The decoder_plugin struct is used by both the MPD core and the decoder
plugin implementations. Move it to a shared header file, to minimize
header dependencies.
If mpd.conf specifies a user, and MPD is invoked by exactly this user,
ignore the "user" setting. Don't bother to look up its groups and
don't attempt to change uid, it won't work anyway.
Use delete_directory() for removing sub directories instead of
dirvec_clear(). This ensures that all memory occupied by
subdirectories of deleted directories is freed.
When a directory is deleted, MPD deleted only the directory from the
database; it did not bother to walk the full tree to free all memory
and to remove deleted songs from the playlist. Replace a
dirvec_delete() with delete_directory().
When you change the filesystem charset, discard the old database file
and create a new one. The old database file will most likely contain
stale or invalid information.
Currently, only the sidplay decoder plugin requires C++, and in all
other cases, MPD could build well without a C++ compiler.
Unfortunately, autoconf/automake are confused when we have a
conditional AC_PROG_CXX check. We could add lots of workarounds for
individual problems, but let's just always require a C++ compiler, and
forget about this autotools limitation.
There are a few problems left in this plugin:
- fluidsynth decodes in real time, while MPD prefers to buffer as
quickly as possible; as a workaround, this plugin uses a timer
object to synchronize with real-time playback
- I don't know yet how fluidsynth tells me when the song has ended
- the "soundfont" configuration setting is not yet documented, and it
will likely change soon (in favor of a per-decoder configuration
block)
When the sidplay plugin is disabled, "./configure" does not look for
the C++ compiler. This creates an odd situation: automake requires
the am__fastdepCXX conditional, although configure did not generate
it. Work around this autotools limitation by manually disabling
am__fastdepCXX.
When MPD is not playing, it may still remember which is the "current"
song. When you switch to "random" mode, MPD will always start playing
exactly this song. This defies the goal of "random" mode a little.
Clear the "current" song when MPD is not playing during the "random"
mode switch.
The output_command library provides a command interface to the audio
outputs. It assumes the input comes from an untrusted source
(i.e. the client) and verifies all parameters.
In addition to audio_format_valid(), provide functions which validate
only one attribute of an audio_format. These functions are reused by
audio_format_parse().
