* Martin Michlmayr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-07-30 20:25]: > > Jack seems to have a facility to load encoders from plugins located in > > ~/.jack_plugins (by default). It seems I can actually add > > DistributedCommand there. > > > > Please document this. > > I couldn't find any documentation either and had to look at the code. > I'll add the followng to the man page. I think that makes it clear > but if not, let me know.
Actually, I think one thing is missing in this explanation: that you need to activate the plug-ins. Arne, please apply this patch after the original one below. diff -urN jack-3.1.1~/jack.man jack-3.1.1/jack.man --- jack-3.1.1~/jack.man 2005-12-03 21:44:52.000000000 +0000 +++ jack-3.1.1/jack.man 2005-12-03 22:26:34.000000000 +0000 @@ -525,9 +525,14 @@ .BR jack_plugin_cddb.py (to define a new FreeDB server) and .BR jack_plugin_lame.py -(to show how rippers and encoders can be defined). Plug-ins can also be -used to define your own rippers and encoders which uses different options -than those used by default by jack. +(to show how rippers and encoders can be defined). After defining +plug-ins, you have to manually select them by specifying the ripper, +encoder, or CDDB server. An example would be: +.RS +jack --encoder-name plugin_lame --ripper plugin_foo --server plugin_cddb +.RE +Plug-ins can also be used to define your own rippers and encoders which +uses different options than those used by default by jack. .SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES There are several environment variables which can be used in jack's exec hooks: Original patch: > > diff -urN jack-3.1.1~/jack.man jack-3.1.1/jack.man > --- jack-3.1.1~/jack.man 2005-07-30 00:17:58.000000000 +0100 > +++ jack-3.1.1/jack.man 2005-07-30 20:22:39.289263856 +0100 > @@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ > .B /etc/jackrc > or by saving them to > .BR ~/.jack3rc . > +Additional rippers, encoders and FreeDB servers can be defined by users > +through the help of a plug-in directory (as defined by the > +.BR plugin_path > +option which defaults to > +.BR ~/.jack_plugins ). > .PP > While Jack is running, these keyboard commands are available: > .RS > @@ -500,6 +505,29 @@ > jack -O --remove-files ; gnoise *wav ; jack -g *wav ; jack > .RE > Just replace gnoise by the operation you'd like to perform. > +.SH PLUG-INS > +Additional rippers, encoders and FreeDB servers currently not known by jack > +can be defined using jack's plug-in mechanism. Plug-ins have to be put in > +the > +.BR ~/.jack_plugins > +directory (or the path defined by the > +.BR plugin_path > +option). The plug-ins are simple Python scripts which define a hash with > +the values for your ripper, encoder or FreeDB server. For rippers and > +encoders, the hash > +.BR plugin_helpers > +has to be defined while additional FreeDB servers are specified in > +.BR plugin_freedb_servers . > +Both expect another hash whose names corresponds to the entry you want to > +add (prefixed by > +.BR plugin_ ) > +and have to define certain values. Two examples are provided, > +.BR jack_plugin_cddb.py > +(to define a new FreeDB server) and > +.BR jack_plugin_lame.py > +(to show how rippers and encoders can be defined). Plug-ins can also be > +used to define your own rippers and encoders which uses different options > +than those used by default by jack. > .SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES > There are several environment variables which can be used in jack's exec > hooks: > -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
