Re: [gpsd-dev] Mingw port

[Eric S. Raymond]

Ukygerkgubiekd Ukygerkgubiekd <address@hidden>:
> However, Windows has a completely different set of APIs for serial comms, and 
> for timing/handshaking/waiting etc.
> 
> To get drivers, the daemon and the regression tests working under Windows 
> hence requires some abstraction layer over those differences.
> 
> My idea is that such a layer could also incorporate the existing differences 
> between shm, dbus, QT, sockets and fds.
> Your comments appreciated!

Sounds useful if done right, but quite ugly and obtrusive if done wrong.

I am, at least, open to refactoring changes that would narrow thw coupling to 
the base OS.  Most of the changes would be in gpsd.c and serial.c, correct?
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                <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond</a>