Re: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add LIRC.

[Alex Kost]

Ludovic Courtès (2015-03-24 10:12 +0100) wrote:

> Alex Kost <address@hidden> skribis:
>
>> From 75c91629aeddacd054c78d8fc769fb17b6bac10a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>> From: Alex Kost <address@hidden>
>> Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2015 16:23:47 +0300
>> Subject: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add LIRC.
>>
>> * gnu/packages/lirc.scm: New file.
>> * gnu/packages/patches/lirc-localstatedir.patch: New file.
>> * gnu-system.am: Add them.
>
> [...]
>
>> +    (synopsis "Linux Infrared Remote Control")
>> +    (description
>> +     "LIRC allows to send and receive IR signals of many commonly used
>> +remote controls.
>> +
>> +The most important part of LIRC is the 'lircd' daemon that will decode IR
>> +signals received by the device drivers and provide the information on a
>> +socket.  It will also accept commands for IR signals to be sent if the
>> +hardware supports this.  The second daemon program called 'lircmd' will
>> +connect to lircd and translate the decoded IR signals to mouse movements.
>> +You can e.g. configure X to use your remote control as an input device.
>> +
>> +The user space applications will allow you to control your computer with
>> +your remote control.  You can send X events to applications, start programs
>> +and much more on just one button press.  The possible applications are
>> +obvious: Infra-red mouse, remote control for your TV tuner card or CD-ROM,
>> +shutdown by remote, program your VCR and/or satellite tuner with your
>> +computer, etc.")
>> +    (license license:gpl2+)))
>
> It would be ideal if you could make the description more concise
> (roughly stripping a paragraph.)
>
> The rest LGTM!

OK, thanks; what about this one?:

    (description
     "LIRC allows to send and receive IR signals of many commonly used
remote controls.  The most important part of LIRC is the 'lircd' daemon
that decodes IR signals received by the device drivers.  The second daemon
program 'lircmd' allows to translate IR signals to mouse movements.  The
user space applications allow to control your computer with your remote
control: you can send X events to applications, start programs and much
more on just one button press.")

-- 
Alex