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Re: [gpsd-dev] gpsd on Bash fro Windows
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Eric S. Raymond |
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Re: [gpsd-dev] gpsd on Bash fro Windows |
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Sat, 9 Apr 2016 04:25:57 -0400 |
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Sanjeev Gupta <address@hidden>:
> So, trying to find excuses not to clear backlogs, decided to try gpsd head
> on Bash for Windows. The emulated(?) system is Ubuntu Trusty (14.04).
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> Yes, I know there is no /dev/ttyS0 , or /dev/pps0 :-(
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> 1. scons works
> 2. scons configure works
> 3. build dies, because we try to sym-link libgps.so.22.0 to libgps.so ,
> and Windows NTFS does not support symlinks
> 4. scons gpsmon works, screenshot included
> 5. scons cgps works
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> All in all, I declare this is very satisfying.
It is. Wow. Now I feel better about never having chased a native Windows
port very hard.
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<a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond</a>