Amarok compilation with Helix-engine?
 

Hi!

Does anybody know how to compile Amarok in a way that it provides the Helix-engine? Right now it always ends up with:

==========================
=== Amarok - PLUGINS ========================================================
==========================
=
= The following extra functionality will NOT be included:
= - NMM-engine
= - Helix-engine
= - yauap-engine
= - MySql Support
= - Postgresql Support
= - MP4/AAC Tag Write Support
= - iPod Support
= - iRiver iFP Support
= - Creative Nomad Jukebox Support
= - Rio Karma Support
=
= The following extra functionality will be included:
= + xine-engine
= + libvisual Support
= + Konqueror Sidebar
= + MusicBrainz Support
= + MTP Device Support
= + DAAP Music Sharing Support
=
===============================================================================

I tried to find the Helix sources or devel-packages but no success...

Thanks!

Hello, I assume you are using Suse. Not sure which package manager you are using yast, apt, smart but as I remeber it amarok plugins were in the repos simply install plugins and then go to the configure amarok menu and choose helix-engine.

Definitely available http://www.novell.com/products/linux...x-backend.html

Download RPM here http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/suse/10...8-34.i586.html

Consider installing Apt4Suse if you haven't already, the how-to here http://susewiki.org/index.php?title=Install-apt4suse

No rpm but compilation
 

Hi!

Thanks for the answer, but that was not was I asked for.

The rpms you pointed me to (amarok-helix-1.3.8-34) are far to old and not supported anymore. Amarok is now at 1.4.5. As far as I know, there are problems with the helix-community or something like this.

So once again: What needs to be installed (and how) that after "configure" of Amarok the Helix-engine pops up under extra functionality? TIA!

Just out of curiosity, why would you need the helix engine when the xine engine can play the same formats (and more)?

It can't
 

The reason is, that it can't play them all. There are some streams I'd like to play such as:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/ram/r3g2.ram
http://www.wdr.de/wdrlive/media/wdr3.smil

and others.

Xine is not perfect (not yet...)

they seem to be mplayer plugins. I checked both of your links and mplayer parsed them perfectly.

Need for ONE not many
 

Yes, there certainly are applications that play these streams. First of all, of course, Realplayer. But I am interested in ONE application, being able to manage my entire sound demands and needs:

1. The mp3, ogg, wav (and others) files on the HDD, and
2. All radio streams I like.

I am not interested in hopping applications. All streams should be stored in the same place (the list in Amarok)

You get my point?

./configure --with-helix

for future reference when compiling, you can ./configure --help to get a base list of available variables and commands.

Done that long time ago
 

I have done this (./configure --with-helix)already with no positive result.

I don't know, why the system here calls me a "NEWBIE", whereas I am working with Linux and UNIX since 1990. I am pretty much a commandline-crack...

Back to the topic: This option does not work if the helix-headers or sources are not installed. But I don't know where or how to get them. If it was so simply as you said, why is "guru" not providing these packages anymore for SuSE?

Everyones a newbie here if they don't post-whore.
https://helixcommunity.org/downloads/
You should be able to compile helix first, then use the --with-helix flag to get it to build in Amarok. I have had success with this, on opensuse 10.2 .

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