MacOS build is missing hardware support

[argilo]

The automated MacOS build uses gr-osmosdr from Homebrew:

https://github.com/csete/gqrx/blob/2cdb903cec6883e9892c83239ada4bac6bb8fad0/.github/workflows/build.yml#L84-L85

Unfortunately, this package is missing support for the following hardware types:

• Funcube Dongle
• BladeRF
• Airspy HF
• SoapySDR
• FreeSRP

The best option would probably be to improve the Homebrew package to add support for those hardware devices. Alternately, we could build hardware drivers and gr-osmosdr from source in the build.

[argilo]

To track progress on this:

• [ ] Funcube Dongle
• [x] BladeRF - added in e21ddbaeac71c6d4aee73c24317d3cbd5e93f400
• [x] Airspy HF - added in e21ddbaeac71c6d4aee73c24317d3cbd5e93f400
• [x] SoapySDR
• [ ] FreeSRP

[ulrichloose]

I have read to myself that you should avoid installing with sudo on the Mac if possible. If Homebrew is already available, the target folder / usr / local can also be reached without sudo and you can install the two locally compiled drivers without sudo using make install. So to be on the safe side, the sudo could be left out ...

[argilo]

You're right. I removed the unnecessary sudo in faacc796752d5087ea018ab4f362e46423bfe107.

[ulrichloose]

SoapySDR can be installed via homebrew if you brew tap pothosware/homebrew-pothos

brew search soapy ==> Formulae pothosware/pothos/pothossoapy pothosware/pothos/soapybladerf pothosware/pothos/soapyosmo pothosware/pothos/soapyrtlsdr pothosware/pothos/soapyairspy pothosware/pothos/soapyhackrf pothosware/pothos/soapyplutosdr pothosware/pothos/soapysdr pothosware/pothos/soapyairspyhf pothosware/pothos/soapyiris pothosware/pothos/soapyredpitaya pothosware/pothos/soapyuhd pothosware/pothos/soapyaudio pothosware/pothos/soapynetsdr pothosware/pothos/soapyremote