From f9cae992c115f88c330d111672010c6d0c6c64bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "F. Duncanh" <fduncanh@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:14:21 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] preparations for 1.73.6

---
 Bluetooth_LE_beacon/uxplay-beacon.1 |  6 +++---
 README.html                         | 12 +++++++-----
 README.md                           |  7 +++++--
 README.txt                          | 11 +++++++----
 uxplay.1                            |  4 ++--
 uxplay.cpp                          |  2 +-
 uxplay.spec                         |  2 +-
 7 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Bluetooth_LE_beacon/uxplay-beacon.1 b/Bluetooth_LE_beacon/uxplay-beacon.1
index 01d10e5..e7e451d 100644
--- a/Bluetooth_LE_beacon/uxplay-beacon.1
+++ b/Bluetooth_LE_beacon/uxplay-beacon.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH UXPLAY 1 2026-03-15 "UxPlay 1.73.4" "User Commands"
+.TH UXPLAY 1 2026-03-22 "UxPlay 1.73.6" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 uxplay-beacon.py  \- Python (>= 3.6) script for a Bluetooth LE Service-Discovery beacon.
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ uxplay-beacon.py  \- Python (>= 3.6) script for a Bluetooth LE Service-Discovery
 [BlueIO] [\fI\, -h, --help] + more options.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .TP
-UxPlay 1.73: Standalone Python Script for Bluetooth LE Service Discovery
+UxPlay 1.73.6: Standalone Python Script for Bluetooth LE Service Discovery
 .nf
 Modules for BLE support:
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ winrt: (Windows)
 BleuIO: (for a BleuIO USB serial device, all platforms, including macOS).
 HCI: Use Host Controller Interface (Linux/*BSD, needs elevated privileges)
 
-The best choice for host platform is made unless option BleuIO is used.
+The best choice for host platform is made unless option BleuIO or HCI is used.
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
 .B
diff --git a/README.html b/README.html
index 485fa77..0acdc03 100644
--- a/README.html
+++ b/README.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ developed at the GitHub site <a href="https://github.com/FDH2/UxPlay"
 class="uri">https://github.com/FDH2/UxPlay</a> (where ALL user issues
 should be posted, and latest versions can be found).</strong></h3>
 <ul>
-<li><p><strong>NEW in v1.73, up to v1.73.5</strong> (March
+<li><p><strong>NEW in v1.73, up to v1.73.6</strong> (March
 2026):</p></li>
 <li><p>Some YouTube app HLS videos now offer alternative language tracks
 (generated by AI dubbing). Language choices will be made in order of
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ and Video to mp4 file (new option -mp4 [fn]).</p></li>
 <li><p>Support for <strong>service discovery using a Bluetooth LE
 “beacon”</strong> for both Linux/*BSD and Windows (as an alternative to
 Bonjour/Rendezvous DNS-SD service discovery) was introduced in v1.73 and
-improved in 1.73.5. This can be used on networks that do not allow the
-user to run a DNS_SD service.** The user must run a Bluetooth LE
-“beacon”, (Bluetooth 4.0 or later is needed, a cheap USD “dongle” will
-do.). The beacon is managed by a Python &gt;= 3.6 script
+improved in 1.73.4 - 1.73.6. This can be used on networks that do not
+allow the user to run a DNS_SD service.** The user must run a Bluetooth
+LE “beacon”, (Bluetooth 4.0 or later is needed, a cheap USD “dongle”
+will do.). The beacon is managed by a Python &gt;= 3.6 script
 <code>uxplay-beacon.py</code>. Loadable Python modules provide
 appropriate Bluetooth LE support for Linux, Windows, and FreeBSD;
 <em>macOS is only supported by the BleuIO USB dongle which uniquely has
@@ -2065,6 +2065,8 @@ an AppleTV6,2 with sourceVersion 380.20.1 (an AppleTV 4K 1st gen,
 introduced 2017, running tvOS 12.2.1), so it does not seem to matter
 what version UxPlay claims to be.</p>
 <h1 id="changelog">Changelog</h1>
+<p>1.73.6 2026-03-22 Fix “not a socket” message uxplay bug. Futher
+uxplay-beacon.py improvements (Only use GLib in BlueZ module)</p>
 <p>1.73.4 2026-03-15 Modularize Bluetooth support for uxplay-beacon. Add
 modules for BLeuIO serial-modem Bluetooth LE device, and HCI access
 (Linux/FreeBSD). Fix broken -vol option.</p>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e0a48af..da566d0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ### **Now developed at the GitHub site <https://github.com/FDH2/UxPlay> (where ALL user issues should be posted, and latest versions can be found).**
 
--  **NEW in v1.73, up to  v1.73.5** (March 2026):
+-  **NEW in v1.73, up to  v1.73.6** (March 2026):
 
 -   Some YouTube app HLS videos now offer alternative language tracks (generated by AI dubbing).  Language choices will be made in order of
     preferences set with option -lang (or by environment variable $LANGUAGE, which "-lang"  overrides). Format is `-lang fr:es:en`, where French ("fr") is
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 -   Support for recording Mirror-mode/Audio-mode (but not HLS) Audio and Video to mp4 file (new option -mp4 [fn]). 
 
 -   Support for **service discovery using a Bluetooth LE "beacon"** for both Linux/\*BSD and Windows (as an alternative to Bonjour/Rendezvous DNS-SD
-    service discovery) was introduced in v1.73 and improved in 1.73.5.  This can be used on networks that do not allow the user to run a  DNS_SD service.**
+    service discovery) was introduced in v1.73 and improved in 1.73.4 - 1.73.6.  This can be used on networks that do not allow the user to run a  DNS_SD service.**
     The user must run a Bluetooth LE "beacon", (Bluetooth  4.0 or later is needed, a cheap USD "dongle" will do.). The
     beacon is managed by a Python >= 3.6 script `uxplay-beacon.py`. Loadable Python modules provide appropriate Bluetooth LE  support for Linux, Windows,
     and FreeBSD;  _macOS is only supported by the BleuIO USB dongle which uniquely has its own Bluetooth LE stack based on a Renesas SoC, and is seen by the
@@ -2054,6 +2054,9 @@ introduced 2017, running tvOS 12.2.1), so it does not seem to matter
 what version UxPlay claims to be.
 
 # Changelog
+1.73.6 2026-03-22  Fix "not a socket" message uxplay bug.
+Futher uxplay-beacon.py improvements (Only use GLib in BlueZ module)
+
 1.73.4 2026-03-15 Modularize Bluetooth support for uxplay-beacon.
 Add modules for BLeuIO serial-modem Bluetooth LE device, and HCI
 access (Linux/FreeBSD).   Fix broken -vol option.
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 643576e..091a4a3 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ### **Now developed at the GitHub site <https://github.com/FDH2/UxPlay> (where ALL user issues should be posted, and latest versions can be found).**
 
--   **NEW in v1.73, up to v1.73.5** (March 2026):
+-   **NEW in v1.73, up to v1.73.6** (March 2026):
 
 -   Some YouTube app HLS videos now offer alternative language tracks
     (generated by AI dubbing). Language choices will be made in order of
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 -   Support for **service discovery using a Bluetooth LE "beacon"** for
     both Linux/\*BSD and Windows (as an alternative to
     Bonjour/Rendezvous DNS-SD service discovery) was introduced in v1.73
-    and improved in 1.73.5. This can be used on networks that do not
-    allow the user to run a DNS_SD service.\*\* The user must run a
-    Bluetooth LE "beacon", (Bluetooth 4.0 or later is needed, a cheap
+    and improved in 1.73.4 - 1.73.6. This can be used on networks that
+    do not allow the user to run a DNS_SD service.\*\* The user must run
+    a Bluetooth LE "beacon", (Bluetooth 4.0 or later is needed, a cheap
     USD "dongle" will do.). The beacon is managed by a Python \>= 3.6
     script `uxplay-beacon.py`. Loadable Python modules provide
     appropriate Bluetooth LE support for Linux, Windows, and FreeBSD;
@@ -2132,6 +2132,9 @@ what version UxPlay claims to be.
 
 # Changelog
 
+1.73.6 2026-03-22 Fix "not a socket" message uxplay bug. Futher
+uxplay-beacon.py improvements (Only use GLib in BlueZ module)
+
 1.73.4 2026-03-15 Modularize Bluetooth support for uxplay-beacon. Add
 modules for BLeuIO serial-modem Bluetooth LE device, and HCI access
 (Linux/FreeBSD). Fix broken -vol option.
diff --git a/uxplay.1 b/uxplay.1
index 0d972eb..752a543 100644
--- a/uxplay.1
+++ b/uxplay.1
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-.TH UXPLAY "1" "2026-01-26" "UxPlay 1.73" "User Commands"
+.TH UXPLAY "1" "2026-03-222" "UxPlay 1.73.6" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 uxplay \- start AirPlay server
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B uxplay
 [\fI\,-n name\/\fR] [\fI\,-s wxh\/\fR] [\fI\,-p \/\fR[\fI\,n\/\fR]] [more \fI OPTIONS \/\fR ...]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-UxPlay 1.73: An open\-source AirPlay mirroring (+ audio streaming) server:
+UxPlay 1.73.6: An open\-source AirPlay mirroring (+ audio streaming) server:
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
 .B
diff --git a/uxplay.cpp b/uxplay.cpp
index b729a40..b64ff05 100644
--- a/uxplay.cpp
+++ b/uxplay.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 #endif
 
 
-#define VERSION "1.73.4"
+#define VERSION "1.73.6"
 
 #define SECOND_IN_USECS 1000000
 #define SECOND_IN_NSECS 1000000000UL
diff --git a/uxplay.spec b/uxplay.spec
index 919b8a6..9505f0a 100644
--- a/uxplay.spec
+++ b/uxplay.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           uxplay
-Version:        1.73.5
+Version:        1.73.6
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 
 %global gittag  v%{version}