[Python-modules-team] Bug#1066824: lirc: socket missing

[Oswald Buddenhagen]

Package: lirc
Version: 0.10.2-0.7
Severity: important

# systemctl status lircd
● lircd.service - Flexible IR remote input/output application support
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/lircd.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Wed 2024-03-13 23:05:48 CET; 3s ago
TriggeredBy: ● lircd.socket
       Docs: man:lircd(8)
             http://lirc.org/html/configure.html
   Main PID: 247266 (lircd)
      Tasks: 2 (limit: 19009)
     Memory: 624.0K (peak: 1.8M)
        CPU: 26ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/lircd.service
             └─247266 /usr/sbin/lircd --nodaemon

Mar 13 23:05:48 ugly lircd-0.10.2[247266]: Notice: Current driver: default
Mar 13 23:05:48 ugly lircd-0.10.2[247266]: Notice: Driver API version: 3
Mar 13 23:05:48 ugly lircd-0.10.2[247266]: Notice: Driver  version: 0.10.2
Mar 13 23:05:48 ugly lircd-0.10.2[247266]: Notice: Driver  info: See file:///usr/share/doc/lirc/plugindocs/default.html
Mar 13 23:05:48 ugly lircd-0.10.2[247266]: Info: lircd:  Opening log, level: Info
Mar 13 23:05:48 ugly lircd-0.10.2[247266]: Notice: Using systemd fd
Mar 13 23:05:48 ugly lircd-0.10.2[247266]: Warning: Running as root
Mar 13 23:05:48 ugly lircd-0.10.2[247266]: Info: Using remote: maxdome.
Mar 13 23:05:48 ugly lircd-0.10.2[247266]: Info: Using remote: RH6820.
Mar 13 23:05:48 ugly lircd-0.10.2[247266]: Notice: lircd(default) ready, using /var/run/lirc/lircd
# irw
Cannot connect to socket /run/lirc/lircd: No such file or directory
# ls -l /var/run/lirc
total 4
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7 Mar 13 23:05 lircd.pid

so the notice about he used socket clearly does not reflect reality.
this started after the latest upgrade, the first within a month or so.
i haven't investigated this further yet.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: trixie/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 6.7.7-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages lirc depends on:
ii  libasound2t64       1.2.11-1
ii  libc6               2.37-15.1
ii  libftdi1-2          1.5-6+b3
ii  libgcc-s1           14-20240303-1
ii  liblirc-client0t64  0.10.2-0.7
ii  liblirc0t64         0.10.2-0.7
ii  libportaudio2       19.6.0-1.2+b1
ii  libstdc++6          14-20240303-1
ii  libsystemd0         255.4-1+b1
ii  libusb-0.1-4        2:0.1.12-35
ii  libusb-1.0-0        2:1.0.27-1
ii  python3             3.11.6-1

Versions of packages lirc recommends:
ii  gir1.2-vte-2.91  0.74.2-1
ii  python3-gi       3.46.0-3
ii  python3-yaml     6.0.1-2
ii  systemd          255.4-1+b1

Versions of packages lirc suggests:
ii  ir-keytable          1.26.1-3
pn  lirc-compat-remotes  <none>
pn  lirc-doc             <none>
pn  lirc-drv-irman       <none>
ii  lirc-x               0.10.2-0.7
ii  setserial            2.17-53+b1

-- Configuration Files:
/etc/lirc/lirc_options.conf changed:
[lircd]
nodaemon        = False
driver          = default
device          = /dev/lirc0
output          = /var/run/lirc/lircd
pidfile         = /var/run/lirc/lircd.pid
plugindir       = /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/lirc/plugins
permission      = 666
allow-simulate  = Yes
repeat-max      = 600
[lircmd]
uinput          = False
nodaemon        = False

/etc/lirc/lircd.conf.d/devinput.lircd.conf [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/lirc/lircd.conf.d/devinput.lircd.conf'

-- no debconf information