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@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ C compiler -> gpsd and client library are written in C
Python -> some code is generated from python scripts
Python GTK-2 and cairo bindings -> the main test client, xgps, needs this
-The C code depends on one non-C99 feature: anonymous unions. We could
-eliminate these, but the cost would be source-level interface breakage
-if we have to move structure members in and out of unions.
+C99 conformance is required in the compiler. The C code depends on one
+non-C99 feature: anonymous unions. We could eliminate these, but the
+cost would be source-level interface breakage if we have to move
+structure members in and out of unions.
You will need Python 2.6 or 2.4+ & simplejson. The Python code in
GPSD is 2.4-compatible except that you need either the json library