gpsd build build from source (CentOS 6.5)

gpsd.md

Install

• Download and extract
• Refer INSTALL and build.txt in gpsd source
• yum install gcc
• yum install ncurses ncurses-devel
• yum install python-devel
• Install scons
• Run scons in gpsd source folder
• Run scons check
• Run scons install
• Run scons udev-install if need USB hotplug support

Install as service

cd <gpsd source folder>
cp packaging/rpm/gpsd.init /etc/init.d/gpsd
chmod 755 /etc/init.d/gpsd
cp packaging/rpm/gpsd.sysconfig /etc/sysconfig/gpsd
chmod 644 /etc/sysconfig/gpsd
chkconfig gpsd on