On Dienstag, 29. September 2009, Helmut Auer wrote: > > Hi list! > > > > lirc starting from version 0.8.6, does use the socket /var/run/lirc/lircd > > instead of /dev/lircd, so all apps not using liblirc_client need to be > > changed. Else IR will not work in VDR. > > > > There are two possibilities: > > 1. Shell code to check which of the two sockets do exist and adding > > relevant command-line-parameter to vdr (--lirc=/var/run/lirc/lircd). > > 2. Patching VDR to check both pathes and using the existing one. > > 3. Change lirc to use /dev/lircd > In gen2vdr ( =gentoo ) I set: > LIRCD_OPTS="-o /dev/lircd" > > in /etc/conf.d/lircd :) Nice to know that it can be changed, but I have a big BUT:
Does irw and all other apps using liblirc_client then still work? I doubt, as they have the new name compiled in. And btw. I support the rename, as sockets should not be placed in /dev. Regards Matthias _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list [email protected] http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
