Gpsd version 2.38 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 2.38

      View the most recent changes for the gpsd port at: gpsd.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for gpsd.
      The raw portfile for gpsd 2.38 is located here:
      http://gpsd.darwinports.com/dports/net/gpsd/Portfile
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      The gpsd Portfile 54717 2009-07-31 23:27:26Z ryandesign macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: gpsd
      Version: 2.38
      Category: net
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Description: gps multiplexor daemon
      Long Description: gpsd is a small daemon multiplexes output or information from a GPS receiver.
      Homepage: http://gpsd.berlios.de/
      Platform: darwin
      Master Sites: http://download.berlios.de/gpsd/
      Checksums: md5 725c320ca6fa35bcdaa1de2d8908f392 sha1 310cad336e06faed34a7bd3503b169b502520925 rmd160 e5c8a05170286fd7aac87c9d182cfdf5a8f6c6b0

      depends_lib port:xorg-libXaw port:Xft2 port:xorg-libXp port:libpng lib:libXm:openmotif

      configure.args --mandir=${prefix}/share/man

      Variant: no_x11 {
      depends_lib-delete port:xorg-libXaw port:Xft2 port:xorg-libXp lib:libXm:openmotif

      configure.args-append --without-x
      }

    If you haven't already installed Darwin Ports, you can find easy instructions for doing so at the main Darwin Ports page.

    Once Darwin Ports has been installed, in a terminal window and while online, type the following and hit return:


      %  cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/gpsd
      % sudo port install gpsd
      Password:
    You will then be prompted for your root password, which you should enter. You may have to wait for a few minutes while the software is retrieved from the network and installed for you. Y ou should see something that looks similar to:

      ---> Fetching gpsd
      ---> Verifying checksum for gpsd
      ---> Extracting gpsd
      ---> Configuring gpsd
      ---> Building gpsd with target all
      ---> Staging gpsd into destroot
      ---> Installing gpsd
    - Make sure that you do not close the terminal window while Darwin Ports is working. Once the software has been installed, you can find further information about using gpsd with these commands:
      %  man gpsd
      % apropos gpsd
      % which gpsd
      % locate gpsd

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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