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[gpsd-dev] [PATCH 3/4] Documentation updates due to gpxlogger changes.


From: Beat Bolli
Subject: [gpsd-dev] [PATCH 3/4] Documentation updates due to gpxlogger changes.
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 22:32:57 +0100

Signed-off-by: Beat Bolli <address@hidden>
---
 NEWS    | 3 ++-
 gps.xml | 8 +++++++-
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 05de78a..ac23b66 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 Repository head:
   Repair support for non-NMEA devices requring active probing
   (e.g. Garmin USB GPSes). Apply OS X build fixes.  Fix a SiRF driver
-  bug that occasionally confused NTP.
+  bug that occasionally confused NTP.  gpxlogger can reconnect when
+  the GPS loses the fix.
 
 3.16: 2016-01-08 (Eric S. Raymond <address@hidden>)
   Test rebuilds for mid-2015 leapsecond bump. Regression tests will
diff --git a/gps.xml b/gps.xml
index 05f8542..bb090cf 100644
--- a/gps.xml
+++ b/gps.xml
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ BSD terms apply: see the file COPYING in the distribution 
root for details.
       <arg choice='opt'>-l </arg>
       <arg choice='opt'>-m <replaceable>minmove</replaceable></arg>
       <arg choice='opt'>-h </arg>
+      <arg choice='opt'>-r </arg>
       <arg choice='opt'>-V </arg>
       <arg choice='opt'>-i <replaceable>track timeout</replaceable></arg>
       <group>
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ and logs them to standard output in GPX, an XML profile for 
track
 logging.</para>
 
 <para>The output may be composed of multiple tracks. A new track is
-created if there's no fix for an interval specified by the
+created if there's no fix written for an interval specified by the
 <option>-i</option> and defaulting to 5 seconds.</para>
 
 <para>The <option>-d</option> option tells
@@ -293,6 +294,11 @@ specified logfile.</para>
 meters (it may include a fractional decimal part).  Motions shorter
 than this will not be logged.</para>
 
+<para>The <option>-r</option> option tells
+<application>gpxlogger</application> to retry when GPSd loses the fix.
+Without <option>-r</option>, <application>gpxlogger</application>
+would quit in this case.</para>
+
 <para><application>gpxlogger</application> can use any of the
 export methods that <application>gpsd</application> supports.
 For a list of these methods, use the <option>-l</option>.
-- 
2.7.1.370.gb2aa7f8



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