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

[Ludovic Courtès]

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!

Thanks,
Ludo’.