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

[Lisandro Damián Nicanor Pérez Meyer]

El miércoles, 24 de octubre de 2018 14:50:32 -03 Gary E. Miller escribió:
> 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.

Proper public API, for sure.
 
> > > 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.

Yes, and I also happen to maintain QtWebkit in Debian (actually, the whole Qt) 
and I know the PITA they represent.

> > 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?

Just a libQ*5*gpsmm would be enough, really.

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