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

[Rob Davis]

Ian Bates wrote:
>
> 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.
Me too.

Although without realising what the problem was at that point I did a 
symbolic link from /var/run/lirc/lircd to /dev/lircd