[vdr] Re: Anyone compiled LIRC with 2.6 kernel?

[Michael Mauch <michael.mauch@gmx.de>]

Christian Gmeiner wrote:

[someone else wrote:]
> > Lirc won't compile for me, it complains about missing Rules.make in
> > kernel sources.
> In the 2.6 kernel there is no rules.make anymore.
> > I googled, but only found forums with people asking the same question..

There's a mailing list mentioned on <http://www.lirc.org/>, and it even
has an archive. And there is a FAQ entry on <http://www.lirc.org/faq.html>.

> > Anyone here managed to do that?
> Lirc works fine with 2.6er kernel - i am using a patched kernel.
> 
> There is a lirc patch for the 2.6 kernel - look at google and you will find
> something.

In most cases you don't need to patch the kernel anymore. Just grab the
CVS version of LIRC from <http://www.lirc.org/cvs.html>. If you have
been using the flameeyes patches, be aware that /dev/lirc was a
directory with these patches, whereas with offical LIRC it's the
character device itsself (so "rm -Rf /dev/lirc; mknod /dev/lirc c 61 0").

Regards...
		Michael