maybe the crash log helps:
Host Name: Ezra Date/Time: 2009-08-05 13:24:07.363 +0200 OS Version: 10.4.11 (Build 8S2167) Report Version: 4 Command: flac Path: /usr/local/bin/flac Parent: bash [27451] Version: ??? (???) PID: 27452 Thread: 0 Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001) Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000000 Thread 0 Crashed: 0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9010c812 _malloc_initialize + 992 1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9000737c calloc + 29 2 libFLAC.8.dylib 0x0032d744 FLAC__metadata_object_new + 68 3 flac 0x0001b4b4 main + 596 4 flac 0x00002536 start + 54 Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit): eax: 0x00000000 ebx: 0x9010c443 ecx: 0x00000000 edx: 0xa00020c0 edi: 0x00000000 esi: 0x00000004 ebp: 0xbffffa88 esp: 0xbffff9f0 ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00010286 eip: 0x9010c812 cs: 0x00000017 ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037 Binary Images Description: 0x1000 - 0x33fff flac /usr/local/bin/flac 0x306000 - 0x34afff libFLAC.8.dylib /usr/local/lib/libFLAC.8.dylib 0x360000 - 0x362fff libogg.0.dylib /usr/local/lib/libogg.0.dylib 0x505000 - 0x5e0fff libiconv.2.dylib /usr/local/lib/libiconv. 2.dylib 0x8fe00000 - 0x8fe4afff dyld 46.16 /usr/lib/dyld 0x90000000 - 0x90171fff libSystem.B.dylib /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib 0x901c1000 - 0x901c3fff libmathCommon.A.dylib /usr/lib/system/ libmathCommon.A.dylib 0x90bd2000 - 0x90bd9fff libgcc_s.1.dylib /usr/lib/libgcc_s.1.dylib Am 05.08.2009 um 13:28 schrieb Sciss: > yes that is what i did. got the "requires version 7.0.0 or later, but > libiconv.2.dylib provides version XYZ" (forgot which version i had > before). removed libiconv, downloaded compiled and installed the new > one (libiconv-1.13.1), then i just get > > $ flac > Bus error > > i reinstalled flac 1.1.4, still runs fine (but doesn't support > multichannel). > > cheers, -sciss- > > > Am 05.08.2009 um 13:21 schrieb Brian Willoughby: > >> Have you tried the installer? flac-1.2.1.dmg >> That was built and tested on 10.4.11, and still runs. >> >> Brian Willoughby >> Sound Consulting >> >> >> On Aug 5, 2009, at 03:47, Sciss wrote: >> according to the FAQ flac supports multichannel formats. i had no >> luck with 1.1.4 though ( "Untitled.aif: ERROR: unsupported number >> channels 8 for AIFF" ), i guess that feature was added in 1.2? >> >> unfortunately, the binary for 1.2 does not run on OS X 10.4 (says >> libiconv is too old). i removed libiconv and reinstalled that from >> source, but then flac 1.2.1 just prints "Bus error" and exits. Ok, so >> i tried to compile flac from source, and end up with >> >> [...] >> >> any chance to get the latest version on os x 10.4.11? >> > > _______________________________________________ > Flac-dev mailing list > Flac-dev@xiph.org > http://lists.xiph.org/mailman/listinfo/flac-dev _______________________________________________ Flac-dev mailing list Flac-dev@xiph.org http://lists.xiph.org/mailman/listinfo/flac-dev