I think it's a good idea, Whats more, I think flac123 is an excellent introduction to flac programming, its a very simple program and a great starting point for incorporating flac into new projects. The FLAC API doco is good, but there's nothing like a simple example to get you going!
Dave On Mon, 2003-03-10 at 01:58, Sander Roobol wrote: > Hello Dan Johnson, hello list, > > It's really weird that there's no working command line player for FLAC > files. Dan Johnson created flac123 (licensed under the GPL) to fill that > gap, and started the flac-tools project. > > Unfortunately, flac123 doesn't work anymore with the latest FLAC, and > the flac-tools project has been idle for more than a year. > > I created a patch that makes flac123 work again with the latest flac > (tested with 1.1.0), and improves the libao driver selection. It also > fixes a configure issue when searching for libFLAC (libFLAC depends on > libm on some systems). The patch is attached to this messsage. > > But why is this relevant to the flac-dev list? Well, I think flac123 > should be incorporated into the main FLAC distribution. Since FLAC > already distributes various plugins, it would IMO be a small step to > start distributing a command line player like flac123 too. FLAC provides > a standalone tool to encode and decode files, but none for playback. > > I'm willing to maintain flac123, either in the FLAC project, or in > flac-tools, or even as a separate fork, although I really prefer the > first option. FLAC just needs a simple, working and widely available > command line player. > > What do you think? > > Sander > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The debugger > for complex code. Debugging C/C++ programs can leave you feeling lost and > disoriented. TotalView can help you find your way. Available on major UNIX > and Linux platforms. Try it free. www.etnus.com > _______________________________________________ > Flac-dev mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flac-dev -- David Collett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Flac-dev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flac-dev
