Mplayer Build Script for Slamd64 12.1

Most of unofficial package for Slamd64 Linux distribution can be found at http://builds.slamd64.com. However, some of the scripts are not well tested or work out-of-the-box, at least against Slamd64 12.1. One of such a script is the Mplayer build script. The build script for Mplayer lacks the PKGNAM variable which should be set to mplayer like this:

PKGNAM=mplayer

The lack of this variable in Slamd64 12.1 will cause package creation failure. I found this error after reading the pkghelper's scripts in the /etc/pkghelpers.d directory. This is the complete build script with the fix:

#!/bin/sh

# Slackware build script for mplayer

# Copyright 2006-2008  Robby Workman, Northport, AL, USA
# All rights reserved.
#
# Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
# permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
#
# 1. Redistributions of this script must retain the above copyright
#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
#
# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ''AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
# WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
# MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO
# EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
# PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
# OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
# OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
# ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

# Updated for slamd64, and to PHBuild

PRGNAM=mplayer
PKGNAM=mplayer
VERSION=${VERSION:-svn_20090413}
BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
TAG=${TAG:-_SB64}
TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/SB64}
OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}

. /etc/pkghelpers
pkghelpers_env

CODECSDIR=${CODECSDIR:-/usr/lib64/codecs}
RUNTIME_CPU=${RUNTIME_CPU:-yes}

if [ "$RUNTIME_CPU" = "yes" ]; then
    do_cpu="en"
else
    do_cpu="dis"
fi

# Additional languages + fonts
# Choices are: bg cs de dk el en es fr hu it ja ko mk nb
#              nl pl ro ru sk sv tr uk pt_BR zh_CN zh_TW
OSDFONTS="LiberationSans-Regular.ttf DejaVuSans.ttf Arialuni.ttf arial.ttf Vera.ttf"
LANGUAGES=${LANGUAGES:-"en"}

set -e

rm -rf $PKG
mkdir -p $TMP $PKG $OUTPUT
cd $TMP
rm -rf $PRGNAM-$VERSION
tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tar.bz2
cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION

# Fix permissions
pkghelpers_permissions

CFLAGS= \
./configure \
  --prefix=/usr \
  --libdir=/usr/lib$LIBSUFFIX \
  --mandir=/usr/man \
  --confdir=/etc/mplayer \
  --enable-gui \
  --${do_cpu}able-runtime-cpudetection \
  --codecsdir="$CODECSDIR" \
  --language="$LANGUAGES" \

make
make install DESTDIR=$PKG

# Now let's build the html docs
( cd DOCS/xml
  for i in $(echo $LANGUAGES | tr , ' ') ; do
    make MAKEFLAGS="-j1" html-single-$i ;
  done
)

mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
cp -a \
  AUTHORS Changelog Copyright LICENSE README DOCS/tech \
    $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
# This isn't exactly ideal, but it's better than having the entire
# script fail simply because the docs wouldn't build
( cp -a DOCS/HTML-single $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/html 2>/dev/null )
find $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION -type d -name '.svn' | xargs rm -rf 
cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.PHBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.PHBuild


# Don't clobber an existing config file
cat etc/example.conf > $PKG/etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf.new

mkdir -p $PKG/install
cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc

# We'll link to one of the standard ttf fonts defined above.
# Thanks to Eric Hameleers for this code snippet and permission to use it.
cat << EOF >> $PKG/install/doinst.sh
# Symlink a default TrueType font for OSD:
if [ ! -f usr/share/mplayer/subfont.ttf ]; then
  for font in $OSDFONTS ; do
    if [ -f usr/share/fonts/TTF/\$font ]; then
      ( mkdir -p usr/share/mplayer
        cd usr/share/mplayer 
        ln -fs /usr/share/fonts/TTF/\$font subfont.ttf 
      )
      break
    fi
  done
fi
EOF

cd $PKG
pkghelpers_fixup
pkghelpers_makepkg

That's it. This fixed script has been tested in Slamd64 12.1 installation and works without a hitch.

Introduction to IP and ISDN

I didn't realize until just now that there is a very good introduction to IP+ISDN networks in the office web page :P. Well, not until the DNS relay/caching talks surfaced.
For those interested in the subject, this is the link:
http://www.abilis.net/fileadmin/tutorial/en/index.html

Even though the tutorial mainly talks about the Abilis product, the tutorial contains a lot of primer on IP+ISDN network architecture.

BIOS-related Post Moved to Dedicated Blog

I'm gradually moving all my BIOS-related works, rants and raves to a dedicated blog: http://bioshacking.blogspot.com. The works that were previously in geocities will be moved to that blog as well. The point is, all of those information need to be consolidated and organized for ease of access.

ATI Catalyst for Linux x86-64

Just a short notice about the working configuration for video and audio driver that works in Slamd64 12.1 with the following hardware:
*) AMD Athlon X2 4000+
*) ECS AMD690GM-M2 motherboard
*) 2GB of RAM

The working configuration as follows:

*) Kernel: a.) Linux 2.6.25.20 w/ Intel HD audio enabled + Realtek ALC880 driver module
(needed for ATI Azalia to work in the SB600 chipset).
b.) Linux 2.6.28.9 w/ Intel HD audio enabled + Realtek ALC880 driver module
(needed for ATI Azalia to work in the SB600 chipset).


*) ATI Catalyst for Linux v8.12

Note: Experiment shows that kernel 2.6.28.9 is much more suitable for Catalyst 8.12 in this particular hardware setup