LIRC - the Linux Infrared Remote Control project

LIRC - the Linux Infrared Remote Control project

Even from a user's perspective, LIRC is a nightmare currently.

Buy a new receiver - recompile your LIRC tree. The driver=all doesn't seem to work and half the time I have to handedit the configure script to trick it into building multiple drivers.

AFAICT, you can't even specifify multiple drivers on the configure line and have things 'just work', you seem to have to configure and install it multiple times, with the last one using the driver=any.

I have lirc_serial, lirc_mceusb2, lirc_imon. I have yet to have all three work on the machine at the same time.

Not only is it hard to get the kernel parts working, but the userspace interface is painful. You have irw and mode2 to configure complete with conffiles for everything, and then .lircrc to configure before your applications will start using the configuration.

Oh, and forget about something simple like /dev/lirc/serial0... you have to access the devices in the order they are modprobed... If something changes that order you'll have to edit your scripts.

I really think remote controls should be plug and play with LIRC supporting EVERYTHING. Is that so unrealistic?

Corrin