From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=) Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add LIRC. Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 10:12:51 +0100 Message-ID: <87mw32hi7g.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87r3sh8764.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47178) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YaKtN-0000DK-J4 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 24 Mar 2015 05:12:58 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YaKtK-0003oa-8b for guix-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 24 Mar 2015 05:12:57 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:45029) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YaKtK-0003oW-5F for guix-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 24 Mar 2015 05:12:54 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87r3sh8764.fsf@gmail.com> (Alex Kost's message of "Sun, 22 Mar 2015 16:59:15 +0300") List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Alex Kost Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org Alex Kost skribis: > From 75c91629aeddacd054c78d8fc769fb17b6bac10a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: Alex Kost > 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 progr= ams > +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-RO= M, > +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=E2=80=99.