Re: lirc-0.8.6 moved socket to /var/run/lirc/lircd

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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

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