Hi,

I am debugging the backend using valgrind to investigate any possible
memory leaks. This was indicated to me as a debugging necessity by
jerome.

Edward

On 12/10/2015, aitor_czr <aitor_czr@???> wrote:
> No problem :)
>
> On 12/10/15 22:24, Edward Bartolo wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> This is embarrassing to me. I discovered a bug in the main auto
>> connect loop. This loop uses two lists:
>> a) a sorted list of wifis in power descending order
>> b) a list of installed connections (essids)
>>
>> The algorithm was originally intended to take the first item from the
>> power sorted list (a), searches in list (b) for its presence. If it
>> finds the item in list b, it attempts to connect. If not it continues
>> iterating until it uses all the items in the power sorted list.
>>
>> My error was to swap these two lists!
>>
>> I discovered this bug because netman started to connect to a
>> neighbour's wifi notwithstanding that my wifi signal was far stronger.
>> This set me thinking there was something fishy in my algorithm.
>>
>> I uploaded the code changes to correct this horrible bug.
>>
>> Edward
>>
>>
>> On 12/10/2015, aitor_czr<aitor_czr@???> wrote:
>>> >Ok, thanks.
>>> >
>>> >On 12/10/15 17:45, Edward Bartolo wrote:
>>>> >>Hi Aitor,
>>>> >>
>>>> >>fsmithred confirmed that adding:
>>>> >>
>>>> >>iface wlan1 inet dhcp
>>>> >>
>>>> >>to /etc/network/interfaces was what was causing disconnecting to
>>>> >> fail.
>>>> >>This means, all system network devices to be used have to be defined
>>>> >>in /etc/network/interfaces as showm or anything that allows ifup and
>>>> >>ifdown to function.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>Before actually building the packages for Devuan, try to ONLY add the
>>>> >>backend executable to:
>>>> >>
>>>> >>/usr/lib/netman/bin
>>>> >>
>>>> >>All the other compiler generated files are unnecessary as we are only
>>>> >>invoking the backend. The same applies for any files generated by the
>>>> >>compiler while building the frontend by Lazarus. So, to conclude, the
>>>> >>only required executables are
>>>> >>
>>>> >>/usr/bin/netman
>>>> >>/usr/lib/netman/bin/backend
>>>> >>
>>>> >>We also have an /etc/netman.conf text file.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>Edward
>>>> >>
>>>> >>On 12/10/2015, Edward Bartolo<edbarx@???> wrote:
>>>>>> >>> >Hi Aitor,
>>>>>> >>> >
>>>>>> >>> >It seems fsmithred bug is not a bug after all. I am waiting for
>>>>>> >>> > his
>>>>>> >>> >reply as to whether configuring /etc/network/interfaces to
>>>>>> >>> > contain the
>>>>>> >>> >configuration line:
>>>>>> >>> >
>>>>>> >>> >iface wlan1 inet dhcp
>>>>>> >>> >
>>>>>> >>> >will solve his problem. I am convinced it should work, but let us
>>>>>> >>> > be
>>>>>> >>> >prudent and wait.
>>>>>> >>> >
>>>>>> >>> >Edward
>>>>>> >>> >
>>>>>> >>> >On 12/10/2015, Edward Bartolo<edbarx@???> wrote:
>>>>>>>> >>>> >>Hi Aitor,
>>>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>>>> >>>> >>fsmithred found a serious bug that prevents wlan1 from
>>>>>>>> >>>> >> disconnecting.
>>>>>>>> >>>> >>I will debug that, and then, upload again the necessary
>>>>>>>> >>>> >> changes.
>>>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>>>> >>>> >>Edward.
>>>>>>>> >>>> >>
>>>>>>>> >>>> >>On 12/10/2015, aitor_czr<aitor_czr@???> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>Good!
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>I will update the packages of netman. I'm still
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>> generating the
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>Packages*.gz and the Contents*.gz of my repository.
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>> Adding
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>Contents*.gz
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>slows the proccess. It takes so long...
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>...Patience...
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>Aitor.
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>On 12/10/15 14:00, Edward Bartolo<edbarx@???>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>Hi All,
>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>The changes have been uploaded. The backend should
>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> now support
>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>other
>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>devices besides wlan0 and eth0.
>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>Edward
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