-# Connect to MPD.
-if ($host =~ /^[@\/]/) {
- $host =~ s/^@/\0/;
- $sock = new IO::Socket::UNIX(Type => SOCK_STREAM(), Peer => $host);
-} else {
- $sock = new IO::Socket::INET6(PeerAddr => $host,
- PeerPort => $port,
- Proto => 'tcp');
-}
-$sock or die "failed to connect to MPD: $!";
-binmode($sock, ":utf8");
-
-if (!(<$sock> =~ /^OK MPD ([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$/)) {
- die "MPD failed to announce version: $!";
-}