Yo Charles! On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 20:02:04 -0700 Charles Curley <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 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 Are you sure that is OK with the Debian Maintainer? bzed used to be pretty picky about that. > > 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. I was thinking of "scons shmclean" but that only remove the NTP SHM. The issue you have is removing all the leftovers from testing. You could do it one at a time: ipcrm -M 0xxxxxxx But that would be a PITA. > > > 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. And please get the Debian maintainer to sogn off on it. Don't want to step on any toes. RGDS GARY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97703 [email protected] Tel:+1 541 382 8588 Veritas liberabit vos. -- Quid est veritas? "If you can't measure it, you can't improve it." - Lord Kelvin
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