[Xastir] Serial GPS support in Xastir built from Darwin Ports?

[Jason Winningham]

On Apr 27, 2007, at 2:24 PM, Bernard Michael Tyers wrote:


>
> Ok, so I connected my GPS, found it was sdevice:
>
> /dev/tty.KeySerial1
>
> Enabled it in Interfaces menu, and Xastir hung saying "waiting for
> GPS". So I guess I gotta go build gpsd?!


no, just put the GPS on that port and configure a GPS interface for  
xastir.  xastir doesn't magically find a GPS just like it doesn't  
magically find a TNC - you've got to set it up.

AFAIK the only reason to use GPSd is so you can share the GPS among  
multiple applications.

-Jason
kg4wsv