Comment 3 for bug 1124354

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RJ Skerry-Ryan (rryan) wrote : Re: [Bug 1124354] Re: support shoutcast 2

Hm. That is annoying.

icecast2 is quite easy to build from source or to install via MacPorts or
Homebrew.

Using homebrew it's a 1-liner:
$ brew install icecast

On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 2:08 PM, Marjan Mrak <email address hidden>wrote:

> Thanks for the info, Ryan.
>
> icecast is not built for macos (also, I am sure it cannot be built "out of
> the box") and is therefore useless for me.
>
> Regards,
> Marjan
>
> 2013/2/13 RJ Ryan <email address hidden>
>
> > Thanks for the report. We use the 'libshout' library for live
> > broadcasting. I just checked with the libshout developers and I'm afraid
> > they do not plan to support shoutcast 2. It is therefore very unlikely
> > Mixxx will ever support shoutcast2.
> >
> > If you want to use Mixxx to broadcast, I suggest using icecast2 which is
> > a free and open source broadcasting server. Otherwise I'm afraid you'll
> > have to find something else that works with Shoutcast 2 :(.
> >
> > ** Changed in: mixxx
> > Status: New => Confirmed
> >
> > ** Changed in: mixxx
> > Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
> >
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> > report.
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1124354
> >
> > Title:
> > support shoutcast 2
> >
> > Status in Mixxx:
> > Confirmed
> >
> > Bug description:
> > Hello there, this is the deal:
> >
> > I do use latest mixxx (1.10.1)
> > OS: macos mountain lion (latest version)
> >
> > I have upgraded my mac from snow lion (all worked well) to mountain
> > lion. Now I cannot start shoutcast server ver.1. Shoutcast server
> > ver.2 does start, but it looks like mixxx does not support it.
> >
> > I have noticed that SC2 is on the scene for quite a time and SC1 is
> > pretty much obsolete. I believe mixxx should support it. Please, fix
> > this soon.
> >
> > THank you for the great software,
> > MArjan
> >
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> >
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> Title:
> support shoutcast 2
>
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