As of version 0.1.10 I have switched to using automake/autoconf.  I hope that these tools make it easier for people to compile GDancer.

Its a very simple process as long as you have the required librarires.

1.) ./configure
    (you can add configure options such as --enable-pixbuf if you would
    like to try making gdancer use gdk-pixbuf for image loading, which
    would let you use themes with different image formats than just xpm, as
    of writing there are linking issues and this probably won't work)

2.) make

3.) su

4.) make install

5.) That should be it, if everything went correctly you should be able to run
xmms and select gdancer in the plugins list.  So try it.

PROBLEMS:
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-- xmms-config not found --
This is almost always caused by not having the xmms-devel rpm
installed.  If you installed from source then you shouldn't have to worry
about this, and if you get this error you have something else messed up
like the directory xmms-config is in isn't in your $PATH.  But everyone
who has emailed me about this problem so far has installed from RPM and
has not installed the xmms-devel rpm.  You cannot compile plugins for xmms
without the xmms-devel rpm.  So go get that, install it, then give
configure another shot.

-- gdancer makes X crash --
I have heard people complain about this and I have also witnessed it myself.
I believe X is the problem, not gdancer.  When it happened to me I was using
XFree86 3.3.5, after I upgraded to 3.3.6 the problem went away.  I suggest
anyone with this problem do the same.  I haven't had a crash of X since, if
it doesn't solve your problem please tell me about it.  Also, make sure
you're not just running out of memory.  once your ram and swap fills up X
will crash.  GDancer isn't too memory intensive but its a good idea to
keep an eye out.


Travis Emslander hexix@figz.com