How to set up forked-daapd (mt-daapd replacement) on 9.10

[Ace Jones]

The main benefit to forked-daapd is that it is actively developed. If mt-daapd works great for what you need, there is no reason to switch. If you run into bugs or wish it had more capabilities, you're out of luck unless you want to get the code and fix/improve it yourself.

Forked-daapd is especially better suited to handling videos. In particular, it:

• Supports Front Row (for audio and video)
• Interprets iTunes TV metadata correctly
• Supports files > 2GB

In addition, I expect that it will be more stable and performant, because it was re-written from the ground up. However, that's only based on anecdotal information from people who run mt-daapd.

Here's my download/build/installation process for Ubuntu 9.10 Server 64-bit. This uses antlr-3.1.2, and configures it for 64-bit. I don't mess around with CLASSPATH only because this is the only java I ever use on my system. This also includes no optional features.

sudo apt-get install build-essential wget git-core git-doc autoconf automake libtool sun-java6-bin libavahi-client-dev libconfuse-dev libsqlite3-dev libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev libmxml-dev libavl-dev libevent-dev 

cd /usr/share/java
sudo wget http://www.antlr.org/download/antlr-3.1.2.jar

cd ~/Source
wget http://www.antlr.org/download/C/libantlr3c-3.1.2.tar.gz -O - | tar xvz

cd libantlr3c-3.1.2
./configure --enable-64bit
make && sudo make install
sudo ldconfig

cd ~/Source
git clone git://git.debian.org/users/jblache/forked-daapd.git

cd forked-daapd
autoreconf -i
./configure --prefix=/ --exec-prefix=/usr --datarootdir=/usr/share ac_cv_prog_JAVA="java -cp /usr/share/java/antlr-3.1.2.jar"
make && sudo make install

sudo mkdir -pv /var/cache/forked-daapd
sudo chown <me> /var/cache/forked-daapd

sudo /usr/sbin/forked-daapd

That's good advice above to create user daapd, but I just configure it to run as me.

[regles]

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[cnperels]

I followed the steps by Ace Jones, and when I get to the point where I make on forked-daapd, I get the following:

gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I..  -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_REENTRANT          -D_THREAD_SAFE -D_REENTRANT -DDATADIR="\"/usr/share/forked-daapd\"" -DCONFDIR="\"//etc\"" -DSTATEDIR="\"//var\""   -g -O2 -Wall -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -MT forked_daapd-artwork.o -MD -MP -MF .deps/forked_daapd-artwork.Tpo -c -o forked_daapd-artwork.o `test -f 'artwork.c' || echo './'`artwork.c
mv -f .deps/forked_daapd-artwork.Tpo .deps/forked_daapd-artwork.Po
gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I..  -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_REENTRANT          -D_THREAD_SAFE -D_REENTRANT -DDATADIR="\"/usr/share/forked-daapd\"" -DCONFDIR="\"//etc\"" -DSTATEDIR="\"//var\""   -g -O2 -Wall -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -MT forked_daapd-misc.o -MD -MP -MF .deps/forked_daapd-misc.Tpo -c -o forked_daapd-misc.o `test -f 'misc.c' || echo './'`misc.c
mv -f .deps/forked_daapd-misc.Tpo .deps/forked_daapd-misc.Po
java -cp /usr/share/java/antlr-3.1.2.jar org.antlr.Tool  RSP.g
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/bonnye/source/forked-daapd/src'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/bonnye/source/forked-daapd'
make: *** [all] Error 2

Anybody know what I'm doing wrong?

[cnperels]

Hmmm, somehow I got it to work. Couldn't tell you how, but I know I accidentally ran make after removing antlr, which obviously failed. I then reinstalled antlr and reran ./configure, then make without doing a make clean. Bizarre.

[regles]

How can I crosscompile this on ubuntu on a system lacking glibc 2.9? I already found out I could use the headers instead of totally replacing and installing glibc (2.3.4).
I ask this because I'd like it to run this on my synology with ppc proc and jamvm as java surrogate (allthough it doesn't really need java to run). Other then that I'm at a loss how to go about this.

So, where my interest is focussed is on how to crosscompile this on a ubuntu box.

I already noticed how "your mileage may vary" with the provided installation guide.

EDIT: sorry not the headers but copying the include files from glibc-2.9 to /usr/include.

[bozo_the_grey]

Hi,

regarding the java problems, I ran
java -cp /usr/share/java/antlr-3.2.jar org.antlr.Tool src/*.g
and then make.

After that, another problem:

gcc: @PHTREAD_LIBS@: No such file or directory

Does it sound like a variable in the Makefile that is not exported correctly ? seems also that there is a mispelling, shouldn't be PTHREAD_LIBS ?

Infact, 'make' runs the command:

libtool: link: gcc -g -O2 -Wall -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -o forked-daapd forked_daapd-main.o forked_daapd-db.o forked_daapd-logger.o forked_daapd-conffile.o forked_daapd-filescanner.o forked_daapd-filescanner_ffmpeg.o forked_daapd-filescanner_urlfile.o forked_daapd-filescanner_m3u.o forked_daapd-mdns_avahi.o forked_daapd-remote_pairing.o forked_daapd-http.o forked_daapd-ffmpeg_url_evbuffer.o forked_daapd-httpd.o forked_daapd-httpd_rsp.o forked_daapd-httpd_daap.o forked_daapd-httpd_dacp.o forked_daapd-dmap_helpers.o forked_daapd-transcode.o forked_daapd-artwork.o forked_daapd-misc.o forked_daapd-rsp_query.o forked_daapd-daap_query.o forked_daapd-scan-wma.o forked_daapd-scan-flac.o forked_daapd-scan-mpc.o forked_daapd-RSPLexer.o forked_daapd-RSPParser.o forked_daapd-RSP2SQL.o forked_daapd-DAAPLexer.o forked_daapd-DAAPParser.o forked_daapd-DAAP2SQL.o @PHTREAD_LIBS@ /usr/lib/libavahi-client.so -ldbus-1 -lpthread -lrt /usr/lib/libavahi-common.so -ldl -lsqlite3 -lavcodec -lavformat -lswscale -lavutil /usr/lib/libconfuse.so -lFLAC -lm -ltag_c -ltag -levent_core -lavl -lmxml -lantlr3c -lgcrypt -lgpg-error -pthread

Actually, in my config.log file I read

pkg_cv_MINIXML_LIBS='@PHTREAD_LIBS@ -lmxml '


Thanks,

Stefano

[regles]

My linux environment is different in that everything can be found in opt/.. instead of usr/..
Furthermore java could be a problem unless I use jamvm. Some other packages have to be compiled by hand as well.

I think I need some real help here...or some patience. Info on both would be really appreciated.