diff -ru xmms-1.2.10/General/ir/ir.c xmms-1.2.10-patched/General/ir/ir.c
--- xmms-1.2.10/General/ir/ir.c	2001-03-05 14:17:44.000000000 +0100
+++ xmms-1.2.10-patched/General/ir/ir.c	2006-03-26 12:15:53.000000000 +0200
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 #include "ir.h"
 
 /* Important stuff to know */
-static gboolean keepGoing = FALSE;
+gboolean keepGoing = FALSE;
 
 /* The thread handle */
-static pthread_t irapp_thread;
+pthread_t irapp_thread;
 
 /* Declarations for calls that we need to mention in the plugin struct */
 static void init(void);
diff -ru xmms-1.2.10/configure xmms-1.2.10-patched/configure
--- xmms-1.2.10/configure	2004-02-23 22:44:32.000000000 +0100
+++ xmms-1.2.10-patched/configure	2006-03-26 12:15:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -19099,7 +19099,7 @@
 	i386-*-* | i486-*-* | i586-*-* | i686-*-* | i86pc-*-*)
 		arch_type=ix86
 		case "$host" in
-		        *-*-netbsd* | *-*openbsd*)
+		        *-*-netbsd* | *-*openbsd* | *-*-darwin*)
 			;;
 			*)
 				ARCH_DEFINES="-DI386_ASSEM"
diff -ru xmms-1.2.10/libxmms/util.c xmms-1.2.10-patched/libxmms/util.c
--- xmms-1.2.10/libxmms/util.c	2003-05-19 23:22:07.000000000 +0200
+++ xmms-1.2.10-patched/libxmms/util.c	2006-03-26 12:14:47.000000000 +0200
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #endif
 
+#if defined (__APPLE__)
+#include <mach/mach.h>
+#include <mach/thread_policy.h>
+#include <sys/param.h>
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#endif
+
 #if TIME_WITH_SYS_TIME
 # include <sys/time.h>
 # include <time.h>
@@ -73,6 +80,35 @@
 
 gboolean xmms_check_realtime_priority(void)
 {
+#if defined (__APPLE__)
+    mach_port_t                         machThread = mach_thread_self();
+    kern_return_t                       result = 0;
+    thread_extended_policy_data_t       timeShareData;
+    thread_precedence_policy_data_t     precidenceData;
+
+    //Copied from http://lists.apple.com/archives/scitech/2003/Jan/msg00119.html. We put priority to 20 and, this is the important part,
+    //set this thread not to timeshare, but to a round robin priority.
+    precidenceData.importance = 20;
+    timeShareData.timeshare = FALSE;
+
+    //Set the scheduling flavor. We want to do this first, since doing so
+    //can alter the priority
+    result = thread_policy_set( machThread,
+                                THREAD_EXTENDED_POLICY,
+                                &timeShareData,
+                                THREAD_EXTENDED_POLICY_COUNT );
+
+    if( 0 != result )
+        return result;
+
+    //Now set the priority
+    return   thread_policy_set( machThread,
+                                THREAD_PRECEDENCE_POLICY,
+                                &precidenceData,
+                                THREAD_PRECEDENCE_POLICY_COUNT );
+
+	return TRUE;
+#endif
 #ifdef HAVE_SCHED_SETSCHEDULER
 #ifdef __FreeBSD__
 	/*
diff -ru xmms-1.2.10/ltmain.sh xmms-1.2.10-patched/ltmain.sh
--- xmms-1.2.10/ltmain.sh	2003-09-04 22:59:05.000000000 +0200
+++ xmms-1.2.10-patched/ltmain.sh	2006-03-26 12:14:47.000000000 +0200
@@ -4053,10 +4053,10 @@
 
 # Directory that this library needs to be installed in:
 libdir='$install_libdir'"
-	  if test "$installed" = no && test $need_relink = yes; then
-	    $echo >> $output "\
-relink_command=\"$relink_command\""
-	  fi
+#	  if test "$installed" = no && test $need_relink = yes; then
+#	    $echo >> $output "\
+#relink_command=\"$relink_command\""
+#	  fi
 	done
       fi