[Kstars-devel] Meade INDI Mount driver for XEphem?!?

[Jason Harris]

I thought XEphem and KStars use the same drivers?
You should probably ask on the indi-devel at lists.sourceforge.net list.

Jason

On Friday 08 July 2005 05:32, Yves Boisjoly wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I would like to contribute to this project...
>
> I have a 8" Meade LX200GPS telescope and I used Linux and XEphem.
>
> I already have the INDI drivers for controlling the scope and it is working
> perfectly...
>
> I am looking for the Mount driver for XEphem. I am able to use the demo one
> that come with XEphem but I would like to actually have a real one that
> would give me the facility to use the GOTO function.
>
> It is working well with KStars but honestly, I would prefer to use XEphem
> cause I find it much more technical and I am this kind of guy ;-)
>
> So I need your help to port the KStars Mount driver to XEphem...
>
> Do you any existing driver that would work by now? I seeked the Internet
> without any result... I did find the "Meade LPI under Linux" subject by the
> way, and now it make me whant to buy this baby camera :))
>
> Please, any input would be appreciate... I even thing to use the demo Mount
> from XEphem and recompiling for real life... I know C++ and Perl language,
> but where should I start to change thing in this code?
>
> Do you know if it is ready for this kind of change??
>
> Thank you,
> Yves

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