Bug 362802

Summary:	binary dir file will not update live plot
Product:	[Applications] kst	Reporter:	jhg <jhgorse>
Component:	plotting	Assignee:	kst
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal	CC:	jhgorse, netterfield
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	2.0.8
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Homebrew (macOS)
OS:	macOS
URL:	https://github.com/Kst-plot/kst/issues/6
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description jhg 2016-05-08 04:59:58 UTC

Environment and steps to reproduce:

* Mac OS X 10.11.4
* kst version 2.0.6 and master (2.0.x ~9ish)
* follow steps in video EXCEPT using binary dir file mode instead of ASCII
Aberrent behavior:
* Plots do not update.

Other things tried:

there is no way to change the update rate
update on file change also does not work

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. try to plot a binary dir file datasource

Actual Results:  
1. plots don't update when data source is written to

Expected Results:  
1. plot should update, just like it does for ASCII files

Comment 1 Netterfield 2018-09-12 19:30:38 UTC

We use real time dirfiles nearly every day and in every version test - so I suspect this is something wrong with how you are writing dirfiles.

Please contact me on the kst list, and I can try to help out.