Tutorial "My first position fix" doesn't work

[darkstar007]

If the config file is cut'n'pasted as is on the web page, and then the filename is fixed to point to the correct file, an error occurs:

gnss-sdr --config_file=test2.conf
linux; GNU C++ version 6.2.0 20160927; Boost_106100; UHD_003.009.005-0-unknown

Initializing GNSS-SDR v0.0.8 ... Please wait.
Logging will be done at "/tmp"
Use gnss-sdr --log_dir=/path/to/log to change that.
./example_capture.dat: No such file or directory
The configuration file has not been found.
Please create a configuration file based on the examples at the 'conf/' folder
and then generate your own GNSS Software Defined Receiver by doing:
$ gnss-sdr --config_file=/path/to/my_GNSS_SDR_configuration.conf
GNSS-SDR program ended.

looking at the log file says:

Log file created at: 2016/10/30 11:56:11
Running on machine: scarlett
Log line format: [IWEF]mmdd hh:mm:ss.uuuuuu threadid file:line] msg
I1030 11:56:11.010908 13734 file_configuration.cc:196] Configuration file test2.conf opened with no errors
I1030 11:56:11.011131 13734 gnss_block_factory.cc:148] Getting SignalSource with implementation File_Signal_Source
I1030 11:56:11.011562 13734 file_signal_source.cc:178] file_signal_source: Unable to open the samples file ./example_capture.dat, exiting the program.

so the output from the command line says the config file couldn't be read but the log file says it was read - which seems very confusing!!

So there are 2 issues:

1. There is a [GNSS-SDR] line missing from the example conf file in the tutorial
2. The handling of the conf file needs a little attention.

Thanks,

Matt

[carlesfernandez]

This has now been fixed in the website. See http://gnss-sdr.org/my-first-fix/

Thank you for reporting this issue.

[darkstar007]

OK, that works. Thanks.