From d38f683b9670d580fa094cc5602142e679755e35 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Florrie Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2017 20:09:02 -0300 Subject: Notes on dependencies --- README.md | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 700074f..2e8609a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -12,8 +12,23 @@ $ npm install # Installs http-music GLOBALLY, i.e., so you can use from in any directory. $ npm link # (You might need sudo here.) + +# (Hey, you! That one person who only reads the install code! Please also +# read the "you will also need" section below.) ``` +**You will also need:** + +* **A player:** [`play` (from SoX)][sox] and [`mpv`][mpv] both work. You'll + only need one of these, but mpv gives you access to play/pause and seeking + controls. + +* **A sound converter:** either [`avconv`][libav] or [`ffmpeg`][ffmpeg] will + work. + +There's a fair chance you already have some of these installed; you can always +check from your terminal using the [`type`][type] command! + ## Usage ``` @@ -31,3 +46,10 @@ $ http-music play ## Documentation Check out [the man pages](man/). (Or view them with `man http-music`.) + + [sox]: http://sox.sourceforge.net/ + [mpv]: https://mpv.io/ + [libav]: https://www.libav.org/ + [ffmpeg]: https://www.ffmpeg.org/ + [type]: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/10529/125775 + -- cgit 1.3.0-6-gf8a5