[mythtv-users] LIRC help needed with IguanaIR and PACE DC50X

[Jarod Wilson]

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 9:43 AM, James Crow <crow.jamesm at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 9:06 AM, Jarod Wilson <jarod at wilsonet.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 7:50 AM, James Crow <crow.jamesm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Brad Fuller <bradallenfuller at gmail.com> wrote:
> <snip>
>>> The socket exists whether or
>>> not lircd is running.
>>
>> But this is not correct. The actual socket should only exist when
>> lircd is running, because its lircd that creates the socket.
>>
> <snip>
>> --
>> Jarod Wilson
>> jarod at wilsonet.com
>
> Jarod,
>
>  You obviously know way more than I do about lirc, but on my 10.04
> system the /var/run/lirc/lircd socket exists whether or not lircd is
> running. If I delete the socket lircd creates a new one the next time
> it starts, but the socket is not automatically removed when lirc
> stops.

Seems we're both partially right on this one. :)

The socket doesn't exist on boot, but does after the first time you
start up lircd. When you halt lircd, it doesn't actually remove the
socket.

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com