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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"; postInstall = "wrapPythonPrograms";
meta = { meta = with stdenv.lib; {
description = "`gpsd', a GPS service daemon"; description = "GPS service daemon";
longDescription = '' longDescription = ''
gpsd is a service daemon that monitors one or more GPSes gpsd is a service daemon that monitors one or more GPSes or AIS
attached to a host computer through serial or USB ports, making receivers attached to a host computer through serial or USB ports,
all data on the location/course/velocity of the sensors making all data on the location/course/velocity of the sensors
available to be queried on TCP port 2947 of the host computer. available to be queried on TCP port 2947 of the host computer. With
With gpsd, multiple GPS client applications (such as gpsd, multiple location-aware client applications (such as navigational
navigational and wardriving software) can share access to GPSes and wardriving software) can share access to receivers without
without contention or loss of data. Also, gpsd responds to contention or loss of data. Also, gpsd responds to queries with a
queries with a format that is substantially easier to parse than format that is substantially easier to parse than the NMEA 0183 emitted
the NMEA 0183 emitted by most GPSes. The gpsd distribution by most GPSes. The gpsd distribution includes a linkable C service
includes a linkable C service library, a C++ wrapper class, and library, a C++ wrapper class, and a Python module that developers of
a Python module that developers of gpsd-aware applications can gpsd-aware applications can use to encapsulate all communication with
use to encapsulate all communication with gpsd. gpsd. Third-party client bindings for Java and Perl also exist.
Besides gpsd itself, the project provides auxiliary tools for Besides gpsd itself, the project provides auxiliary tools for
diagnostic monitoring and profiling of GPSes and feeding diagnostic monitoring and profiling of receivers and feeding
GPS-aware applications GPS logs for diagnostic purposes. location-aware applications GPS/AIS logs for diagnostic purposes.
''; '';
homepage = http://catb.org/gpsd/;
homepage = http://gpsd.berlios.de/;
license = "BSD-style"; license = "BSD-style";
platforms = platforms.linux;
maintainers = [ maintainers.bjornfor ];
}; };
} }