get_iplayer Problem

[Martin109]

I am trying to persuade get_iplayer to work on Vector Linux v6.0 (I'm already using it OK under Windows on another machine).

I have downloaded get_iplayer-2.80.tar.gz and unpacked it, producing the following file and directory list:

Code:

CHANGELOG-get_iplayer.cgi.txt
CHANGELOG.txt
CONTRIBUTORS
LICENSE.txt
Makefile
README-get_iplayer.cgi.txt
README.txt
get_iplayer*
get_iplayer.1
get_iplayer.cgi*
html/
make-nsis.sh*
plugins/
web.sh*
windows/

Following the instructions in the README file, I have made the script executable by issuing (as root) the command:


chmod 755 ./get_iplayer


Now, issuing the command:


./get_iplayer


I get the following output:

Code:

get_iplayer v2.80, Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Phil Lewis
  This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details use --warranty.
  This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain
  conditions; use --conditions for details.

WARNING: Running the updater again to obtain plugins.
INFO: Current version is 2.80
INFO: Checking for latest version from www.infradead.org
ERROR: Failed to connect to update site - Update aborted

What should I do next?

[Martin109]

I can see that it's looking for plugins at www.infradead.org, but this URL just contains a couple of links to other sites, so the program (the latest version!) appears to be out-of-date.  I don't know how to get it to look in the right place.