Re: Newly Installed Version 2.1.8 on Linux Problem

[Budgie <ajebay errichel co uk>]

Hi David,

On 31/10/13 10:35, David King wrote:
> On 2013-10-30 19:33, Budgie <ajebay errichel co uk> wrote:
> > On 30/10/13 17:05, David King wrote:
> > > It seems that EasyTAG either cannot read the files or they are not
> > > supported.
> >
> > The former since they are flac or mp3 files.  Question is why not?
>
> If the files were shown in 2.1.7, they should also be shown in 2.1.8, as
> there were only very minor changes between 2.1.8 and 2.1.7 regarding
> FLAC handling. My music library is in FLAC format, with a few MP3s, so
> they are the most tested formats.
>
> To debug, you can first check whether EasyTAG is linked against the FLAC
> library, to make sure that FLAC support is enabled. To do this, run
> "ldd" on the "easytag binary:
>
> ldd /usr/bin/easytag
>
> You should see a list of libraries. Look for libFLAC.so.8 (the number
> may be different for you, but there should still be a line containing
> libFLAC). If you have such a line, FLAC support is enabled.
>
> If FLAC support is enabled and the files are still not shown, you will
> need to debug the problem, probably by stepping through the code using a
> debugger such as GDB. This is outside of the scope of what I can do
> remotely, at least by mailing list, so I suggest that if you need help
> with this, contact me on IRC (amigadave on freenode or irc.gnome.org)
> and I can walk you through the necessary steps.

Many thanks.  libFLAC.so.8 is included so it looks like I need to try to 
debug.

I have never used IRC before.  I assume I should load the debug files 
from the repo site first.  What other preparation is needed before 
starting and do we need to agree a mutually convenient time?
Very grateful to you for your kind offer.
Regards,
Budgie