fix: enhance ffmpeg detection for macOS and cross-platform support#17
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…tallations Fixes #13 - RTSP camera streaming failing on macOS due to ffmpeg not being detected. Problem: - Electron apps launched from Finder on macOS don't inherit user shell PATH - Homebrew installs ffmpeg to /opt/homebrew/bin (Apple Silicon) or /usr/local/bin (Intel Mac) - Current implementation only checks PATH, causing ffmpeg to not be found Solution: - Enhanced checkFfmpegAvailability() to check common installation paths across all platforms - Tries PATH first (backward compatible), then checks platform-specific locations: * macOS: Homebrew (Apple Silicon & Intel), MacPorts * Linux: apt/yum/pacman, Snap, Flatpak, manual installs * Windows: common Program Files locations - Provides helpful error messages with platform-specific installation instructions Impact: - macOS users with Homebrew-installed ffmpeg can now use RTSP cameras - Linux users with Snap/Flatpak installations are now supported - Better diagnostics when ffmpeg is not found - No breaking changes - fully backward compatible
Fixes the "spawn ffmpeg ENOENT" error when launching from Finder on macOS. Problem: - Detection code finds ffmpeg at full path (e.g., /opt/homebrew/bin/ffmpeg) - But node-rtsp-stream doesn't support custom ffmpeg path option - When node-rtsp-stream spawns ffmpeg, it uses 'ffmpeg' which requires PATH - macOS GUI launches have minimal PATH without Homebrew directories Solution: - After finding ffmpeg, extract its directory and add to process.env.PATH - This makes ffmpeg available when node-rtsp-stream spawns it later - Works for both forward slashes (macOS/Linux) and backslashes (Windows) - Only modifies PATH when using explicit paths (not when ffmpeg already in PATH) Testing: - Launch from Finder: ffmpeg should now be found and spawn successfully - Launch from Terminal: continues to work as before - Cross-platform compatible with proper path separator handling
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