Re: [gpsd-users] Polling for GPS data using python3 API

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo pisymbol!

On Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:50:58 -0400
"pisymbol ." <address@hidden> wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 3:49 PM Gary E. Miller <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > Yo pisymbol!
> >
> > On Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:44:28 -0400
> > "pisymbol ." <address@hidden> wrote:
> >  
> > > > > I'm using an Ubuntu 16.04 runtime with gpsd==3.9 Python3
> > > > > module.  
> > > >
> > > > Uh, the gpsd 3.9 module was release 2013-05-01.  A lot has
> > > > changed since then.  3.19 is the current version.  We can't
> > > > support ancient software...  
> > >
> > > Good catch. Had no idea. Let me upgrade with pip and try again.  
> >
> > pip is your problem, not your solution.  We just became aware that
> > pip is serving up that ancient version and are trying to get it
> > fixed.  
> 
> 
> That is not good. pip is the official way to distribute modules,
> particularly on an embedded platform where compilation from scratch
> is very painful.

Yes.  But what pip does was out of our control until very recently.
We are trying to get it fixed.

I build from scratch on embedded systems many times a day.  Not
painful at all.

> > You should install the entire gpsd package, not just the
> > ancient python module.
> >  
> 
> gpsd is on 3.15-build1 which doesn't seem so bad, right?

3.15 is from 2015-06-03.  Dunno what the "-build1" means.

Better, but that depends on what GNSS receiver you have, how many known
bugs you want to tolerate, and if you want support.

RGDS
GARY
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