Can't play M4A files even after compiling with faad=1

[Tim]

scons -j8 faad=1

Load m4a file:
--> The file could not be loaded

[Daniel Schürmann (daschuer)]

did you do

scons install

It is m4a listed as "Loaded Plug-in" in the library preferences?

[Tim (timrae)]

No I didn't install, I'm just compiling and running the binary without
installing. Does the install script do something special with respect to
m4a?
and no, it says None next to load plugins...

On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 12:59 AM, Daniel Schürmann <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> did you do
>
> scons install
>
> It is m4a listed as "Loaded Plug-in" in the library preferences?
>
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> Can't play M4A files even after compiling with faad=1
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> Status in Mixxx:
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>
> Bug description:
> scons -j8 faad=1
>
> Load m4a file:
> --> The file could not be loaded
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[Uwe Klotz (uklotzde-deactivatedaccount)]

Just copy the file "libsoundsourcem4a.so" from the build directory into your plugins folder. The default location for the plugins is "$HOME/.mixxx/plugins".

Since I always run Mixxx built from sources, I've placed this copy operation in simple shell script that subsequently starts Mixxx from the build directory.

[RJ Skerry-Ryan (rryan)]

Hm, this used to work without having to copy the plugins anywhere.

lin64_build/lin32_build/plugins should be on the search path:
https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/blob/master/src/sources/soundsourceproxy.cpp#L74

[Daniel Schürmann (daschuer)]

The binaries of the Plug-Ins are still build to

lin64_build/plugins/lin64_build/m4a/

There was a try to make it works:
https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/commit/ce3c11918af1ccd17ba995e0e6e4b6169c843782

But it fails:
https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/commit/98105c8c5030d549d2747b555ea17d1f9ccaaeac

Related bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/mixxx/+bug/1196833

[Uwe Klotz (uklotzde-deactivatedaccount)]

https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/pull/1356

[RJ Skerry-Ryan (rryan)]

Note this will be obsolete if we fix Bug #1792747.

[Uwe Klotz (uklotzde-deactivatedaccount)]

Obsolete after the SoundSource plugins have been removed from the master branch.

[Swiftb0y (swiftb0y)]

Mixxx now uses GitHub for bug tracking. This bug has been migrated to:
https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/8810