Syntax error when trying example

[buzzbo]

When I run...

 $ mkcast Terminal 10 -c reset

...output:

/usr/local/bin/mkcast: line 54: 1776/2-/2: syntax error: operand expected (error token is "/2")
/usr/local/bin/mkcast: line 55: 952-: syntax error: operand expected (error token is "-")
Wrong option: Cannot parse integer value '-y' for -x
usage: byzanz-record [OPTIONS] filename
   byzanz-record --help

[tckmn]

Are you sure you have a window open with the title "Terminal"?

[buzzbo]

OK I didn't realize we needed an existing terminal with a title. It appears to have been successful (no errors) but where is the gif file?

[tckmn]

It's saved as out.gif in the directory from which you run it.

[buzzbo]

yeah...I don't find out.gif in the current directory.

[tckmn]

Sorry, the example was outdated (-c no longer exists). Try:

$ mkcast Terminal 10

or

$ newcast

[buzzbo]

OK I'm in Mint 17.1 with mate and so I replaced gnome-terminal with mate-terminal which appears to progress, but I get this output in the original window like 'kill' was not used correctly:

Usage:
 kill [options] <pid> [...]

...etc

[comster]

On ubuntu 14.04

mkcast$ ./mkcast Terminal 10 -o out.gif
./mkcast: line 59: 2340/2-/2: syntax error: operand expected (error token is "/2")
./mkcast: line 60: 1440-: syntax error: operand expected (error token is "-")
mkcast$ sudo ./newcast

The last one opens a terminal, but seems to return right away. No out.gif

EDIT: installing all the deps fixed this for me, on ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install wmctrl byzanz -y

[mrchimp]

I'm getting this same error in Terminator on Xubuntu.

It seems that $ww, $wh, $wx and $wy are empty/undefined when using newcast.

I think this might be related to #10 .