[ gpsdrive-Bugs-2121124 ] signalposreq(): use mkstemp

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Bugs item #2121124, was opened at 2008-09-21 01:38
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Category: None
Group: gpsdrive-svn
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 6
Private: No
Submitted By: Hamish B (hbowman)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: signalposreq(): use mkstemp

Initial Comment:
src/splash.c's signalposreq() should use mkstemp() to safely create the temp file.


Hamish


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>Comment By: Andreas Putzo (aputzo)
Date: 2008-12-15 21:27

Message:
Hi, 

this functions dumps the current position into a tempfile if the user
sends SIGUSR1 to the gpsdrive
process. I think the intention was to use it together with scripts like
gpssmswatch (sending the current position to a mobile phone).
Using mkgstemp() makes it more difficult to tell scripts which file
actually containts the output. 
I wonder if it is better to remove this functionality from gpsdrive. If
i'm not wrong, gpsdrive itself 
communicates with gpsd nowadays. Scripts that need to now the current
position could use gpsd itself
to get the current position and don't have to rely on gpsdrive.

Cheers, Andreas


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