emerge mplayer WITH lirc-support

minski · Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2002 1:19 pm Post subject: emerge mplayer WITH lirc-support

hi!
i got a hauppauge wintv-card with an ir-remote. in order to get it working, i had to install lirc manually. emerge lirc didn't work for me; just don't know why, but it works when i install it manually. i already got xawtv and xmms working just fine WITH lirc-support.
now, i try to emerge mplayer wiht lirc-support, and it always says:
"Checking for lirc ... no"
what exactly does the configure script do, to check wether lirc is installed or not? my devices are present und the lircd-daemon is running; so what else could it be?
do i have to compile mplayer also manually to get lirc-support?
or is it enough to modify the ebuild a little?
hope u guys can help me.

hrnick · Guru Joined: 31 Aug 2002 Posts: 425 Location: Sweden

i think mplayer looks for /dev/lirc during ./configure

tojo · n00b Joined: 09 Dec 2002 Posts: 72

Same problem here.. I have /dev/lirc but when emerging mplayer it doesn't enable lirc support, it doesn't found that lirc is installed. Very strange..

tojo · n00b Joined: 09 Dec 2002 Posts: 72

more deeper on this.. I looked mplayer configure script and there is problem with lirc support test:

minski · Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2002 7:19 pm Post subject:

i just put an "--enable-lirc" into the .ebuild.file.
now it says "Checking for lirc ... yes"
and on mplayer startup it says:
"Setting up lirc support..."

i defined some actions in my ~/.lircrc for mplayer, but nothing happens.
i followed the rules like they are described in the mplayer-doc.

begin
prog = mplayer_lirc
button = VOL+
config = INCVOL
end
begin
prog = mplayer_lirc
button = VOL-
config = DECVOL
end
begin
prog = mplayer_lirc
button = MINIMIZE
config = QUIT
end

any ideas?

hrnick · Guru Joined: 31 Aug 2002 Posts: 425 Location: Sweden

what about prog = mplayer?

minski · Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2002 7:30 pm Post subject:

it's the same with "mplayer" instead of "mplayer_lirc".
doc:
"The application name for MPlayer is - oh wonder - mplayer_lirc."

i did a "tail -f /var/log/lircd"
and it when i start mplayer it says
"Dec 16 20:25:53 <system> lircd 0.6.6: accepted new client on /dev/lircd"
and quit mplayer:
"Dec 16 20:26:10 <system> lircd 0.6.6: removed client"

hmmm....

hrnick · Guru Joined: 31 Aug 2002 Posts: 425 Location: Sweden

guess what! I've found another qoute:

minski · Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2002 8:26 pm Post subject:

thanks!

they didn't only change the prog = value
they also changed the commands.
but now it works