[97735] in RedHat Linux List
Re: RealPlayer
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lawrence Houston)
Wed Nov 4 18:39:59 1998
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 18:21:53 -0500 (EST)
From: Lawrence Houston <houston@boyd.geog.mcgill.ca>
To: felix!redhat.com!redhat-list@boyd.geog.mcgill.ca
In-Reply-To: <19981104134438.A984@neanderthal.dyn.ml.org>
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On Wed, 4 Nov 1998, Blair Craft wrote:
> I found this in RA's knowledgebase. It might be of some interest to
> those people trying to get RealAudio working in RH5.X and Netscape:
>
>
> --- begin quote ---
>
> Currently, the RedHat RealPlayer 5.0 as a plugin does not work in the
> Netscape browser.
>
> There are two problems that prevent the RedHat Player from
> functioning as a plugin in the Netscape browser. First, the RedHat
> Player 5.0
> installation does not contain any of the plugin files. Second, the
> Player is compiled with the latest version of glibc for RedHat 5.0,
> while Navigator is compiled with other glibc libraries. However, the
> RedHat RealPlayer is fully functional as a standalone Player.
>
> There is a workaround which allows the Player Plugin to function,
> though it has not been extensively tested. The work around for this
> is
> to also install the Linux RealPlayer. The Linux RealPlayer
> installation contains the plugin files and compatible libraries for
> non-glibc
> applications. Until Netscape releases a stable glibc compatible
> browser, this is the only work around. Please note: RedHat 5.1 does
> contain
> the non-glibc compatibility, but the plugin still requires the class
> files from the Linux Player.
>
> --- end quote ---
Blair:
Blaming the glibc version is supported by my own observations: RA Player
fails to start when lanched from Red Hat's "Official" Navigator 4.06, but
when I install "modified" 4.06 & 4.07 Tar Balls (direct from Netscape)
with a "patched" version of netscape-wrapper-bnl it works correctly.
Further support: on Netscape's own FTP Site the glibc version is found
within the "development" tree as opposed to the "shipping" tree. HINT!
HINT!
Lawrence Houston - (houston@boyd.geog.mcgill.ca)
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