On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 18:15:01 -0800 "Gary E. Miller" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yo Charles! > > On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 12:35:58 -0700 > Charles Curley <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I've updated my build script for recent releases of Debian. A patch > > file is attached. Enjoy. > > I don't use Debian, so no joy. What should I do with it? Merge it? Yes. It's a patch to the script at https://gpsd.io/building.html#_other_debian_derivatives_including_stock > > +# "scons check" usues shared memory, but does no release it. This is > a +# known bug. For a work-around allocate more shared memory. The > +# following is probably overkill, but works on a 2GB virtual machine: > > This seems to miss the point. > > Why not use the scons command to free the shared memory? I haven't figured out how to do that. I'm no scons expert and seem to have missed it. If you know how, please do. That would be a much more elegant solution. > > > The script currently builds /etc/default/gpsd from a HERE document. > > There is a prototype for one at packaging/deb/etc_default_gpsd.in, > > and the final product in gpsd-3.27.5/packaging/deb/etc_default_gpsd. > > Should I use the latter? > > I do not run Debian, so I do not get a vote, but I find the one here > gpsd-3.27.5/packaging/deb/etc_default_gpsd is much better. OK. Pending further input, I'll look into a patch for that. -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/
