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LIRC - Linux Infrared Remote Control README.

Copyright (C) 1996 Ralph Metzler <rjkm@thp.uni-koeln.de>
Copyright (C) 1998-2010 Christoph Bartelmus <lirc@bartelmus.de>
Copyright (C) 2010-2011 Jarod Wilson <jarod@redhat.com>
(according to GNU General Public Licence 2.0 or later)

General

This is the README file for LIRC, the Linux Infrared Remote Control package. The main documentation of this package is available in HTML format:

Updated versions of lirc is available using the website http://lirc.org.

Last version: 0.9.4d

Build and install.

More complete build and install instructions are available in the manual, the Installation chapter. The fast track:

$ ./configure
$ make
$ sudo make install

Building the Debian package.

As of 0.9.4 the distribution contains a Debian source package. At the time of writing it builds on debian-jessie, ubuntu-trusty and ubuntu-xenial.

Detailed instructions how to build .deb packages from the source package are in README.debian.md which is shipped with the debian sources.

Official 0.9.4 packages are now available in the Debian 'stretch' and 'sid' channels.

Upgrading

If you are upgrading from an older version of LIRC take a look at the NEWS file which contains all user visible changes between releases. From the top:

NEWS

0.9.4d 24/01/2017

Changes since 0.9.4c:

  • The debian packaging means that freebsd and hurd builds are regularly tested, improving build stability.
  • A multitude of build patches, mostly after building on Debian:
    • Cross-compilation FTBS fixed (#233)
    • Fix configuration of configure (#234)
    • Fix library specification in lirc.pc (#236)
    • use HAVE_UINPUT=1 to force building uinput code (#238).
    • lib: Only use local headers in lirc_private.h (#237).
    • Configure libudev (#242)
    • Various kfreebsd fixes
    • Include config.h in installed headers (#250).
    • Fix _XOPEN_SOURCE related FTBS on some platforms (#248)
  • lib: Fix some lircrcd-related bugs (#254)
  • systemd: Fix wrong path to irexec (#239)
  • systemd: Add missing lircd-setup.service to distribution (#243)
  • lircd: Fix --listen option parsing [#249]
  • lircd: Fix segfault in SET_INPUTLOG without arguments (#252)
  • lircd: Fix DRV_OPTION error message handling (#256).
  • ircat: Fix option parsing bug + empty conditions (#251)
  • xmode2: Fix handling of --driver option.
Source: README.md, updated 2017-01-23