[sldev] gstreamer

[Russell G. Wells]

I tried getting a 64bit compile going on Kubuntu 8.04, but after about 3 weeks 
of trying I gave up.  I installed a VM of 32bit Kubuntu 8.04 and just do 
32bit builds.  

I get lots of crashed relating to streaming media and will be trying to 
troubleshoot these crashes.  I can't even get voice to work at all.  

I think that getting a full 64bit build would be a good thing, but it's going
to take a bit of work to get it stable (I think).  

Russell G. Wells 


On Wednesday 11 March 2009 15:39:40 Glen Canaday wrote:
> I just erased a huge rant relating to trying to use a 32-bit gstreamer on a
> 64-bit Linux installation. I'll just say this: it doesn't work and it will
> never work. At this point any streaming through the client at all brings it
> down like a sack of bricks the moment it is activated.
>
> I can't build my own client though I would love to. TYVM for the OpenAL
> sound-- I can finally use system sound and viewer sound at the same time.
> For the first time ever, in fact, and it's awesome!
>
> However, streaming just isn't going to happen. I would like to remove the
> gstreamer dependency completely and be allowed to choose my own streaming
> backend... for example, OpenAL / Jack / ?? / ALSA for system sounds and
> voice, gstreamer / xine / ?? / Phonon for streaming media.
>
> Has anyone here ever successfully compiled a 64-bit Linux client on Ubuntu
> 8.10? How? I'll bet that for the meantime, being able to do that will go a
> looooong way toward being able to get gstreamer to work until I can see
> about adding a backend switch.
>
> --GC
>
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