Yes, thanks jacob! The flags are -Dusethreads and -Duse5005threads for 5005-style threads. I am just compling as I am writing. Best, Vic ******* ******* ******* have you thought of visiting Cybertsar's Internet Kingdom? It is still alive! Here is the URL: http://nimbus.ocis.temple.edu/~vtsaran/ ******* ******* ******* ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Schmude" <jacobs@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2000 9:41 PM Subject: Re: napster on Linux > Hi > Yes, perl needs to be recompiled. The README.threads in the perl > documentation directory describes the process in detail. Certain flags > need to be passed to the configure script before actual compilation. > > > On Sat, 30 Sep 2000, Victor Tsaran wrote: > > > Hello, listers! > > I am notsure if this has been on this list, however, here is the package > > which enables Napster on Linux systems. The only requirement is that you > > have PERL with threads enabled. I noticed that on most distributions, for > > whatever reason, PERL 5.60 comes with threads disabled by default. > > Currently, I am trying to figure out whether I need to recomple PERL to > > enable threads or I can just change particular option. If anyone knows the > > answer, please let me know. > > > > On this page > > > > http://search.cpan.org/search?dist=MP3-Napster > > > > You will find a package called mp3-napster.tar.gz > > > > Download it, follow instructions, and you're off in using napster!!! > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup