XMD --- INTRODUCION ----------- This package comprises three components:- libomd - A C library for accessing NetMD functionality. This library is intended to provide the low-level NetMD functionality that an application might need in a robust and somewhat object-oriented fashion. Currently only player control and TOC editting functions are implemented (ie *no* audio checkin/checkout functionality) but the library is considered to be stable enough for day-to-day usage, however some of the functions are still in a state of flux. Proper documentation is "forthcoming". omd - A command line application for accessing NetMD functionality, built on top of libomd. This application allows playback control and track/group name editting. This application is used on a day to day basis by the author and is reasonably stable. There is online help (try "omd help") and there will be a manual page one day. Xmd.app - An OS X GUI built on top of libomd using Cocoa and Objective C. This application is very much "work in progress" and comes with no promises of stability whatsoever. However adventurous users may it of interest. Developers may find some of the Objective C classes useful, but be warned that the object model has not yet stabilised. (Developers may also find some of the Cocoa usage to be laughable, but hey... I'm new to that) COMPILING --------- * The omd utility (OS X, FreeBSD, Linux) - There is no autoconf (yet), however the software should build cleanly "as is" on these platforms. First ensure you have a reasonably up-to-date libusb installed (see http://libusb.sourceforge.net/ and that the libusb-config utility is in your PATH. Then, in the Xmd source directory simply type "make depend" then "make". There is no install target either... copy the binary to a suitable location if you wish. * Xmd.app (OS X only) - Use the Finder to open Xmd.pbproj in Project Builder then seelct "Build" from the "Project" menu. Currently it does not build for deployment, but you can always copy Xmd.app from the build folder to you Applications folder if you fancy... BEERWARE -------- This software is "beerware". If you find it useful, then the next time you meet the author in a pub, you should seriously consider buying him a beer. [Historical note - I claim to be the originator of the term "beerware". I first used the term in relation to a Windows client I released for the Flexfax (now Hylafax) fax system, called Winflex. The README file I have is dated Nov 1993, but that was the last release... I think the original release was late '92, maybe early '93. Anyway, I'd be interested in hearing about any examples of the term before that date] FOOTNOTE -------- Any resemblance between some of the component names of this package and a dodgy 80s electro band is purely coincidental.