I can listen to the BBC radio again on Linux! It took me a little work but the result is gratifying. Note that the pause, forward and volume controls are now working. I am thrilled :)
| Snapshot of the Helix Player plugin on the BBC radio site |
I have compiled the Helix Player on Debian this morning and I have taken the following notes.
You will need the Ogg Vorbis development file:
apt-get install libvorbis-dev
The player also depends on the Theora codecs. These files are not packaged in Debian yet. Grab the sources from the web site, unpack them and type the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr make make install
Once the dependences are taken care of you should be able to build the player. Here is what my build environment looks like :
Build System Menu -> Current Directory: /home/ivan/src/helix/helix [0] Set BIF branch (helix-player) [1] Set Target(s) (player_inst) [2] Set Profile (/home/ivan/src/helix/build/umakepf/helix-client-all-defines) [3] run: build -trelease
Next run the build by pressing 3. I have the self extracting installer in the releasedirectory. So I ran the following command:
./hxplay-0.3.0.59-linux-2.2-libc6-gcc32-i586.bin
The installer register the plugin to Mozilla and you should be able to listen to the best radio out there!