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xulsword in Linux repositoryies #222

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
The Linux version of xulsword is complete. Its only dependencies are Firefox 
(or XulRunner) and libsword 1.7. With some minor adjustments (see below) I 
think it is ready for Linux repos.

I've never submitted anything to a Linux repo before and don't know all that is 
involved. But if someone has experience (or is interested in gaining more) 
xulsword can be added now.

Here are some things to consider:
- Xulsword requires its own libxulsword.so library to be compiled for the 
different Linux flavors. Other than this xulsword is just a Firefox add-on.

- Until now, libxulsword.so has included its own statically linked copy of 
libsword, which is already available in Linux repos. In the past this was a 
slightly modified libsword, but no longer. Now Linux libxulsword.so can 
dynamically link to libsword 1.7 like normal.

- Xulsword's audio functionality is currently relying on QuickTime to play mp3 
files. It would be terrific (and necessary for Linux audio functionality) to 
replace QuickTime with something cross platform. JPlayer might be great. Most 
of xulsword's audio files are already available online in both ogg and mp3, so 
this would work right away.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by gpl.prog...@gmail.com on 9 Oct 2013 at 4:12

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Quicktime was removed in xulsword 3.8 and is no longer needed for audio 
support. The Linux audio feature uses ogg rather than mp3. So this 
consideration is closed...

Original comment by gpl.prog...@gmail.com on 18 Oct 2013 at 3:30