From 58943f82a71f99b40a5d083f3b7a1dd7c72a1540 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jakob Ketterl Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 22:44:56 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] add feature description text for dump1090 --- owrx/feature.py | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/owrx/feature.py b/owrx/feature.py index 4241bcd8..6b341d39 100644 --- a/owrx/feature.py +++ b/owrx/feature.py @@ -570,4 +570,17 @@ class FeatureDetector(object): return False def has_dump1090(self): + """ + To be able to decode Mode-S and ADS-B traffic originating from airplanes, you need to install the dump1090 + decoder. There is a number of forks available, any version that supports the `--ifile` and `--iformat` arguments + should work. + + Recommended fork: [dump1090 by Flightaware](https://github.com/flightaware/dump1090) + + If you are using the OpenWebRX repository, you should be able to install the package `dump1090-fa-minimal`. + + If you are running a different fork, please make sure that the command `dump1090` (without suffixes) runs the + version you would like to use. You can use symbolic links or the + [Debian alternatives system](https://wiki.debian.org/DebianAlternatives) to achieve this. + """ return self.command_is_runnable("dump1090")