Hi, It would appear that mpd will abort on files it can't handle, during the library scan:
I am installing MPD (0.16.3 ) for the first time, on my Mac (10.6.8) using MacPorts. It is run using the _mpd user and the relevant folders belong to _mpd:_mpd. On launching, I get the following in the terminal: ajmas$ sudo -u _mpd mpd -v --no-daemon config: loading file /opt/local/etc/mpd.conf path: path_set_fs_charset: fs charset is: UTF-8 Failed to load database: Failed to open database file "/opt/local/var/lib/mpd/database": No such file or directory output: No "audio_output" defined in config file output: Attempt to detect audio output device output: Attempting to detect a osx audio device output: Successfully detected a osx audio device disabling the last.fm playlist plugin because account is not configured Looking at the log I see it has gone through a number of files in by library and then aborted. On a hunch I decided to remove the symbolic link to my library in the 'music_directory' and point it to a folder which I know only contained MP3s. This time on launching I get the same error, but the folder scan completes and the database is created. The hunch was that the next folder in the scan contained MPEG4 files with the "Apple lossless" codec. It would appear that mpd will abort instead of skipping over the file. It would be nice to see support for this format added, though even if it isn't it would be nice for this file to be ignored and logged as not being supported in the log file. The other issue is that even in verbose mode there is no indication that the database was written or that not finding the database is no necessarily a fatal error. regards Andre ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology on "Lean Startup Secrets Revealed." This video shows you how to validate your ideas, optimize your ideas and identify your business strategy. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appsumosfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Musicpd-dev-team mailing list Musicpd-dev-team@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/musicpd-dev-team
