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* Don't repeat package name in description
* longDescription re-copied from homepage (gpsd now supports AIS...)
* The homepage has moved
* Add platforms and maintainers
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Bjørn Forsman 2014-03-15 15:22:32 +01:00
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@ -58,30 +58,29 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
postInstall = "wrapPythonPrograms";
meta = {
description = "`gpsd', a GPS service daemon";
meta = with stdenv.lib; {
description = "GPS service daemon";
longDescription = ''
gpsd is a service daemon that monitors one or more GPSes
attached to a host computer through serial or USB ports, making
all data on the location/course/velocity of the sensors
available to be queried on TCP port 2947 of the host computer.
With gpsd, multiple GPS client applications (such as
navigational and wardriving software) can share access to GPSes
without contention or loss of data. Also, gpsd responds to
queries with a format that is substantially easier to parse than
the NMEA 0183 emitted by most GPSes. The gpsd distribution
includes a linkable C service library, a C++ wrapper class, and
a Python module that developers of gpsd-aware applications can
use to encapsulate all communication with gpsd.
gpsd is a service daemon that monitors one or more GPSes or AIS
receivers attached to a host computer through serial or USB ports,
making all data on the location/course/velocity of the sensors
available to be queried on TCP port 2947 of the host computer. With
gpsd, multiple location-aware client applications (such as navigational
and wardriving software) can share access to receivers without
contention or loss of data. Also, gpsd responds to queries with a
format that is substantially easier to parse than the NMEA 0183 emitted
by most GPSes. The gpsd distribution includes a linkable C service
library, a C++ wrapper class, and a Python module that developers of
gpsd-aware applications can use to encapsulate all communication with
gpsd. Third-party client bindings for Java and Perl also exist.
Besides gpsd itself, the project provides auxiliary tools for
diagnostic monitoring and profiling of GPSes and feeding
GPS-aware applications GPS logs for diagnostic purposes.
diagnostic monitoring and profiling of receivers and feeding
location-aware applications GPS/AIS logs for diagnostic purposes.
'';
homepage = http://gpsd.berlios.de/;
homepage = http://catb.org/gpsd/;
license = "BSD-style";
platforms = platforms.linux;
maintainers = [ maintainers.bjornfor ];
};
}