Re: [gpsd-dev] [PATCH v2 1/1] gps2udp: add a 'pack' mode

[Ferry Huberts]

On 03/01/14 21:05, Gary E. Miller wrote:
> Yo Ferry!
>
> On Fri,  3 Jan 2014 15:37:33 +0100
> Ferry Huberts <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > -p flush-phrase Will pack all sentences that start with a '$'
> > character in a single packet. The packet will be sent when a sentence
> > is received from the gpsd daemon that starts with the flush-phrase.
>
> Seems like a lot of work for zero gain.  gpsd tries to keep the
> servers as simple as possible.  If the client wants to group things the
> client should do so.

Well, I have a use-case for it. My use-case involves low-bandwidth 
networks on which every byte counts. Also, this pack mode communicates 
to a listener an as-complete as possible GPS state in a single packet.

Furthermore, from my point of view gpsd is the server, gps2udp is a 
simple client program of gpsd that performs a simple transformation and 
sends out the result.

I'm trying very hard to do the right thing here and upstream work we have.

> RGDS
> GARY
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Ferry Huberts