From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>
Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add LIRC.
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2015 21:58:13 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87h9t8hk0q.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87a8z25gof.fsf@gmail.com> (Alex Kost's message of "Tue, 24 Mar 2015 22:38:56 +0300")
Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> skribis:
> Ludovic Courtès (2015-03-24 10:12 +0100) wrote:
>
>> Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> skribis:
>>
>>> From 75c91629aeddacd054c78d8fc769fb17b6bac10a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>>> From: Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>
>>> Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2015 16:23:47 +0300
>>> Subject: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add LIRC.
>>>
>>> * gnu/packages/lirc.scm: New file.
>>> * gnu/packages/patches/lirc-localstatedir.patch: New file.
>>> * gnu-system.am: Add them.
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>> + (synopsis "Linux Infrared Remote Control")
>>> + (description
>>> + "LIRC allows to send and receive IR signals of many commonly used
>>> +remote controls.
>>> +
>>> +The most important part of LIRC is the 'lircd' daemon that will decode IR
>>> +signals received by the device drivers and provide the information on a
>>> +socket. It will also accept commands for IR signals to be sent if the
>>> +hardware supports this. The second daemon program called 'lircmd' will
>>> +connect to lircd and translate the decoded IR signals to mouse movements.
>>> +You can e.g. configure X to use your remote control as an input device.
>>> +
>>> +The user space applications will allow you to control your computer with
>>> +your remote control. You can send X events to applications, start programs
>>> +and much more on just one button press. The possible applications are
>>> +obvious: Infra-red mouse, remote control for your TV tuner card or CD-ROM,
>>> +shutdown by remote, program your VCR and/or satellite tuner with your
>>> +computer, etc.")
>>> + (license license:gpl2+)))
>>
>> It would be ideal if you could make the description more concise
>> (roughly stripping a paragraph.)
>>
>> The rest LGTM!
>
> OK, thanks; what about this one?:
>
> (description
> "LIRC allows to send and receive IR signals of many commonly used
s/allows/allows computers/
> remote controls. The most important part of LIRC is the 'lircd' daemon
> that decodes IR signals received by the device drivers. The second daemon
> program 'lircmd' allows to translate IR signals to mouse movements. The
> user space applications allow to control your computer with your remote
s/allow/allow you/
> control: you can send X events to applications, start programs and much
> more on just one button press.")
OK to push with these changes.
Thank you,
Ludo’.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-03-25 20:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-03-22 13:59 [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add LIRC Alex Kost
2015-03-24 9:12 ` Ludovic Courtès
2015-03-24 19:38 ` Alex Kost
2015-03-25 20:58 ` Ludovic Courtès [this message]
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