dbtool -> audio file selector renaming

[paraslash.git] / README

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@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ It contains the following programs:
 
 - para_server (obligatory):
 
-        This server listens on a specified tcp port and accepts the
-        usual commands such as play, stop, pause, next. However, there
-        are many more commands.
+       This server listens on a tcp port and accepts commands such as
+       play, stop, pause, next. However, there are many more commands.
 
        For audio streaming, at least one sender must be activated.
        At the moment, paraslash contains two internal senders:
@@ -25,19 +24,19 @@ It contains the following programs:
        All senders have the same set of commands that allow to
        control the access permissions of the stream.
 
-       para_server needs a database tool to work, mainly to determine
-       which song to stream next. There are two database tools
-       available: mysql and dopey. The former is recommended as dopey
-       is only meant as a fallback and as a starting point for people
-       that want to write their own database tool for paraslash.
+       para_server needs an  "audio file selector" to work, mainly to
+       determine which song to stream next. There are three selectors
+       available: random, plm and mysql. The former chooses audio
+       files randomly and plm, the playlist manager, can handle
+       playlists. Both are always supported.
 
-       The mysql database tool connects to a mysql server which
-       holds information on your audio files. It has several unusual
-       features, see README.mysql for details.
+       The (optional) mysql selector connects to a mysql server
+       which holds information on your audio files. It has several
+       unusual features, see README.mysql for details.
 
 - para_client (obligatory):
 
-        The client program to connect to para_server.
+       The client program to connect to para_server.
 
 - para_recv (optional)
 
@@ -58,6 +57,7 @@ It contains the following programs:
 - para_play (optional)
 
        A small wav/raw player for alsa.
+       Debian package: libasound2-dev
 
 - para_audiod (optional, but recommended):
 
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ If you want to stream ogg vorbis files you'll need:
 
                http://www.xiph.org/downloads/
 
+Debian packages: libogg-dev libvorbis-dev
+
 Note that para_audiod still works even if neither mp3 nor ogg support
 was compiled in. You'll have to use the --no_default_filters option
 in this case (and e.g. "mpg123 -" as the stream write command).
@@ -209,9 +211,9 @@ Distribution of paraslash is covered by the GNU GPL. See file COPYING.
 
 LIMITATIONS:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
-The mysql database tool assumes that the basenames of your audio files
-are unique. If this is not the case, don't use this database tool,
-rename your files, or create your own database tool.
+The mysql selector assumes that the basenames of your audio files are
+unique. If this is not the case, don't use this selector, rename your
+files, or create your own one.
 
 THE AUTHOR:
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