[rtmpdump] Rtmpdump just stream metadata / Solaris

[Howard Chu]

Mateusz Pawlowski wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am looking into using rtmpdump to fetch stream metadata for monitoring
> purposes.
> We are planning on using it on Solaris 10
>
> Little bit of fiddling with Makefile allowed me to compile it :
> The CFLAGS needs -std=c99 as compiler stops when including sdtbool.
> The LDFLAGS needs -lnsl -lsocket to link the network libs

Fiddling with the Makefile should generally not be necessary. Just set 
whatever additional flags you want on the commandline. e.g.

	make XLDFLAGS="-lnsl -lsocket" XCFLAGS=-std=c99

re: stdbool - that was just a bad idea all around; next release will not use 
bool any more.

> Now, as haven't touched C code in ages. I'm a bit struggling to modify
> rtmpdump enough to get it list the metadata and then stop the stream ( as we
> have no need for anything more ).
>
> So would it be possible if you could help me and point me how to modify the
> code or if you are feeling generous add another command switch ( like
> --metadataonly ) and have it print only that.

I suggest you just use --stop 1.

> And I don't even dare to think that you could implement Nagios Check Plug-in
> exit codes … which would be amazing!

The current exit codes are already documented and in wide use. You should be 
able to turn them into whatever you want using the scripting language of your 
choice...

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