Announcing llink-2.3.0 release

[lundman]

It gives me great tremulous pleasure to announce the release of the latest version of the llink (ell-link)HTTP Streaming software.

Changelog of the larger changes include:

Code:

*llink-2.3.0*

   * Replaced UPNP/SSDP code with real UPNP implementation. Confirmed PS3 works.
   * Fixed seeking in VLC playback (missing "206" reply on "bytes=0-" header).
   * Added ".watched" to the visited conf define, for YAMJ users.
   * OSX GUI front-end for basic configuration

*llink-2.2.5*

   * fixes with UPNP code, make it more compliant.
   * fixes with XML scan
   * more fixes in upnp, xml was incorrect, mime types required.
   * Real RAR path parsing support, for YAMJ coherence.

It has been a while since the last release, this is often the problem with software starts to work well. The biggest focus in this release was to replace the UPNP code with a proper implementation. Hopefully this brings compatibility up with devices like PS3, xbox 360, TVs and hand held devices.

There was also work to better integrate with YAMJ, and the new Eversion flash skin. Both work without any hacks, including RARed media.

Part of the journey was also to try out the Mac App Store from Apple. This sure was... interesting... but I guess I succeeded in the end. But do not worry, llink is still free for OSX users. The App Store version is identical to the free version. It is simply an option for users who would like to support llink. ( And enjoy a one-click install system ).


Downloads:


Windows : http://lundman.net/wiki/index.php/Llink:windows

OSX App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/en/app/llink/id4...l=en&mt=12

OSX Free: http://lundman.net/wiki/index.php/Llink:osx

PCH 200 Series: http://www.nmtinstaller.com/

Linux x86: http://lundman.net/wiki/index.php/Llink:linux

Linux x64: http://lundman.net/wiki/index.php/Llink:linux

Solaris 11:

ReadyNAS:

Synology:

Asus WL-500:

D-Link DNS-323:

Bubba server:

AzBox HD:

Buffalo LinkStation:

Buffalo TeraStation:

Thecus N5200:

QNAP:



If your binary is missing, can you please let me know and I will compile for you.



Things I would one day like to figure out:

* XBox 360, does it work or not
* Can browsers be made to launch (say VLC) with a URL, for streaming, instead of the default 'download all, then launch VLC'. For all browsers?
* Transcoding for PS3, iphone, ipad and androids. llink works with them, but very limited media capabilities.

[scerazy]

Do you know when the source for llink-2.3.0 will be available?
Need to compile it for Openfiler 2.3, so can use it as UPNP server with HiMedia HD600B

Thanks

sebus

[lundman]

llink-2.3.0 sources are available. Compiling llink without UPNP is very easy. To compile with UPNP is a bit more complicated.

http://lundman.net/wiki/index.php/Llink:sources

If you tell me where to download toolchain for your system, I can compile for you. Or have a go at it yourself.

[gkreidl]

lundman,

could you please cretae a version fo 1xx NMTs and add it to CSI repository?

Quote:* Can browsers be made to launch (say VLC) with a URL, for streaming, instead of the default 'download all, then launch VLC'. For all browsers?

There is a simple solution: create links like
movie.avi.m3u
and send m3u playlists to the browser.

Guenter

[scerazy]

(09-17-2011 01:10 AM)lundman Wrote:  llink-2.3.0 sources are available. Compiling llink without UPNP is very easy. To compile with UPNP is a bit more complicated.

http://lundman.net/wiki/index.php/Llink:sources

If you tell me where to download toolchain for your system, I can compile for you. Or have a go at it yourself.

I have no idea.
OF 2.3 is based on rpath distro

http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=openfiler

Will try to figure it out (community at OF is not the best)

sebus

[lundman]

Oh it's just x64 Intel Linux. Yeah no problem, I'll do so tomorrow.

[scerazy]

Thanks, OF 2.3 is weird (rpath do not deal with it any more I believe)

More info about the fact that toolchain is not available easily:

http://community.zenoss.org/docs/DOC-3197

Version is:

Linux version 2.6.29.6-0.24.smp.gcc3.4.x86_64 (openfiler.rpath.org@ofns:2-devel) (gcc version 3.4.4) #1 SMP Tue Mar 9 05:06:08 GMT 2010

sebus

[lundman]

I placed a linux_x64 version on the wiki, please try it. It has no library dependencies, giving it the highest chance of success.

[mike7]

lundman

Could you please compile A110 version and add it to CSI?
2.3.1 could better, I want to check with xbmc on AppleTV...

[scerazy]

(09-20-2011 03:57 AM)lundman Wrote:  I placed a linux_x64 version on the wiki, please try it. It has no library dependencies, giving it the highest chance of success.

Sadly:

Starting llink daemon...
/usr/local/bin/llink: error while loading shared libraries: libexpat.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Could not start llink dameon.

and if I soft link then I get:

Starting llink daemon...
/usr/local/bin/llink: /lib64/libuuid.so.1: no version information available (required by /usr/local/bin/llink)
/usr/local/bin/llink: /lib64/tls/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.7' not found (required by /usr/local/bin/llink)
Could not start llink dameon.

And it is not easily possible to install GLIBC_2.7 on OF 2.3 (as most likely it would just break the system)
Can llink be build with glibc=2.3.6-8.9-1?

I have my current version build with it

In the worse case I will need to get dev box with same version ie Foresight 2.1.1 http://www.rpath.org/downloadImage?fileId=32952 & compile GLIBC_2.7 on it

sebus

[lundman]

Oops, forgot all about A100, will work on that.


scerazy: ah yeah, libc version differences, man that is annoying. I removed some library dependency, so it should be easier to compile now.

[mike7]

(09-24-2011 12:10 AM)lundman Wrote:  Oops, forgot all about A100, will work on that.


scerazy: ah yeah, libc version differences, man that is annoying. I removed some library dependency, so it should be easier to compile now.

lundman
thanx a lot, but llink can't start on A110, .daemonresult contains:

./llink: can't load library 'libexpat.so.1'

should I install anything missing?

[scerazy]

Trying to build clinkc-2.4 on OF I get:

Code:

cd . && doxygen Doxyfile
Warning: Tag `USE_WINDOWS_ENCODING' at line 11 of file Doxyfile has become obsolete.
To avoid this warning please update your configuration file using "doxygen -u"
Warning: Tag `MAX_DOT_GRAPH_WIDTH' at line 213 of file Doxyfile has become obsolete.
To avoid this warning please update your configuration file using "doxygen -u"
Warning: Tag `MAX_DOT_GRAPH_HEIGHT' at line 214 of file Doxyfile has become obsolete.
To avoid this warning please update your configuration file using "doxygen -u"
Error: tag HTML_FOOTER: footer file `DoxyFooterFile' does not exist
make[2]: *** [doxygen/html/*] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/clinkc-2.4'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/clinkc-2.4'
make: *** [all] Error 2

Where is the footer?

I picked it from:

http://www.jcoderz.org/m3dditiez/browser...nk?rev=131

But then I get another error:

Code:

cd . && doxygen Doxyfile.objc
Error: configuration file Doxyfile.objc not found!

I can edit configure & rem out references to Doxyfile.objc in which case it compiles fine

But then I get error trying to compile clinkcav-2.4:

Code:

configure: error: CyberLink/AV needs CyberLink >= 2.4

Which mean that the previous compile did not really work, right?

sebus

[lundman]

Hold, ok, first my A100 refuses to accept the apps.nmt, and I am not sure what to do about it. It does mean i can not test it. But, I can fix the expat problem, I will update it in a few minutes.


Scerazy:

Ignore the doxygen errors. It means everything is build, as it does doxygen last. It is just to build the documentation.

Now, building libclinkcav, that error usually means it is missing some library to build it.

On Linux, often it needs pthread and expat.

./configure LIBS="-lexpat -lpthread".

You can check which library is missing by reading config.log, near the end.

---

I have updated A100's llink, please let me know if that works.

[scerazy]

I see a couple of fails, but have no idea where to take it from here
Log is here:

http://pastebin.com/bm5bav90

But after I updated libxml2 from http://xmlsoft.org/sources/ (no other changes)

I get now: unrecognized option: `-lpthread'

If I leave it it out I get during make:

Code:

o): relocation R_X86_64_32 against `a local symbol' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
/tmp/clinkc-2.4/lib/unix//libclinkc.a: could not read symbols: Bad value
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[3]: *** [libclinkcav.la] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/tmp/clinkcav-2.4/lib/unix'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/clinkcav-2.4/lib'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/clinkcav-2.4'
make: *** [all] Error 2

sebus