[arch-dev-public] LIRC 0.9.1 in trunk
Hello, I updated the LIRC PKGBUILD for 0.9.1 which is the first release since 2011 and allows us to remove several patches and build fixes that have been included upstream. It also includes systemd units, however, upstream uses different names and slightly different implementations for the service files. How do we usually proceed in this case? As discussed with Dave on IRC, doing the switch in the install scriptlet is not a good idea. Is it okay to merely put a note in the upgrade message? Also, unfortunately, I do not own an infra-red device and even though 0.9.1 is just a maintenance release, it would be great if someone could check whether everything still works as expected. I am going to move lirc and lirc-utils to [testing] when the kernel rebuilds are moved to the stable repositories. Regards, Lukas
On Mon, Aug 04, 2014 at 03:44:01PM +0200, Lukas Fleischer wrote:
Hello,
I updated the LIRC PKGBUILD for 0.9.1 which is the first release since 2011 and allows us to remove several patches and build fixes that have been included upstream. It also includes systemd units, however, upstream uses different names and slightly different implementations for the service files. How do we usually proceed in this case? As discussed with Dave on IRC, doing the switch in the install scriptlet is not a good idea. Is it okay to merely put a note in the upgrade message?
Also, unfortunately, I do not own an infra-red device and even though 0.9.1 is just a maintenance release, it would be great if someone could check whether everything still works as expected. I am going to move lirc and lirc-utils to [testing] when the kernel rebuilds are moved to the stable repositories.
Regards, Lukas
I have an Infra-Red device but since more than a year (if it's not longer) I'm no longer needing lircd at all, my IR device is recognized just fine as a keyboard/mouse. If there is noone else having a IR controlled system I can take a look to get lircd up and running again and see if it behaves. -- Ike
On Mon, 04 Aug 2014 at 22:07:29, Ike Devolder wrote:
[...] I have an Infra-Red device but since more than a year (if it's not longer) I'm no longer needing lircd at all, my IR device is recognized just fine as a keyboard/mouse.
If there is noone else having a IR controlled system I can take a look to get lircd up and running again and see if it behaves.
Thanks you for your offer. However, I just received the following report from an Arch user: Forwarded message from Ole Ernst (2014-08-04 22:57:19):
Am 04.08.2014 um 15:44 schrieb Lukas Fleischer:
Also, unfortunately, I do not own an infra-red device and even though 0.9.1 is just a maintenance release, it would be great if someone could check whether everything still works as expected. I am going to move lirc and lirc-utils to [testing] when the kernel rebuilds are moved to the stable repositories.
I can confirm the latest PKGBUILD adapted to 3.15 works a treat for me on an Acer Aspire 5920G, which has an IR receiver using the wpc8769l module. It actually didn't work with 1:0.9.0-76 and older versions (see https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=158343). Needless to say I'm very pleased with the new release.
Cheers, Ole
Given that this confirms that both the lirc and the lirc-utils packages work, there is no need for you to go through the hassle of setting up lircd. Both packages will also stay in [testing] for a while, so that people have a chance to file bug reports.
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Ike Devolder
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Lukas Fleischer