From b87623cf6601848ff726e23bb2b6bf4e2b50b9a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mitch Ross <mitchross@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2026 15:06:58 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Update weather_sat.py

---
 utils/weather_sat.py | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/utils/weather_sat.py b/utils/weather_sat.py
index cd97f41..2d5a7f4 100644
--- a/utils/weather_sat.py
+++ b/utils/weather_sat.py
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ class WeatherSatDecoder:
         # Auto-detect serial by querying rtl_eeprom, fall back to string index.
         source_id = self._resolve_device_id(device_index)
 
-        cmd = [
+        satdump_cmd = [
             'satdump', 'live',
             sat_info['pipeline'],
             str(self._capture_output_dir),
@@ -308,6 +308,14 @@ class WeatherSatDecoder:
             '--source_id', source_id,
         ]
 
+        # Wrap with stdbuf to disable output buffering.
+        # SatDump (C++) fully buffers stdout when writing to a pipe,
+        # which prevents our reader from seeing any output until exit.
+        if shutil.which('stdbuf'):
+            cmd = ['stdbuf', '-o0', '-e0'] + satdump_cmd
+        else:
+            cmd = satdump_cmd
+
         if bias_t:
             cmd.append('--bias')