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-rw-r--r--TODO2
-rw-r--r--marsond.c3
2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 1255a25..2d1f969 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
- actual realtime scheduling (maybe). sched(7).
- use a log file instead of stderr, so we can have error/warning messages
after detaching from the tty.
-- find out what happens if we try to run a 2nd instance.
- print our /dev/input/event* node name, if possible.
- options to set the virtual device name and vendor/product IDs.
- much as I hate systemd, get someone to write a systemd unit.
@@ -10,3 +9,4 @@
that means another instance is already running... so either exit
or pass a command to it (like "marsond -K" would kill an existing
instance).
+- 'make install' should install README and TODO.
diff --git a/marsond.c b/marsond.c
index f872baf..b94883b 100644
--- a/marsond.c
+++ b/marsond.c
@@ -235,6 +235,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
if(ioctl(infd, EVIOCGRAB, 1) >= 0) {
debug("grabbed %s", keyboard_dev);
} else {
+ if(errno == EBUSY)
+ warn("is an instance of %s already running?", self);
die("failed to grab %s: %s", keyboard_dev, strerror(errno));
}
@@ -272,7 +274,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
die("UI_DEV_CREATE failed: %s", strerror(errno));
}
-
/* this must be done while still running as root... */
if(foreground) {
lock_memory();