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author | Bjørn Forsman <bjorn.forsman@gmail.com> | 2014-03-15 15:22:32 +0100 |
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committer | Bjørn Forsman <bjorn.forsman@gmail.com> | 2014-03-15 17:35:55 +0100 |
commit | 395618890b403eed43118b80abd20e2aa924c5a5 (patch) | |
tree | 107e160ad741ad70b1cb98e71a4b1e1c90382302 /pkgs/servers/gpsd | |
parent | c54b9b7b6024eaf29a2e022990fbcfae45336572 (diff) | |
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gpsd: update meta attributes
* Don't repeat package name in description * longDescription re-copied from homepage (gpsd now supports AIS...) * The homepage has moved * Add platforms and maintainers
Diffstat (limited to 'pkgs/servers/gpsd')
-rw-r--r-- | pkgs/servers/gpsd/default.nix | 39 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/gpsd/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/gpsd/default.nix index ae0656cb644e..a89f10ad8363 100644 --- a/pkgs/servers/gpsd/default.nix +++ b/pkgs/servers/gpsd/default.nix @@ -58,30 +58,29 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec { postInstall = "wrapPythonPrograms"; - meta = { - description = "`gpsd', a GPS service daemon"; - + meta = with stdenv.lib; { + description = "GPS service daemon"; longDescription = '' - gpsd is a service daemon that monitors one or more GPSes - attached to a host computer through serial or USB ports, making - all data on the location/course/velocity of the sensors - available to be queried on TCP port 2947 of the host computer. - With gpsd, multiple GPS client applications (such as - navigational and wardriving software) can share access to GPSes - without contention or loss of data. Also, gpsd responds to - queries with a format that is substantially easier to parse than - the NMEA 0183 emitted by most GPSes. The gpsd distribution - includes a linkable C service library, a C++ wrapper class, and - a Python module that developers of gpsd-aware applications can - use to encapsulate all communication with gpsd. + gpsd is a service daemon that monitors one or more GPSes or AIS + receivers attached to a host computer through serial or USB ports, + making all data on the location/course/velocity of the sensors + available to be queried on TCP port 2947 of the host computer. With + gpsd, multiple location-aware client applications (such as navigational + and wardriving software) can share access to receivers without + contention or loss of data. Also, gpsd responds to queries with a + format that is substantially easier to parse than the NMEA 0183 emitted + by most GPSes. The gpsd distribution includes a linkable C service + library, a C++ wrapper class, and a Python module that developers of + gpsd-aware applications can use to encapsulate all communication with + gpsd. Third-party client bindings for Java and Perl also exist. Besides gpsd itself, the project provides auxiliary tools for - diagnostic monitoring and profiling of GPSes and feeding - GPS-aware applications GPS logs for diagnostic purposes. + diagnostic monitoring and profiling of receivers and feeding + location-aware applications GPS/AIS logs for diagnostic purposes. ''; - - homepage = http://gpsd.berlios.de/; - + homepage = http://catb.org/gpsd/; license = "BSD-style"; + platforms = platforms.linux; + maintainers = [ maintainers.bjornfor ]; }; } |