Amarok and moodbar

I spotted the Moodbar stuff in Amarok 1.4.3 this evening and decided it looked quite fun.

I got it working with not too much effort, here’s how:

1. Install the fftw3-float port:

   # cd /usr/ports/math/fftw3-float && make install clean

2. Download the source from the page linked above. I grabbed the 0.1.1 release which was the latest available.

3. Unpack the source

   % tar zxvf moodbar-0.1.1.tar.gz; cd moodbar-0.1.1

4. Run the configure script, but you need to tell it to install in the right place:

   % ./configure --prefix=/usr/X11R6

5. Build:

   % make

6. Install:

   % sudo make install

Amarok should notice the change straight away without a restart, so follow the usage instructions on the Amarok site.

I am now considering creating a moodbar port on FreeBSD, if I can figure out how :) You can use the audio/gstreamer-plugins-moodbar port (not mine).