Software Update: xMule 1.12.2

The eDonkey network can be used, among other things, to exchange files. In addition to the original client, eDonkey2000, an open source client has also been developed with the catchy name eMule. The latter is only available for the Windows platform, which is why LMule was started for the Linux platform at the time. However, the code was not as portable as hoped, so xMule was developed with support for FreeBSD, Linux, MacOS X, Solaris, and Windows. The development team has released version 1.12.2 with the following announcement:

In this release, we focus on wxGTK-specific issues, mostly revolving around our implementation of the list control (which allows the pretty download statistics and sorting). Between Avi and myself we’ve damn-near completely rewritten them. We’ve also focused a lot on general code cleanup. (This fixes the blank Server list 1.12.1 bug).

Below are attached two binary packages, one against wxGTK 2.4.3 (most reliable results) and one against wxGTK 2.6.2 (improved performance). Unlike past binary packages, this uses a new release system which theoretically should work on any Linux distribution, so long as you have libstdc++v6 (eg gcc 3.4+) and GTK 2.6.x installed. Simply download the file, set its execute flags (chmod 0755) and run the installer.

Avi’s contributions:

• FIXED: Compilation when using GCC 3.3.6.
• FIXED: Compilation when using GCC 4.0 and above.
• FIXED: Compilation warning of multiple definitions.
• FIXED: Server list not showing up (showed up in version 1.12.1).
• IMPROVED: Much more wxWidgets-2.6.2 compliant.
• IMPROVED: xMule now compiles using wxWidgets-2.6.2 with backward compatibility turned off as well.
• IMPROVED: Splash screen should no longer cause crashes on certain platforms.
• IMPROVED: Tweaked the build system.

HopeSeekr’s contributions:

• FIXED: Libcrypto++ is now properly detected and used if available (only if you compile xMule)
• FIXED: Streamlined ./configure by removing unnecessary checks.
• Generally increased unicode support, albeit meagerly.

[break]The following downloads are ready:
Source
xMule Linux Binary with wxGTK 2.6.2
xMule Linux Binary with wxGTK 2.4.3