Bug 362802 - binary dir file will not update live plot
Summary: binary dir file will not update live plot
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: kst
Classification: Applications
Component: plotting (show other bugs)
Version: 2.0.8
Platform: Homebrew (macOS) macOS
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: kst
URL: https://github.com/Kst-plot/kst/issues/6
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Reported: 2016-05-08 04:59 UTC by jhg
Modified: 2018-09-12 19:30 UTC (History)
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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.