News
Version 0.4 Released
2008-07-19: The audio delay problem has been if not solved then at least circumvented (by setting the Splay audio player as the default, instead of MPlayer). A new command-line switch has also been added, to explicitly set the directory in which the MP3 files are stored.
First Version Released
2008-05-16: LastLonger makes its first public release with version 0.2. Check out the Download section.
Bugs and Todos
Things that are less than ideal, ordered roughly by priority.
Bug: Audio Delay Solved
This release fixes — well, circumvents, at least — the problem that there is usually a delay of about 40–50 seconds after a stream starts until audio starts playing when MPlayer is used. It turns out that this problem is nonexistent if Splay is used instead, so this is now the default.
Todo: Test Under Windows
The program should run on any platform where Perl is available, but I haven't actually tested this yet.
Todo: Ability to Turn Playback and Ripping On and Off
It would probably be neat to be able to switch playback and streaming on and off while the program is running.
Todo: Ability to Run Without Logging In
With the official player, it's possible to listen without being logged in. The published protocol doesn't explain how to do this, and none of the other players and rippers I have looked at have this feature. But it would be nice.
Todo: The Code Is Ugly
This is just a quick hack and the code could be made considerably clearer and a lot more modular.