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bug #44456: mxe-octave: audiodevinfo reports no audio

Submitted by:  John Donoghue <lostbard>
Submitted on:  Fri 06 Mar 2015 06:53:56 PM UTC  
 
Category: Configuration and Build SystemSeverity: 3 - Normal
Priority: 5 - NormalItem Group: Inaccurate Result
Status: FixedAssigned to: John Donoghue <lostbard>
Originator Name: JohnDOpen/Closed: Closed
Release: 4.0.0Operating System: Microsoft Windows

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Tue 02 Jun 2015 04:37:25 PM UTC, comment #5:

Retagging release from 4.0.0-rc1 to 4.0.0.

John W. Eaton <jwe>
Project Administrator
Sat 07 Mar 2015 08:29:19 PM UTC, comment #4:

Thanks for the pointer.
Yes the libsndfile developer seems right.

Somewhere in 2017 the mp3 patents will expire; say around the release of Octave-5.0 ;-)

Philip Nienhuis <philipnienhuis>
Project Member
Sat 07 Mar 2015 02:50:18 PM UTC, comment #3:

According to libsndfile, which is what we use for reading the files:

quote [1]: "I have decided that I will not be adding support for MPEG Layer 3 (commonly known as MP3) due to the patent issues surrounding this file format. See the FAQ for more."

[1] http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/

John Donoghue <lostbard>
Project MemberIn charge of this item.
Sat 07 Mar 2015 01:09:55 PM UTC, comment #2:

At least audiodevinfo seems to work fine:

..so I'm confident the rest will also work.

.mp3 files aren't recognized yet but that may be due to lacking support files:

Matlab reads it straightforwardly:

Anyway, closing report.

Philip Nienhuis <philipnienhuis>
Project Member
Fri 06 Mar 2015 06:56:12 PM UTC, comment #1:

Pushed to mxe-octave to include portaudio dependencies to octave.mk:

http://hg.octave.org/mxe-octave/rev/09420fc020b4

John Donoghue <lostbard>
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Fri 06 Mar 2015 06:53:56 PM UTC, original submission:

I think is just an issue that the installer wasn't compiled with portaudio and libsndfile enabled.

John Donoghue <lostbard>
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    Date Changed By Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced By
    Tue 02 Jun 2015 04:37:25 PM UTCjweRelease4.0.0-rc1=>4.0.0
    Sat 07 Mar 2015 01:09:55 PM UTCphilipnienhuisStatusReady For Test=>Fixed
      Open/ClosedOpen=>Closed
    Fri 06 Mar 2015 06:56:12 PM UTClostbardItem GroupNone=>Inaccurate Result
      StatusNone=>Ready For Test
      Assigned toNone=>lostbard

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