Re: EasyTAG 2.4.3 released

[Budge <ajebay errichel co uk>]

On 26/12/16 11:16, Budge wrote:
> On 05/12/16 19:53, David King wrote:
> > EasyTAG is a tag editor for MP3, Ogg Vorbis files and more.
> >
> > EasyTAG 2.4.3 is available for download from:
> >
> > https://download.gnome.org/sources/easytag/2.4/easytag-2.4.3.tar.xz
> [snip]
>
> Hi David,
> I am back with the dunces here with my understanding of linux
> installation process I'm afraid.
>
> I installed the latest version, I thought in the same way as earlier
> versions with make, install etc. and now when it runs, Easytag cannot
> open the music files.  I can navigate down to the disk file but when I
> click on this I do not get any the tracks.
> Running on 64 bit openSUSE Leap 42.1 I would prefer the executable to be
> in /usr/local/bin I have tried it in there and /usr/bin.  It runs fine
> but with the above problems.  Where am I going wrong?
> Budge
Further to the above I have cleaned out all my old stuff and am 
rebuilding Easytag 2.4.3.

I have a few comments on running ./complile which I do not understand, 
in particular the "no" to flac, mp3 etc.  Am I missing some libraries. 
I checked them all against the README list and thought I was OK.
Here is the result from ./compile:-

Configuration for EasyTAG 2.4.3 :
--------------------------------

Source code location ....: .
Host System Type ........: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
Preprocessor ............: gcc
Compiler ................: gcc -g -O2
Compiler warnings .......: -fno-strict-aliasing -Wall -Wextra -Wundef 
-Wnested-externs -Wwrite-strings -Wpointer-arith -Wmissing-declarations 
-Wmissing-prototypes -Wstrict-prototypes -Wredundant-decls 
-Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-missing-field-initializers 
-Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wformat=2 -Wold-style-definition 
-Wcast-align -Wformat-nonliteral -Wformat-security -Wsign-compare 
-Wstrict-aliasing -Wshadow -Winline -Wpacked -Wmissing-format-attribute 
-Wmissing-noreturn -Winit-self -Wredundant-decls -Wmissing-include-dirs 
-Wunused-but-set-variable -Warray-bounds -Wimplicit-function-declaration 
-Wreturn-type -Wswitch-enum -Wswitch-default -Wno-error=unused-parameter 
-Wno-error=missing-field-initializers
C++ Compiler warnings ...: -fno-strict-aliasing -Wall -Wextra -Wundef 
-Wwrite-strings -Wpointer-arith -Wmissing-declarations -Wredundant-decls 
-Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Wformat=2 
-Wcast-align -Wformat-nonliteral -Wformat-security -Wsign-compare 
-Wstrict-aliasing -Wshadow -Winline -Wpacked -Wmissing-format-attribute 
-Wmissing-noreturn -Winit-self -Wredundant-decls -Wmissing-include-dirs 
-Wunused-but-set-variable -Warray-bounds -Wreturn-type 
-Wno-overloaded-virtual -Wswitch-enum -Wswitch-default 
-Wno-error=unused-parameter -Wno-error=missing-field-initializers 
-Wno-error=overloaded-virtual
Linker ..................: gcc
MP3 file support ........: no
ID3v2.3 tags support ....: no
Ogg Vorbis file support .: no
Ogg Speex file support ..: no
Ogg Opus file support ...: no
FLAC file support .......: no
MP4 file support ........: no
WavPack support .........: no
NLS/gettext .............: yes
Nautilus actions ........: no
Tests during make check .: yes
Install prefix ..........: /usr/local

Now type make to build EasyTAG 2.4.3,
and then make install for installation.

Grateful for your guidance when you have time please.
Budge