This is on how to make an RPM of Mozilla Location Service on your SailfishOS device for improving GPS functionality.

Simple usage

• Install rpmbuild on your SailfishOS: https://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=92963
• On your mobile: cd /tmp/; curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wosrediinanatour/sailfish-gps/master/mls-austria.spec
• If you donn't live in Austria, change the country in via vi mls-austria.spec (type i for insert, edit the country, type ESC, type :qw)
• Build RPM: devel-su rpmbuild -ba -v /tmp/mls-austria.spec
• RPM is in /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/noarch/
• Download it via scp [email protected]:/root/rpmbuild/RPMS/noarch/*.rpm .

How to use via cloning this repo

• Install rpmbuild on your SailfishOS: https://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=92963
• Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/wosrediinanatour/sailfish-gps.git
• If you donn't live in Austria, change the country in mls-austria.spec
• scp mls-austria.spec [email protected]:/tmp/
• ssh [email protected]
• Build RPM: devel-su rpmbuild -ba -v /tmp/mls-austria.spec
• RPM is in /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/noarch/
• Download it via scp [email protected]:/root/rpmbuild/RPMS/noarch/*.rpm .

Note that it will fail, if you don't have enough space.

References

• Mozilla's location service: https://location.services.mozilla.com/downloads
• Sailfish's forum entry: https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/any-replacement-plan-for-mozilla-location-service/4190/
• MLS export as RPM per country: https://openrepos.net/user/15461/programs