Re: [gpsd-users] External main loop. Was: Correct way to handle 5 Hz on an application

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Lisandro!

On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 14:42:10 -0300
Lisandro Damián Nicanor Pérez Meyer <address@hidden> wrote:

> > Sure.  gpsd has no idea how to build your project.  Nothing to
> > stop you just copying libgps_core.c into your project.  
> 
> Proper dependencies handling, of course.  Embedding external code is
> just plain bad practice.

You got your options.  Pick  one.

> > I'm still unsure what is stopping you.  That code is right there.
> > Just use libgps_sock.c.  You do not need to use the libs from gpsd
> > to use the API from gpsd.  
> 
> Yes, a proper library only provides headers! If I need to recompile 
> libgps_sock then I'm doing it wrong. Embedding is bad, really.

Look at the Chrome or Firefox source code lately?  They feel differently.

> So by using libqgpsmm against Qt5 I get everything I need using just
> a precompiled distro package!

If you have a solution, then what is the problem?

RGDS
GARY
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