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: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 10:12:51 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87mw32hi7g.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87r3sh8764.fsf@gmail.com> (Alex Kost's message of "Sun, 22 Mar 2015 16:59:15 +0300")
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!
Thanks,
Ludo’.
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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 [this message]
2015-03-24 19:38 ` Alex Kost
2015-03-25 20:58 ` Ludovic Courtès
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