[vdr] lirc-0.8.6 moved socket to /var/run/lirc/lircd

[Ian Bates]

On 29 Sep 2009, at 20:54, Matthias Schwarzott wrote:

> 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.


I confirm irw does not work when using the '-o wherever' switch with  
lirc-0.8.6 (cvs from about a month ago).  I guessed but was not sure  
it had something to do with a compiled-in patch.

I came across this issue when playing with an xbmc-pvr install.  While  
debugging the install my work around was as 1. above.

Ian.