Re: open SHM data only after cgps start

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo shouldbe!

On Sat, 6 Feb 2021 10:58:33 +0000
shouldbe q931 <shouldbeq931@gmail.com> wrote:

> > As you can see, the unliked systemd starts gpsd w/ or w/out "-n" at
> > boot. 4me therefore, systemd is not the culprit, but obviously I
> > luck deeper understanding of the gpsd internals. However I would
> > guess that gpsd, once started from systemd would wait for an "open"
> > from some application wanting GPS data,  
> 
> A gpsd client and using SHM are two different things

Ah, no.  SHM is very much OK for clients.  CLients can connecto to gpsd
over the network, or SHM:

    https://gpsd.io/libgps.html#_description

But I agree that systemd(umbkopf) ignores that fact.

RGDS
GARY
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