* Julian Andres Klode <jak@jak-linux.org> [2007-07-15 17:39:59 +0200]:
> Dear mentors,
>
> I am looking for a sponsor for my package "dir2ogg".
>
> * Package name : dir2ogg
> Version : 0.10-1
> Upstream Author : me - Julian Andres Klode <jak@jak-linux.org>
> * URL : http://jak-linux.org/projects/dir2ogg/
> * License : GPL
> Section : sound
>
> It builds these binary packages:
> dir2ogg - audio file converter into ogg-vorbis format
>
> The package appears to be lintian clean.
>
> The upload would fix these bugs: 428188
>
> The package can be found on mentors.debian.net:
> - URL: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/d/dir2ogg
> - Source repository: deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian unstable main contrib non-free
> - dget http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/d/dir2ogg/dir2ogg_0.10-1.dsc
>
> I would be glad if someone uploaded this package for me.
>
> Kind regards
> Julian Andres Klode
>
> -- long description:
> dir2ogg converts MP3, M4A, WMA and WAV files to the open-source OGG format.
> It is a python script that simply binds together mpg123, faad, and oggenc
> making it easier for the user to convert his/her music files. It also supports
> id3 tags.
> .
> Homepage: http://jak-linux.org/projects/dir2ogg/
Julian,
I'm happy to see that dir2ogg is moving from Artistic license to GPL. I think
it would be great to have it in the main Debian archive as it's been a useful
little program, at least for me.
* Are you aware of Christian Marillat <marillat@debian.org> made dir2ogg
package? It's available from
deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org sid main
deb-src http://www.debian-multimedia.org sid main
I think you should discuss avoiding effort duplication with Christian.
* The man page has errors. For instance,
-m or --convert-m4a
convert M4A files to OGG. Only used with -d or -r. Requires faad.
-f or --convert-wma
convert M4A files to OGG. Only used with -d or -r. Requires mplayer.
See the "M4A" duplication?
* README file that you ship in the package has erroneous installation and
licensing sections.
* Oh, and dir2ogg is buggy in non-ascii character handling in file tags. For
instance, an attempt to convert an m4a file with a non-ascii string in the
tags results in the following error:
$ dir2ogg -m -d . -a
dir2ogg 0.10, (C) Julian Andres Klode and Darren Kirby. Released under GPL
Converting from m4a to wav.
Output from faad:
##############################################################################
*********** Ahead Software MPEG-4 AAC Decoder V2.5 ******************
Build: May 20 2007
Copyright 2002-2004: Ahead Software AG
http://www.audiocoding.com
Floating point version
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
**************************************************************************
queensryche-electric_requiem.m4a file info:
LC AAC 82.582 secs, 2 ch, 44100 Hz
title: Electric Requiem
artist: Queensrÿche
writer: Rockenfield/Tate
album: Operation: Mindcrime
genre: Metal
track: 10
totaltracks: 17
date: 1988
compilation:
tempo: 00000 BPM
tool: iTunes v4.9.0.17, QuickTime 6.5.2
iTunNORM: 00000F92 000010AE 000080DB 0000AED4 0000D93E 000100F4 00007D17
00007D18 0000D087 00010CE7
iTunes_CDDB_IDs: 17+7CA0A3CAD0A3F989CC4B9A8AC6A31142+2902292
---------------------
| Config: 2 Ch |
---------------------
| Ch | Position |
---------------------
| 00 | Left front |
| 01 | Right front |
---------------------
Decoding queensryche-electric_requiem.m4a took: 0.80 sec. 103.23x real-time.
##############################################################################
Converting from wav to ogg.
Output from oggenc:
##############################################################################
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/dir2ogg", line 686, in ?
main()
File "/usr/bin/dir2ogg", line 681, in main
x.thruTheRinger(myopts)
File "/usr/bin/dir2ogg", line 579, in thruTheRinger
x.wavToOgg()
File "/usr/bin/dir2ogg", line 482, in wavToOgg
es = os.system('oggenc -q"%s" -a "%s" -t "%s" -l "%s" -d "%s" -c "%s" -G
"%s" -N "%s" "%s"' % \
UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode character u'\xff' in position
26: ordinal not in range(128)
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Regards,
Alex.
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