On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 2:43 PM, Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar(a)redhat.com> wrote:
I'd like to update the gpsd package to the latest version 2.94.
If
there will be no objections, probably sometimes next week.
Unfortunately, there were non-trivial API changes since version 2.39
that break most of the dependent packages. The first version with the
new API (2.90) was released more than a year ago, so I think the
upstreams had enough time to make necessary changes and we shouldn't
wait any longer.
Packages that currently use libgps.so.18:
qtgpsc-0:0.2.3-6.fc12
kdebase-workspace-0:4.4.2-5.fc14
vfrnav-0:0.4-1.fc13
gpsdrive-0:2.10-0.5.pre7.fc13
kdeedu-marble-libs-0:4.4.2-1.fc14
vifir-0:0.4-1.fc12
viking-0:0.9.9-1.fc12
You've missed both geoclue and tangogps off that list.
geoclue dropped support for gpsd in F-13 and later so its not really an issue.
What of the dependencies have an upstream with a port to the new
version of gpsd. If none of them do I think its a little pointless
updating just for the sake of it if all dependant packages break. It
the majority of them do support the new api then its more worthwhile.
I presume this would be just for F-14/rawhide.
Peter