diff --git a/kde/kdebase-workspace/0001-kdebase-workspace-gpsd-api.patch b/kde/kdebase-workspace/0001-kdebase-workspace-gpsd-api.patch
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+++ b/kde/kdebase-workspace/0001-kdebase-workspace-gpsd-api.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
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+# Filename: package/.../kdebase-workspace/0001-kdebase-workspace-gpsd-api.patch
+# Copyright (C) 2011 The OpenSDE Project
+#
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+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+From: Rafael Fernández López <ereslibre@kde.org>
+Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:35:53 +0000
+Subject: gpsd api has changed and for GPSD_API_MAJOR_VERSION >=5 there are
+X-Git-Url: http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=kde-workspace.git&amp;a=commitdiff&amp;h=a3009dd96e8519bcc205d75c29e18bbbb81fce03
+---
+gpsd api has changed and for GPSD_API_MAJOR_VERSION >=5 there are
+some calls that are slightly different. Make the dataengine compile
+against this version and previous one by adding conditional code.
+
+REVIEW: 101247
+---
+
+
+--- a/plasma/generic/dataengines/geolocation/location_gps.cpp
++++ b/plasma/generic/dataengines/geolocation/location_gps.cpp
+@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ void Gpsd::run()
+     while (!m_abort) {
+         Plasma::DataEngine::Data d;
+ 
++#if GPSD_API_MAJOR_VERSION >= 5
++	if (gps_read(m_gpsdata) != -1) {
++#else
+         if (gps_poll(m_gpsdata) != -1) {
++#endif
+             //kDebug() << "poll ok";
+             if (m_gpsdata->online) {
+                 //kDebug() << "online";
+@@ -73,11 +77,19 @@ void Gpsd::run()
+ Gps::Gps(QObject* parent, const QVariantList& args)
+     : GeolocationProvider(parent, args),
+       m_gpsd(0)
++#if GPSD_API_MAJOR_VERSION >= 5
++    , m_gpsdata(0)
++#endif
+ {
+-    gps_data_t* gpsdata = gps_open("localhost", DEFAULT_GPSD_PORT);
+-    if (gpsdata) {
++#if GPSD_API_MAJOR_VERSION >= 5
++    m_gpsdata = new gps_data_t;
++    gps_open("localhost", DEFAULT_GPSD_PORT, m_gpsdata);
++#else
++    gps_data_t* m_gpsdata = gps_open("localhost", DEFAULT_GPSD_PORT);
++#endif
++    if (m_gpsdata) {
+         kDebug() << "gpsd found.";
+-        m_gpsd = new Gpsd(gpsdata);
++        m_gpsd = new Gpsd(m_gpsdata);
+         connect(m_gpsd, SIGNAL(dataReady(const Plasma::DataEngine::Data&)),
+                 this, SIGNAL(setData(const Plasma::DataEngine::Data&)));
+     } else {
+@@ -90,6 +102,9 @@ Gps::Gps(QObject* parent, const QVariant
+ Gps::~Gps()
+ {
+     delete m_gpsd;
++#if GPSD_API_MAJOR_VERSION >= 5
++    delete m_gpsdata;
++#endif
+ }
+ 
+ void Gps::update()
+
+--- a/plasma/generic/dataengines/geolocation/location_gps.h
++++ b/plasma/generic/dataengines/geolocation/location_gps.h
+@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ public:
+ 
+ private:
+     Gpsd* m_gpsd;
++#if GPSD_API_MAJOR_VERSION >= 5
++    gps_data_t* m_gpsdata;
++#endif
+ };
+ 
+ #endif
+