README

GPSDRIVE (c) 2001-2004 Fritz Ganter 
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Website: www.gpsdrive.de

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Please read the gpsdrive man page. To do so, install the program and
type 

man gpsdrive

into a terminal window. With KDE Konqueror you can also see it with
the URL: 

man:gpsdrive

Most information is now in the man page!

Have also a look at the Changelog file at 
http://www.gpsdrive.cc/Changelog.gpsdrive

About MySQL support please read README.SQL!

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How to install the program:
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To compile gpsdrive you need to development packages of:

GTK-+2.x (better >=2.2.x)
pango
atk
pcre
xdevel (X11 development)
gettext
libcrypt
glibc

also the compiler gcc >=3.x
make


To compile from the tarball:

Extract it with "tar -xvzf gpsdrive*tar.gz"
cd gpsdrive
cd build
cmake ..
make

As root you should do a 
make install

to install the program, the gpsd daemon and the language files.

After compiling and installing (install is needed for localisation)
read the manpage of gpsdrive or start the program if you are to lazy
to read manuals. ;-)

You can also download the RPM file and install it:

rpm -Uvh gpsdrive*.rpm

Uninstall:
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If you installed using the tarball:

cd into the gpsdrive directory (not the src), then

make uninstall

If you used the rpm package:

rpm -e gpsdrive



Much more information you find in the manual page, read it with "man
gpsdrive" or online at 

http://www.gpsdrive.cc/man-en.shtml