Id3lib version 3.8.3 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
Saturday the 7th of November, 2009

    version 3.8.3

      View the most recent changes for the id3lib port at: id3lib.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for id3lib.
      The raw portfile for id3lib 3.8.3 is located here:
      http://id3lib.darwinports.com/dports/audio/id3lib/Portfile
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      The id3lib Portfile 55170 2009-08-07 07:26:54Z toby macports.org $
      PortSystem 1.0
      Name: id3lib
      Version: 3.8.3
      Revision: 1
      Category: audio
      Maintainers: nomaintainer
      Description: ID3 tag manipulation
      Long Description: id3lib provides an API for manipulation of ID3 tags in MP3 files.
      Homepage: http://id3lib.sourceforge.net/
      Master Sites: freebsd sourceforge
      Platform: darwin

      Checksums: md5 19f27ddd2dda4b2d26a559a4f0f402a7 sha1 c92c880da41d1ec0b242745a901702ae87970838 rmd160 bfa2499ec649ed40815ad0a370c78eb1517952c4

      depends_lib port:libiconv port:zlib

      Patch Files: patch_id3lib_3.8.3_UTF16_writing_bug.diff
      patch.pre_args -p1

      configure.ccache no

      use_parallel_build yes

    If you haven't already installed Darwin Ports, you can find easy instructions for doing so at the main Darwin Ports page.

    Once Darwin Ports has been installed, in a terminal window and while online, type the following and hit return:


      %  cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/id3lib
      % sudo port install id3lib
      Password:
    You will then be prompted for your root password, which you should enter. You may have to wait for a few minutes while the software is retrieved from the network and installed for you. Y ou should see something that looks similar to:

      ---> Fetching id3lib
      ---> Verifying checksum for id3lib
      ---> Extracting id3lib
      ---> Configuring id3lib
      ---> Building id3lib with target all
      ---> Staging id3lib into destroot
      ---> Installing id3lib
    - Make sure that you do not close the terminal window while Darwin Ports is working. Once the software has been installed, you can find further information about using id3lib with these commands:
      %  man id3lib
      % apropos id3lib
      % which id3lib
      % locate id3lib

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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