[Icecast-dev] Extending Icecast 2.4.X against Ezstream (Run External Script or Integrate Ezstream Source)

[Geoff Shang]

On Thu, 10 Dec 2015, Glenn Cooper wrote:

> I am extending Icecast 2.4.x in a project that intends to use ezstream
> many times during the Icecast execution life cycle. At the point when I
> "start up" ezstream, I am faced with a dilemma of whether I should just
> integrate the ezstream source code into my project and program directly
> to the procedures, or whether I should just use shell scripts to control
> ezstream. The ezstream processes will just be fired up for a couple of
> minutes then dropped, but on a regular basis. Firing up shell scripts
> would make my coding life a lot easier, but a gut feeling tells me that
> this is not the right way,

It might help us if you explained exactly what it is you're wanting to do.

Geoff.