fix: use CString instead of new rust syntax to fix older versions of rust throwing compilation errors

src/player.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //! This also has the code for the underlying
 //! audio server which adds new tracks.
 
-use std::{collections::VecDeque, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
+use std::{collections::VecDeque, ffi::CString, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
 use arc_swap::ArcSwapOption;
 use downloader::Downloader;
@@ -118,22 +118,29 @@ unsafe impl Sync for Player {}
 impl Player {
     /// This gets the output stream while also shutting up alsa with [libc].
     fn silent_get_output_stream() -> eyre::Result<(OutputStream, OutputStreamHandle)> {
+        // Get the file descriptor to stderr from libc.
         extern "C" {
             static stderr: *mut libc::FILE;
         }
 
-        let mode = c"w".as_ptr();
-
         // This is a bit of an ugly hack that basically just uses `libc` to redirect alsa's
         // output to `/dev/null` so that it wont be shoved down our throats.
 
-        // SAFETY: Simple enough to be impossible to fail. Hopefully.
-        unsafe { freopen(c"/dev/null".as_ptr(), mode, stderr) };
+        // The mode which to redirect terminal output with.
+        let mode = CString::new("w")?.as_ptr();
 
+        // First redirect to /dev/null, which basically silences alsa.
+        let null = CString::new("/dev/null")?.as_ptr();
+        // SAFETY: Simple enough to be impossible to fail. Hopefully.
+        unsafe { freopen(null, mode, stderr) };
+
+        // Make the OutputStream while stderr is still redirected to /dev/null.
         let (stream, handle) = OutputStream::try_default()?;
 
+        // Redirect back to the current terminal, so that other output isn't silenced.
+        let tty = CString::new("/dev/tty")?.as_ptr();
         // SAFETY: See the first call to `freopen`.
-        unsafe { freopen(c"/dev/tty".as_ptr(), mode, stderr) };
+        unsafe { freopen(tty, mode, stderr) };
 
         Ok((stream, handle))
     }

src/player/mpris.rs

@@ -77,10 +77,7 @@ impl PlayerInterface for Player {
     }
 
     async fn pause(&self) -> fdo::Result<()> {
-        self.sender
-            .send(Messages::Pause)
-            .await
-            .map_err(|_| ERROR)
+        self.sender.send(Messages::Pause).await.map_err(|_| ERROR)
     }
 
     async fn play_pause(&self) -> fdo::Result<()> {
@@ -95,10 +92,7 @@ impl PlayerInterface for Player {
     }
 
     async fn play(&self) -> fdo::Result<()> {
-        self.sender
-            .send(Messages::Play)
-            .await
-            .map_err(|_| ERROR)
+        self.sender.send(Messages::Play).await.map_err(|_| ERROR)
     }
 
     async fn seek(&self, _offset: Time) -> fdo::Result<()> {

src/player/ui.rs

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ async fn interface(player: Arc<Player>, minimalist: bool) -> eyre::Result<()> {
             VOLUME_TIMER.store(0, Ordering::Relaxed);
         }
 
-        let controls = components::controls(&player, WIDTH);
+        let controls = components::controls(WIDTH);
 
         let menu = if minimalist {
             vec![action, middle]

src/player/ui/components.rs

@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ pub fn action(player: &Player, width: usize) -> String {
 }
 
 /// Creates the bottom controls bar, and also spaces it properly.
-pub fn controls(player: &Player, width: usize) -> String {
-    let play_pause = if player.sink.is_paused() { ["[p]", "lay "] } else { ["[p]", "ause"] };
-    let controls = [["[s]", "kip"], play_pause, ["[q]", "uit"]];
+pub fn controls(width: usize) -> String {
+    let controls = [["[s]", "kip"], ["[p]", "ause"], ["[q]", "uit"]];
+
     let len: usize = controls.concat().iter().map(|x| x.len()).sum();
     let controls = controls.map(|x| format!("{}{}", x[0].bold(), x[1]));