Re: [Easytag-mailing] copying on save

[Jim Bryant <kc5vdj yahoo com>]

This is strange...

I'm running EasyTag under FreeBSD-current, and I don't get this issue.

I keep my MP3's in a master directory, and use scripts to break it down by artist and album into individual directories using hard 
links.

I find it easier to tag things album by album, and thus I work on new links after running the script.

All changes to the new links show up in the original file in the master directory.

Jérôme COUDERC wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've tried to reproduce your problem with hard links to some files, but all
> seem to work correctly: the both file are update.
> Meanwhile, note that id3lib manages the writing of tags at the beginning and
> at the end of each file, and not EasyTAG.
> At the present time, I don't know exactly what causes your problem, so
> please can you give more informations (file permissions, schemes, ...)
>
> Sincerely,
> Jerome
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : john <ruttmannn gmx de>
> À : easytag-mailing lists sourceforge net
> <easytag-mailing lists sourceforge net>
> Date : mercredi 31 octobre 2001 13:35
> Objet : [Easytag-mailing] copying on save
>
>
>
> > Hi!
> >
> > I work a lot with hard links to organize the tracks in different
> > schemes or to master CDs. This gives me a big problem with easytag.
> >
> > It seems that it doesn't just write the new ID3 Info at the end of the
> > file, but builds up a new copy of that file and deletes the old
> > one.
> >
> > This results in these side effects:
> >
> > Instead of changing the ID3 info in all linked files, only the version
> > worked with is changed.
> >
> > The file is not removed, because it has still links. So at least, we
> > now have two copies of the same file. The version with the new ID3
> > info and the old versions somewhere else in the file tree.
> >
> > As you cannot tell if this behaviour is a bug or a feature I searched
> > through the preference dialog, but couldn't find an option to turn it
> > off.
> >
> > So please can someone enlighten me, what easytag is really doing while
> > saving. And of course: I would like to see that option, where you can
> > turn off that behaviour. If that isn't to complicated and someone
> > gives me a hint, I would also change it myself.
> >
> > cu,
> > john

jim
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