lirc-postinstall(1)

lirc-postinstall1

Lirc postinstall configuration

Usage

lirc-postinstall <config.py>

Arguments

config.py

Normally, the lirc config.py file typically installed in /usr/share/lirc/python-pkg/lirc/config.py. This file contains the lirc installation paths.

Overview

lirc-postinstall performs various tasks which must be done either on the target system and/or using the final installation paths. Generated data includes driver table and external plugins documentation.

Environment

PYTHON

Python interpreter, defaults to python3

DESTDIR

Common prefix for all installation paths, typically as given to make install.

Notes

This script patches some files with absolute configuration paths. As a consequence, the installed package cannot be relocated to another location after running lirc-postinstall.

Releases

Unchanged in 2 releases since Debian 13 (Trixie).

  1. 13–Arch

From lirc 1:0.10.2-6 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.