lirc apps just quit after invoking?

[Adam M. <ad...@me...>]

Hey, I've noticed that all my lirc-enabled apps quit immediately after
running them -- even irexec (*without* the -d command). I checked the
process table (ps -ef) and didn't see anything running, so I don't
think it forked into the background.

Actually, I've only tried vlc and irexec, but since both exhibit the
behavior, I'm wondering if something is wrong with my liblircclient.

Oh yeah, one other thing -- if I invoke irexec once, it quits. If I
invoke it again, it complains that it can't open the
socket. Restarting lircd seems to clear this condition, allowing me to
start up irexec once again (but only once).

What could be going on here?

Also, one more note -- I spent a long time trying to figure out how to
make lirc work with my computer's SIR port -- the link "IrDA
compatible hardware" on the front page talks about IrDA remote
controls, which is really confusing... a simple FAQ entry or link on
the front page indicating that "in order to use lirc with your
built-in IrDA port, you should choose the lirc_sir kernel module"
would really help.

Thanks!

  - a

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