side (for those interested):
- Version 3 of GTK+ has replaced version 2 as the widget library for Tg
- Thanks to an excellent contribution of Stefan Talpalaru, the build system is now based on GNU autotools.

Comments, suggestions, bug reports are as always very welcome!

PS: alvh, Klaus, landk, 1afc: completely agree, thanks for answering djolemag's question!

alas, this new release breaks support under Raspbian PIXEL under the Raspberry Pi armhf... the sticking point in the ./configure is libportaudio2...

configure: error: Package requirements (portaudio-2.0) were not met:

No package 'portaudio-2.0' found

even though installed:

$ dpkg --list | grep portaudio2
ii libportaudio2:armhf 19+svn20140130-1 armhf Portable audio I/O - shared library

it appears that the develop libs, libportaudio-dev, are incompatible and there is no supported portaudio package for the build:

$ dpkg --list | grep portaudio-dev
ii libportaudio-dev 18.1-7.1 armhf Portable audio I/O - development files

(there is no portaudio2-dev package available in the armhf Raspbia repositories)

so... i'll stick with the old version for now and hope for a resolution?

still love Tg! works great! (am now doing a build for my OS X Sierra Macbook Air)

update #1: so i downloaded the latest portaudio release, built and installed, then received:

configure: error: Package requirements (fftw3f) were not met:

No package 'fftw3f' found

(and there is no corresponding pkg 'fftw3f' in the Raspbian repository)

update #2: the brew install under Mac OS X 10.12.5 works! kudos to the wonderful coder across the Pond!

update #3: well, the attempt at a build of the new Tg 0.5.0 for Raspbian PIXEL has failed... after downloading, building and installing fftw3, the ./configure script still reports (even after doing a 'sudo ldconfig'):

configure: error: Package requirements (fftw3f) were not met:

No package 'fftw3f' found

so i'm stuck at this point with 0.4.0 under the armhf Debian release... (well, not really 'stuck,' as i'll keep hacking at this...)

update #4: installing the libfftw3-dev package finally gets through the configure process:

# sudo apt install libfftw3-dev

then the ./configure process results in:

Tg 0.5.0
=====

prefix: /usr/local

compiler: gcc
cflags: -g -O2 -Wall -Wextra
ldflags: -Wl,--as-needed

a quick 'make,' insertion of a cheap CMEDIA US$5 USB sound dongle, and:

so it looks like you must build and install portaudio2 to run Tg 0.5.0 under the latest armhf Debian - thanks to all!

update #5 - the new tg-timer builds fine (after gtk3, glib2, fftw3 package installs) under pre-PIXEL Raspbian - at least on my little RPi3 w/a TFT LCD that also uses Pulseaudio... it was necessary to have an available sound input device available and to start the Pulseaudio server before launch:

$ start-pulseaudio-x11 ; tg-timer &

willie
on the stinking hot Gulf of Mexico

 

[linux.author]

mr. tony:

i used guidance from this post (as recommended by Tg's author):

https://www.watchuseek.com/f6/open-source-timing-software-2542874-17.html#post29970370

i calibrate tg (for different USB dongle audio inputs) using an older quartz watch, and the process takes only a few minutes (on a Macbook Air or a Raspberry Pi 3B)

regards,

willie
on the cooling Gulf of Mexico

 

[linux.author]

Thanks for the info.
The Korg CM200 clip-on microphone looks like a good option for a mic, but unfortunately I cannot purchase the Conrad 197668 here in the US because they won't ship it here.

i simply clipped off the support bracket from a Logitech C270 webcam, then use a rubber band to clamp the watch onto the mic input area - works great on all my laptops, including a Macbook Air (only the USB port is used)

hth,

willie
on the sunny and warm Gulf of Mexico

 

[linux.author]

tks for the OS X install - i just upgraded to High Sierra and basically:

1. uninstalled brew
2. installed brew
3. installed:
'brew install dmnc/horology/tg'

and now i'm back up with tg-timer!

tks!

works great and is a fabulous tool - most appreciated!

willie
on the Gulf of Mexico

 

[linux.author]

Did you do any changes in your mac other than switching to an external microphone as the input? I've tried using both a piezo mic and a Røde M3 mic and I can't get any readings in TG at all... I'm using a Steinberg UR22 connected to my mac and it seems that both mics are connecting and is giving audio (I can record the ticking fine in Logic), but nothing happens in TG timer. I've already calibrated with a quartz watch from the internal mic, but the program just won't pick up anything with external mics.

TIA

i use a Logitech C270 webcam at the mic input - plug into the USB port, adjust settings (Apple->System Preferences->Sound->Input tab)... tg-timer should use the default sound input according to system prefs

btw, tg-timer continues working just fine under OS X 10.13.5

hth,

willie
on the Gulf of Mexico

 

[linux.author]

Did you do any changes in your mac other than switching to an external microphone as the input? I've tried using both a piezo mic and a Røde M3 mic and I can't get any readings in TG at all... I'm using a Steinberg UR22 connected to my mac and it seems that both mics are connecting and is giving audio (I can record the ticking fine in Logic), but nothing happens in TG timer. I've already calibrated with a quartz watch from the internal mic, but the program just won't pick up anything with external mics.

TIA

sorry to take so long to reply (hope you've solved the problem)... i use nothing special except a usb logitech webcam for the mic input (selected via Apple->System Preferences->Sound->Input)

hth

willie
on the Gulf of Mexico

 

[linux.author]

alas, although 0.4.0 and 0.5.0 both build under the latest Raspbian Buster distro on the Raspberry Pi, the code fails with errors in sound values during calls to ALSA libraries and code... i have been unable to effect a fix...

fortunately i still have an RPi with Raspbian Jessie installed - both 0.4.0 and 0.5.0 run fine on that distro version... i'll just keep backups until the issue can be sorted...

it would be great if tg-timer could get into the Raspbian repositories...

willie
on the Gulf of Mexico

 

[linux.author]

i will keep working on the issue, but frankly, don't have that deep-level expertise - i did get successful builds, which makes this frustrating...