How can I contribute?
Beta testers and translators are always welcome. If you would like to contribute, you can contact me here.
Will the Perl Audio Converter work in Windows?
Yes...using Cygwin. See below.
Will the Perl Audio Converter run under Cygwin?
As of 4.0.0beta1...Yes! CD ripping/encoding is not available under Cygwin however and functionality will be based on what encoders/decoders you are able to compile. I have successfully converted to/from MP3, Ogg, FLAC, & Speex (SPX) under Cygwin. You will need to follow these steps:
1) sh extra/mod-install.sh (from the source directory)
2) cd ~/.cpan/build/Audio-FLAC-Header*
3) make install
#2 & #3 are required because the 'make test' fails when installing from CPAN. These tests however have no bearing on tag copying/writing. After you complete the above steps you should be able to cd to the pacpl source directory and
./configure --prefix=/usr --without-konq --without-amarok
make ; make install
A tip for installing lame under Cygwin:
download lame-3.97.tar.gz, unpack the source, and cd in to the source directory. From there you will need to edit configure.in and remove the line that says AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(doube). After you make this change run the following:
autoconf ; ./configure ; make ; make install
It's important to note that when testing the above I had all libs under Audio installed, along with everything under Development, and Perl.
When I start pacpl I get an error stating: Can't locate Module.pm in @INC....:
You are missing "Module.pm" (or whichever module name it displays). To remedy this situation, you'll need to do the following:
perl -MCPAN -e "install Module.pm" OR
run the mod-install.sh script located in the extra directory of the source package.
When converting a .m4a file, I get an error saying: "Unable to find correct AAC sound track in the MP4 file."
The file you are trying to convert is a lossless .m4a file. The format is not yet supported by FAAC/FAAD.
How do I install the Perl Audio Converter on Mac OSX?
Check out this link.
I found a bug...where/who do I report it to?
Bug reports should be sent here
