Bug 548610 – app-misc/lirc-0.9.0-r5 fails to compile with kernel >= 3.19

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE

[Description georg 2015-05-04 17:02:18 UTC]

With Kernel >= 3.19 app-misc/lirc-0.9.0-r5 fails to compile due to a changed file structure. The appended patch fixes this issue

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Use kernel >= 3.19
2. emerge -1 app-misc/lirc
3. failure due to missing dentry structure member
Actual Results:  
fails

Expected Results:  
Builds

The appended patch fixes this issue.

[Comment 1 georg 2015-05-04 17:02:41 UTC]

Created attachment 402638 [details]
emerge info lirc

[Comment 2 georg 2015-05-04 17:03:04 UTC]

Created attachment 402640 [details, diff]
patch to fix the build issue

[Comment 3 BobbyK 2015-06-20 15:36:08 UTC]

Thanks for the patch, it fixed a build error on my systems following an upgrade to gentoo-sources-4.0.5 (from 3.18.12).

[Comment 4 Frank Krömmelbein 2015-06-26 19:50:50 UTC]

I can confirm that this patch works for me.

Portage 2.2.18 (python 2.7.9-final-0, hardened/linux/amd64, gcc-4.8.4, glibc-2.20-r2, 4.0.6-hardened x86_64)

[ebuild   R    ] app-misc/lirc-0.9.0-r5::gentoo  USE="X -debug -doc -hardware-carrier -static-libs -transmitter" LIRC_DEVICES="all -accent -act200l -act220l -adaptec -alsa_usb -animax -asusdh -atilibusb -atiusb -audio -audio_alsa -avermedia -avermedia98 -avermedia_vdomate -awlibusb -bestbuy -bestbuy2 -breakoutbox -bte -bw6130 -caraca -chronos -commandir -cph06x -creative -creative_infracd -devinput -digimatrix -dsp -dvico -ea65 -ene0100 -exaudio -flyvideo -ftdi -gvbctv5pci -hauppauge -hauppauge_dvb -hercules_smarttv_stereo -i2cuser -igorplugusb -iguanaIR -imon -imon_24g -imon_knob -imon_lcd -imon_pad -imon_rsc -inputlirc -irdeo -irdeo_remote -irlink -irman -irreal -it87 -ite8709 -knc_one -kworld -leadtek_0007 -leadtek_0010 -leadtek_pvr2000 -livedrive_midi -livedrive_seq -logitech -macmini -mediafocusI -mouseremote -mouseremote_ps2 -mp3anywhere -mplay -nslu2 -packard_bell -parallel -pcmak -pcmak_usb -pctv -pixelview_bt878 -pixelview_pak -pixelview_pro -provideo -realmagic -remote_wonder_plus -remotemaster -sa1100 -samsung -sasem -sb0540 -serial -serial_igor_cesko -silitek -sir -slinke -streamzap -tekram -tekram_bt829 -tira -ttusbir -tuxbox -tvbox -udp -uirt2 -uirt2_raw -usb_uirt_raw -usbirboy -usbx -userspace -wpc8769l -xboxusb -zotac"

@Georg
Vielen Dank!

[Comment 5 Pacho Ramos 2015-07-10 10:28:40 UTC]

*** Bug 552090 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Comment 6 Tom Dexter 2015-07-26 14:54:51 UTC]

I needed this patch as well upgrading from sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.18.12 to sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.0.5 on x86 using lirc serial.

Thanks!

[Comment 7 zoulou99 2015-11-07 11:02:04 UTC]

still no patched ebuild in portage tree

[Comment 8 Oleh 2016-01-15 14:17:36 UTC]

any progress on this?

[Comment 9 Tomasz Golinski 2016-01-18 20:47:12 UTC]

It probably won't get fixed. Check out bugs 568180, 515902 and comments there. This version of LIRC is quite obsolete, newer kernels carry their own modules for remotes.

[Comment 10 runar.hovland 2016-02-17 06:57:12 UTC]

emerge with LIRC_DEVICES=userspace to get working irsend/irw/lircd/etc.

I don't think you need any patching if you only build userspace. Build the device-specific modules as part of the kernel build. Userspace lircd/irsend will work with the kernel modules.

I'm using a serial IR blaster; I need lircd/irsend for the channel change script. Note if you don't list anything for LIRC_DEVICES lircd will fail with an error about "no hardware I can use".

I'm still building with USE=transmitter X.

[Comment 11 Pacho Ramos 2016-02-18 10:21:53 UTC]

Is anyone willing to proxy maintain this package?
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Proxy_Maintainers

[Comment 12 Craig Andrews 2016-07-31 22:10:14 UTC]

As of app-misc/lirc-0.9.4, lirc doesn't have LIRC_DEVICES or any kernel drivers (because, as stated in a previous comment, those are included in the kernel). So this issue is no longer relevant - please include whatever drivers you want/need using kernel configuration.