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author | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2005-01-16 06:43:23 +0000 |
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committer | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2005-01-16 06:43:23 +0000 |
commit | d3ac3875d24b4476c68e599ee4a2364f92c3a0eb (patch) | |
tree | ba7eed6fe8dfdb607855b283fe98664a7801b245 /libgps.xml | |
parent | 0919c81e4dd3284b72598eda63d4f9f46d29c502 (diff) | |
download | gpsd-d3ac3875d24b4476c68e599ee4a2364f92c3a0eb.tar.gz |
Back out the reconnect patch.
Diffstat (limited to 'libgps.xml')
-rw-r--r-- | libgps.xml | 16 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 13 deletions
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ interface that goes through and is intended for concurrent use by several applications, and one low-level interface that speaks directly with the serial or USB device to which the GPS is attached. This page describes the high-level -interface that is safe for multiple applications to use -simultaneously; it is probably the one you want. The low-level -interface is documented at +interface is safe for multiple applications to use simultaneously; it +is probably the one you want. The low-level interface is documented +at <citerefentry><refentrytitle>libgps</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> <para>Calling <function>gpsd_open()</function> initializes a GPS-data @@ -106,11 +106,6 @@ user has issued an 'R' or 'W' command with to the client. If the third argument is non-NULL, it is used as a hook function to be called on each line of streamed data. </para> -<para>The <function>gpsd_query()</function> and -<function>gpsd_poll()</function> functions attempt to reconnect to the -daemon if the connection to it has been lost -(<errorname>EBADF</errorname> error).</para> - <para>Several member groups within the GPS-data structure have last-modified timestamps and change-flag members associated with them; these get updated on each query or poll as well. @@ -132,11 +127,6 @@ released when it is garbage-collected.</para> </para> </refsect1> -<refsect1 id='bugs'><title>BUGS</title> -<para>The C reconnect support uses the <varname>errno</varname> global, -and is therefore not thread-safe in the presence of frequent reconnects.</para> -</refsect1> - <refsect1 id='author'><title>AUTHOR</title> <para>Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>.</para> </refsect1> |