cyborg5/IRLib gives an error when compiling

[probonopd]

I am trying to use https://github.com/cyborg5/IRLib/

IRLib/IRLib.h:74:7: error: '__FlashStringHelper' does not name a type
 const __FlashStringHelper *Pnames(IRTYPES Type); //Returns a character string that is name of protocol.

How would I have to change https://github.com/cyborg5/IRLib/blob/master/IRLib.h to make it work on the esp8266?

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[igrr]

F() macro definition lost during merge, need to add it back again.

[igrr]

Looking at the code again, there's also some AVR specific stuff here that's needs a rewrite: https://github.com/cyborg5/IRLib/blob/master/IRLib.cpp#L926

[juanpintom]

There are news about this? I found some post on forum talking about, but not success for now :(

http://www.esp8266.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=3035&p=21524#p21524
http://www.esp8266.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=3357&p=19670

This one talks about one RTOS example, but I haven't knowledge to get it working on Arduino IDE ESP:
http://www.esp8266.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=2239&p=20127&hilit=IR#p20127

Regards

[probonopd]

See https://github.com/markszabo/IRremoteESP8266/
Infrared remote library for ESP8266: send and receive infrared signals with multiple protocols. Based on: https://github.com/shirriff/Arduino-IRremote/

Unfortunately it only supports sending so far and not yet receiving but it is a start.
Still, I would prefer to see IRLib which has more functionality. Maybe someone who has the skills can port the changes that have been made to IRremote to run on the ESP8266 to the IRLib library, and implement receiving?

[ildr3him]

Any progress on this end? Is it impossible to receive IR signals on the ESP8266?