Re: open SHM data only after cgps start

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo shouldbe!

On Sun, 7 Feb 2021 08:44:35 +0000
shouldbe q931 <shouldbeq931@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Gary,
> 
> On Sat, Feb 6, 2021 at 5:57 PM Gary E. Miller <gem@rellim.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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:  
> 
> I am not saying that SHM is not OK for clients, just not a gpsd client
> in the sense of systemd socket activation.

Fair enough.  Easier to just not use systemd.

RGDS
GARY
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