Howto: Install and use projectM music visualizer with pulseaudio support on Hardy

[Saint Angeles]

Thanks johnl worked a treat, its users like you that make using linux such an awesome experience!

awww how sweet!

i like it when people are authentically grateful for help... instead of just expecting it.

[punkrockguy318]

awww how sweet!

i like it when people are authentically grateful for help... instead of just expecting it.

I'm also very grateful for your guide. However, I am still in hopes that projectm will package their app for ubuntu so it will be easier to install.

[sammydee]

Anyone can package it for the ubuntu repositories if they know how to make debian packages.

I did have a quick look at the debian packaging guide but it doesn't look all that easy.

Sam

[punkrockguy318]

Anyone can package it for the ubuntu repositories if they know how to make debian packages.

I did have a quick look at the debian packaging guide but it doesn't look all that easy.

Sam

Yeah making debs is quite a complicated process. I coded a compile apps and compiled them into debs, but the package creation processes was more time consuming than the coding.

[sammydee]

Both fedora and mint have these packages already, if enough people would benefit from this becoming a package (I certainly think they would) perhaps we could ask the Ubuntu packaging team?

Is there something like an official wish list for debian packages?

Sam

[sofamensch]

Same problem as earlier with 64 bit font support here as todays release.

[struktured]

What same problem?

[sofamensch]

Well i fixed this myself, but it should be interesting for any 64bit user who gets stuck at the "make" with some error..
(solution included)
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=623919

[struktured]

This is a tough one. Please post the contents of "/usr/lib/pkgconfig/*ftgl*.pc" on your system. For instance, mine (Gentoo) is "/usr/lib/pkgconfig/ftgl.pc" and contains:

prefix=/usr
exec_prefix=${prefix}
libdir=/usr/lib64
includedir=${prefix}/include

Name: ftgl
Description: OpenGL frontend to Freetype 2
Version: 2.1.2
Requires:
Libs: -lGLU -lGL -lfreetype -lz -L${libdir} -lftgl
Cflags: -I${includedir}/FTGL -I/usr/include/freetype2

[punkrockguy318]

Error with current svn:

Linking CXX shared library libprojectM.so
[ 43%] Built target projectM
Scanning dependencies of target projectM-qt
[ 44%] Building CXX object projectM-qt/CMakeFiles/projectM-qt.dir/qprojectm_mainwindow.o
/home/lukas/Desktop/projectm/projectM-Trunk/src/projectM-qt/qprojectm_mainwindow.cpp: In member function ‘virtual void QProjectM_MainWindow::keyReleaseEvent(QKeyEvent*)’:
/home/lukas/Desktop/projectm/projectM-Trunk/src/projectM-qt/qprojectm_mainwindow.cpp:524: error: jump to case label
/home/lukas/Desktop/projectm/projectM-Trunk/src/projectM-qt/qprojectm_mainwindow.cpp:515: error:   crosses initialization of ‘bool projectM_HadFocus’
/home/lukas/Desktop/projectm/projectM-Trunk/src/projectM-qt/qprojectm_mainwindow.cpp:536: error: jump to case label
/home/lukas/Desktop/projectm/projectM-Trunk/src/projectM-qt/qprojectm_mainwindow.cpp:515: error:   crosses initialization of ‘bool projectM_HadFocus’
/home/lukas/Desktop/projectm/projectM-Trunk/src/projectM-qt/qprojectm_mainwindow.cpp:551: error: jump to case label
/home/lukas/Desktop/projectm/projectM-Trunk/src/projectM-qt/qprojectm_mainwindow.cpp:515: error:   crosses initialization of ‘bool projectM_HadFocus’
/home/lukas/Desktop/projectm/projectM-Trunk/src/projectM-qt/qprojectm_mainwindow.cpp:561: error: jump to case label
/home/lukas/Desktop/projectm/projectM-Trunk/src/projectM-qt/qprojectm_mainwindow.cpp:515: error:   crosses initialization of ‘bool projectM_HadFocus’
make[2]: *** [projectM-qt/CMakeFiles/projectM-qt.dir/qprojectm_mainwindow.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [projectM-qt/CMakeFiles/projectM-qt.dir/all] Error 2
make: *** [all] Error 2
lukas@lukas-desktop:~/Desktop/projectm/projectM-Trunk/src$