Hi,

I've tried the new elisa branch, but i had no luck or brains :)

I've followed the instructions and got to the point where we start
elisa with "python elisa-core/elisa.py elisa.conf".

The first problem is that there's no elisa.conf in the directory. I
created one copying from the example
http://elisa.fluendo.com/documentation/tutorials/weather_plugin_tutorial.html.
I created the elisa_weather.conf file and started elisa with "python
elisa-core/elisa.py elisa_weather.conf" (attached). The splash screen
appears and nothing more happens, the elisa windows doesn't show and i
have to press ctrl+c to stop it. The console output is attached in
elisa_weather.out. I've ran it again with ELISA_DEBUG=4 and there's no
exceptions, the output is also attached (elisa_weather.debug.out).

After this, i noticed elisa creates 3 new files in the directory:
elisa_0.1.7.bak, elisa_0.3.1.bak and elisa_new.conf. (attached)

I started elisa again, this time using elisa_new.conf "python
elisa-core/elisa.py elisa_new.conf" and the elisa crashed with
"Segmentation fault". No other messages were printed.
I also ran with ELISA_DEBUG=4 and the output is attached (elisa_new.debug.out)

At this point, i gave up :(

As soon as I have elisa running i will start to rewrite v4l2_plugin
for the new architecture. I already have sound ;)

Best regards,
Rui Castro


On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 6:33 PM, Florian Boucault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello Eliseros!
>
> Here are some very good news from the Windows port front and the 0.5
> series :)
>
> Windows Alpha Release
> ---------------------
>
> Elisa's long-term goal is to provide end-users with a truly universal,
> interoperable, cross-platform media center. As a step towards these
> goals, the Elisa Media Center is releasing a first alpha version for
> Windows. Updated versions will follow, with a stable Windows version
> planned for June.
>
> The Windows alpha release contains only the very basic features (with
> limited functionality) of the Elisa Media Center at this moment:
>
>      * Videos
>      * Music
>      * Photos
>      * Flickr
>      * YouTube
>      * Shoutcast
>      * Samba shares
>      * iPod
>      * remote control support
>
> If you are brave enough to test this release, you can download the
> installer from the website [1] and/or you can find the source-code in
> the win32 bazaar branch on launchpad:
>
> bzr branch https://code.launchpad.net/~elisa-developers/elisa/win32
>
> Known issues
>      * codecs for DirectShow (ffdshow) have to be installed in order to
>        play all media files
>      * sometimes colored lines appear in the UI
>      * YouTube video streaming doesn't work
>      * audio cds are detected but playback doesn't work
>      * playback of some media files can crash the application (H.264,
>        some mpegs and mp4)
>
>
> Elisa 0.5 developer preview
> ---------------------------
>
> The Elisa Media Center has reached a milestone in its development cycle.
> It has achieved its original goal of providing an easy to develop
> modular platform that uses the web as inspiration. Following up on its
> motto 'everything is a plugin', Elisa is now completely pluggable from
> top (user interaction, graphical interface, etc.), to bottom (data
> retrieval, hardware communication, etc.). It borrows an analogy from the
> way components speak with each other over 'REST' webservices. Using 4
> simple commands (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) integration of any service is
> natural and painless (hopefully :)).
>
> A fully fledged plugin/functionality can be added to Elisa with just a
> few lines of code (see tutorials at the bottom). Although still a work
> in progress, we encourage everyone to join our efforts in making the
> Elisa Media Center a true portal between the web, local networks, and
> your PC/TV.
>
>
> Getting Started
>
> The easiest way to start hacking Elisa is to create your own branch.
> This allows you to publish to it so other developers and users can
> review it and even experiment with it.
>
> Elisa uses Bazaar to create new development branches for later review
> and merging. Creating your own branch is an easy Bazaar command:
>
> bzr branch http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~elisa-developers/elisa/rest elisa
>
> The above command will create a directory called 'elisa' containing the
> Elisa branch named 'rest'. This branch is where the excitement begins
> and you will see what is happening development wise with Elisa nowadays.
> New developers are encouraged to review this and base their work on it.
>
> This branch of Elisa relies on the latest development version of Pigment
> with a little twist for pigment-python. Here is the step by step
> procedure to get it up and running:
>
> mkdir pigment
> cd pigment
> svn co https://code.fluendo.com/pigment/svn/trunk/pigment pigment
> svn co https://code.fluendo.com/pigment/svn/branches/pigment-python-widgets 
> pigment-python
> cd pigment
> ./autogen.sh && make
> ./misc/pgm-uninstalled
> cd ../pigment-python
> ./autogen.sh && make
>
> Finally you can launch Elisa like that:
>
> cd [your elisa branch]
> python elisa-core/elisa.py elisa.conf
>
> What you should have displayed is the user interface from the weather
> plugin. Nothing greatly impressive but the technical basis is there to
> go much further very soon. In the next weeks the Elisa user interface
> will be rebuilt using the new architecture.
>
>
> Documentation
>
> Useful tutorials have been written to get you started easily:
>
> * How to write a plugin that displays weather information [2]
> * How to write a plugin retrieving and displaying covers from Amazon
> [3]
>
> And of course the automatically generated API reference [4] will help a
> lot.
>
>
> That's it folks! At least for now :) Questions, ideas, remarks are of
> course always welcome.
>
>
> Have a lot of fun and a very nice weekend,
>
> Florian on behalf on the Elisa team
>
>
> [1] http://elisa.fluendo.com/download
> [2] 
> http://elisa.fluendo.com/documentation/tutorials/weather_plugin_tutorial.html
> [3] http://elisa.fluendo.com/documentation/tutorials/amazon
> [4] http://elisa.fluendo.com/api
>

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