Girder 5 Bug Thread

[Francois]

Some of the new releases do break compatibility with some of my Girder 5 code.

The log shows the following:

Serial Error: ...Girder5\luascript\DeviceManager/Providers/Simple.lua:197: attempt to call global `MakeDeviceFromDescriptor' (a nil value)
stack traceback:
    ...Girder5\luascript\DeviceManager/Providers/Simple.lua:197: in function `AddDeviceFromDescriptor'
    ...Girder5\luascript\DeviceManager/Providers/Simple.lua:189: in function `AddDevicesFromTable'
    ...script\DeviceManager/Providers/GenericAVReceiver.lua:125: in function `AddDevices'
    ...\Girder5\luascript\DeviceManager/Providers/Basic.lua:37: in function <...\Girder5\luascript\DeviceManager/Providers/Basic.lua:23>
    (tail call): ?
    (tail call): ?
    ...s\Promixis\Girder5\/plugins/serial/RotelReceiver.lua:352: in function <...s\Promixis\Girder5\/plugins/serial/RotelReceiver.lua:349>
    (tail call): ?
    ...gram Files\Promixis\Girder5\/plugins/serial/init.lua:1654: in function `DeviceInitialize'
    ...gram Files\Promixis\Girder5\/plugins/serial/init.lua:1515: in function <...gram Files\Promixis\Girder5\/plugins/serial/init.lua:1511>
...gram Files\Promixis\Girder5\/plugins/serial/init.lua:1330: attempt to index field `SendQueMutex' (a nil value)
stack traceback:
    ...gram Files\Promixis\Girder5\/plugins/serial/init.lua:1330: in function `QueInsert'
    ...gram Files\Promixis\Girder5\/plugins/serial/init.lua:1290: in function <...gram Files\Promixis\Girder5\/plugins/serial/init.lua:1284>
    (tail call): ?
    (tail call): ?
    [string "Eiffel Vista Media Center.gml:\Vista Media ..."]:4: in main chunk
...gram Files\Promixis\Girder5\/plugins/serial/init.lua:1330: attempt to index field `SendQueMutex' (a nil value)

I did miss a few releases, and can't pinpoint this error to just the latest version.

Let me know if there is anything I can do to help finding the cause for this issue.

Francois

[Rob H]

Here's a replacement for luascript\DeviceManager\Providers\Simple.lua which should fix the first problem.

I'm not entirely sure what's going on with the RotelReceiver serial device though - I'd need to see the code for the device to work that out.

[Francois]

Rob,

Thanks for the quick response. With the updated file everything is back to normal, and my Rotel device responds as expected.

Francois

[sirbooker]

while loading the latest release of girder im getting this error while it is installing please see attachment (error1.bmp)

[Rob H]

Are you installing on top of an existing install, and if so is the watchdog running?

[sirbooker]

Are you installing on top of an existing install, and if so is the watchdog running?

no clean install last night ,not using watchdog

paul

[Rob H]

What OS? I just tried it here to a fresh directory on Vista 64 Ultimate without any problems.

[sirbooker]

What OS? I just tried it here to a fresh directory on Vista 64 Ultimate without any problems.

win XP

there must of still been something left in the registy ????

paul

[Rob H]

Just tried it on a VM that has never had Girder installed before and it worked fine.

Can you try downloading it again - in case Ron has uploaded a new build and told no-one.

[VSDomotics]

When Windows like Logger or LUA console, are placed outside the main program Window (like I use to do; see screenshot) and the minimize button is pressed on the main program, the extra Windows stay visible. They also do not get minized as expected. In G4 this worked like expected.