Re: Git Installation

[Budgie <ajebay errichel co uk>]

On 12/07/13 19:02, David King wrote:
> Hi!
>
> On 2013-07-12 16:41, Budgie <ajebay errichel co uk> wrote:
> > Please could you help me with installation from git.  I am I confess git
> > ignorant but seek the latest git version because I understand it is the
> > one to use with .mp4 & .m4a files.
>
> There is not currently a version that works with all fields of MP4
> files, except the one in a branch:
>
> https://git.gnome.org/browse/easytag/log/?h=wip/gmodule-mp4v2
>
> It is an unresolved question as to whether there is a license
> incompatibility when using the MPL 1.1-licensed libmp4v2 with the GPL
> 2+-licensed EasyTAG, and the branch is an attempt to work around the
> incompatibility by loading libmp4v2 at runtime. It is likely not
> sufficient, but might be interesting.
>
> I do not currently have time to write an MP4 tag parser, nor to adapt
> one of the existing ones to use it with EasyTAG, so complete MP4 support
> is currently stalled.
>
> > I have cloned the git easytag project to my machine and in the readme it
> > mentions for installation "see INSTALL."  That has me stuck as I cannot
> > find INSTALL.
>
> INSTALL is a generated file, and as I mentioned on the mailing list a
> few days ago, autogen.sh will generate the build system for EasyTAG,
> including INSTALL. For the build process to succeed, you will need to
> install the build dependencies that EasyTAG needs. It is probably best
> to ask on an openSUSE support channel about how to do that, as it will
> likely be specific to your distribution.
>
> > Running openSUSE 12.2 64bit.  The repo only has easytag version 2.1.7,
> > hence my venture off piste.
>
> You will only be able to edit all (well, all that EasyTAG supports for
> any other format) fields with 2.1.7 or the branch that I linked to above.
>
>
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Hi David,
Many thanks for the immediate reply.  It seems then as though 2.1.7 will 
give me a better result with mp4 than 2.1.8 unless I install the branch. 
I will give that a shot once I have the dependencies sorted.  Meanwhile 
where can I find out more about functionality of 2.1.8 please?

My tagging needs are very modest but I do need genre and composer to 
work as well as the usual artist, album etc. I shall go back through the 
list as I recall some posts on mp4 but is there anything else I should 
know?

As I recall I had no problems with 2.1.7 except with mp4 files, with 
which behaviour was odd.  It would highlight the file when leaving and 
ask if I wished to tag the file. I would accept but then when I looked 
at the file again the same thing happened. It was never clear what 
changes were being made. There were some other problems and the need for 
mp4 tagging is because all BBC stuff defaults to that format.  Grateful 
for all and any advice.
Thanks again,
Regards
Budgie