From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 23 14:17:01 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: multimedia@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4628C16A4AB; Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:17:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from netchild@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.ebusiness-leidinger.de (jojo.ms-net.de [84.16.236.246]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 345E043D7D; Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:16:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from netchild@FreeBSD.org) Received: from Andro-Beta.Leidinger.net (p54A5CCF4.dip.t-dialin.net [84.165.204.244]) (authenticated bits=0) by www.ebusiness-leidinger.de (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k9NEC2fj099468; Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:12:02 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from netchild@FreeBSD.org) Received: from localhost (webmail.Leidinger.net [192.168.1.102]) by Andro-Beta.Leidinger.net (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k9NEGbId012960; Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:16:37 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from netchild@FreeBSD.org) Received: from pslux.cec.eu.int (pslux.cec.eu.int [158.169.9.14]) by webmail.leidinger.net (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:16:37 +0200 Message-ID: <20061023161637.68cwvdomscw044os@webmail.leidinger.net> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:16:37 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger To: Mikhail Teterin References: <200610221649.26674@aldan> <200610221750.45645@aldan> <20061023095935.669kwwzc2s4co8o0@webmail.leidinger.net> <200610230943.41610@aldan> In-Reply-To: <200610230943.41610@aldan> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1.3) / FreeBSD-7.0 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:31:35 +0000 Cc: Thierry Thomas , multimedia@FreeBSD.org, shaun@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Please, test new port: helixplugin X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:17:01 -0000 Quoting Mikhail Teterin (from Mon, 23 Oct =20 2006 09:43:40 -0400): > On Monday 23 October 2006 03:59, Alexander Leidinger wrote: > =3D Have a look at the way Real is distributing this for Linux or =20 > Solaris. =3D And they do the work, not I or someone else =20 > @FreeBSD.org. We just have =3D a look at the logs and tell them the =20 > cause of the problems we see. So =3D we are locked to their standard =20 > way of distributing RealPlayer. > > Ah, Ok -- so you are not working on a port (in the /usr/ports sense of the > word)... Right. > I don't think, Real will ever do it optimally (the way a port =20 > would), nor will > they support all our architectures... They build their own libz, libbz2, > libjpeg, for crying out loud :-) At least I pointed out some stuff in the helixplayer patches... let's =20 wait what happens. > =3D Have a look if a linux app (realplay) hangs in the fifoor state and > =3D prevents to startup another instance of the same app. > > No, when the problem appears (on cbsnews.com), the states of various threa= ds > are "select", "piperd", "nanslp", and "pause". I think, it is CBS' own > tricks, that confuse the plugin (maybe, they tested them on a newer versio= n). > > Were you able to see, what I'm talking about? On the front page click play= -- I didn't tested it. I'm at work currently (only Solaris and Windows =20 machines here...). > P.S. The plugin port I posted contains a fix for one crucial bug (search f= or > realloc) and some other useful stuff (vfork over fork, Gecko headers). If = you > have Real's ear, you may be able to push the fixes through :-) Thanks for the heads-up, I try push this stuff into their hands. Bye, Alexander. --=20 http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID =3D B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID =3D 72077137 Remain silent about your intentions until you are sure