[MPlayer-users] Release announcement: Screensaver Disabler

[Robert Jameson]

Well, it seems theres a problem, when trying to build the latest mplayer from cvs while linking to libssd i get the following

<snip>
/usr/lib/libssd.so: undefined reference to `string_char_traits<char>::length(char const *)'
/usr/lib/libssd.so: undefined reference to `__length_error(char const *)'
/usr/lib/libssd.so: undefined reference to `ios::rdbuf(void) const'
/usr/lib/libssd.so: undefined reference to `ostream::write(char const *, int)'
/usr/lib/libssd.so: undefined reference to `string_char_traits<char>::assign(char &, char const &)'
/usr/lib/libssd.so: undefined reference to `cout'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [mplayer] Error 1
</snip>

On Fri, 18 Jan 2002 12:17:36 -0500
Robert Jameson <rj at open-net.org> wrote:

> Awsome! I've been looking for something like this for a longtime, keep up the great work!
> 
> On Fri, 18 Jan 2002 11:17:48 -0500
> Joshua Pollak <pardsbane at offthehill.org> wrote:
> 
> > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > Hello Fellow Mplayer Users:
> > 
> > I don't know about you, but I watch a lot of DVD's and movies, etc on Linux, 
> > with MPlayer. I also use a screen saver, but as far as I know, none of the 
> > major movie players has a way to disable the screensavers. I've seen people 
> > suggest that the screensavers should check to see if certain programs are 
> > running before activating, but that seems like a seriously backward approach. 
> > I also think it is unreasonable to expect movieplayers, etc to handle each 
> > screensaver specifically, and to me, having the a movieplayer jiggling the 
> > mouse in the background seems like a stupid thing.
> > 
> > Anyway, I don't believe there has been a drop in solution to this... until 
> > now. I wrote libssd, which stands for ScreenSaver Disabler. Just download, 
> > compile, and link with your favorite movie player (MPlayer) and your 
> > screensaver will be disabled for as long as the program is running, and 
> > re-enabled when it quits.
> > 
> > The library is a drop in, no source code changes are needed, and it currently 
> > works with KDE's screensaver and xscreensaver.
> > 
> > I've included a little guide on how to use it with MPlayer on my website, but 
> > to use it with another program, just include "-lssd -lstdc++" on the link 
> > line of the program, and you'll be all set. Of course, dynamic loading can be 
> > used for more control, I intend to create an optional header file for that 
> > later on.
> > 
> > If the MPlayer programmers think this is worthwhile, I would like to 
> > encourage them to include it with their source, or at least integrate it with 
> > the configure script.
> > 
> > The website for the software is:
> > http://www.offthehill.org/Projects/libssd
> > 
> > Feedback would be appreciated.
> > 
> > -Josh
> > 
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> 
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Robert Jameson                  http://rj.open-net.org
C2 Village at Wexford Hwy 278,  Tel: +1 (843) 757 9428
Hilton Head Isl, SC             Cel: +1 (843) 298 0957 
US, 29928.                      mailto:rj at open-net.org

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