Description of problem: running irw (or any other lirc app) kills the daemon. How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. start lircd 2. run irw Actual results: irw just exits, and ps then shows that lircd has died Expected results: irw works Additional info: I'm pretty sure this is because lirc needs the kernel modules to work, but for some reason those are missing from extras.
The kernel modules are missing because: - Not all remote controllers need them (including mine) - I don't really have hardware to test the modules with - The module packages probably need some udev packager love and possibly something else, and at least testing which I can't really do - ...and due to the above, the module package is practically orphaned ATM. See lirc-kmod and lirc-kmod-common in CVS, would you be interested in maintaining them in FE? They should be in a pretty good shape apart from possibly lacking udev stuff and testing. I'm fine with continuing to maintain the "main" lirc package, only the modules need a maintainer.
If lirc kernel modules cannot be provided through Extras, for some reason, then I'd rather have lirc removed completely. I've been building my own lirc packages, with kernel modules, for the last year, mostly to drive the IR receiver on my PVR-350, for MythTV. Building the lirc kernel modules is not a big deal, but the collision with Extras is giving me more grief than I think I should deserve. The way things stand right now, the Extras' lirc package is severely function-limited, and I'd prefer to remove lirc from Extras, to make it easier for other third-party package repositories to be able to deliver a fully-functioned lirc build without everyone stepping on each other's toes.
All it takes to ship the kernel modules in FE is someone to step up and maintain them, provided they're accepted for inclusion by FESCO. The current package without the modules works just fine without any functionality limitations for a lot of people so pulling it because there is nobody to maintain the modules for additional remote controllers would not make sense to me at all.
LIRC kernel modules are included in F8 devel kernels.