don't show the position even if I have a valid fix

[diego roversi]

foxtrotgps don't show the position even if I have a valid fix.

The problem is because foxtrotgps use the status field, but it seems to be "deprecated" in gpsd.
See https://gitlab.com/gpsd/gpsd/-/commit/c3b0fb6394964ca57cecfa0a65d6b3cde2dd1f6f

Gpsd developers recommends to use the fix.mode field instead.

I try this simple fix, and it works with my gps:

=== modified file 'src/gps_functions.c'
--- old/src/gps_functions.c 2021-01-09 00:39:19 +0000
+++ new/src/gps_functions.c 2021-03-06 10:45:48 +0000
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@
                        gpsdata->fix.time = (time_t) 0;
                }
 #if GPSD_API_MAJOR_VERSION >= 10
- gpsdata->valid = (libgps_gpsdata.fix.status != STATUS_NO_FIX);
+ gpsdata->valid = (libgps_gpsdata.fix.status != STATUS_NO_FIX || libgps_gpsdata.fix.mode >= MODE_2D);
 #else
                gpsdata->valid = (libgps_gpsdata.status != STATUS_NO_FIX);
 #endif

I leaved the check on fix.status just in case it helps with previous version of gpsd.

Thanks,
  Diego.

[Paul Wise (Debian) (pabs)]

On Sat, 2021-03-06 at 11:07 +0000, diego roversi wrote:

> foxtrotgps don't show the position even if I have a valid fix.

Thanks for the report and the patch.

I have merged your patch into the repository:

https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~foxtrotgps-team/foxtrotgps/trunk/revision/329

Unfortunately I don't have the ability to make releases, but I will
eventually update the Debian package, which will flow into Ubuntu.

 status fixcommitted

--
bye,
pabs

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