mplayer does not print metaflac info

[gene]

Binary package hint: mplayer

My favorite player mplyer, version :MPlayer SVN-r29237-4.4.1 all of a sudden does not print a "clipinfo" for a flac file.

[gene (eugenios)]

E.g.,
ltag -S CD1/01_track.flac
CD1/01_track.flac:
  ARTIST=Alfred Brendel (Klavier)
  TITLE=Schubert - Klaviersonate D-dur, op.53, D850: 1. Allegro
  ALBUM=Schubert - Klaviersonaten D850, D784 - Brendel
  NUMBER=1
  TRACKTOTAL=7
  PERFORMER=Alfred Brendel (Klavier)
Mplayer
player CD1/01_track.flac
MPlayer SVN-r29237-4.4.1 (C) 2000-2009 MPlayer Team
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.

Playing CD1/01_track.flac.
Audio only file format detected.
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
AUDIO: 44100 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 454.3 kbit/32.19% (ratio: 56788->176400)
Selected audio codec: [ffflac] afm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg FLAC audio)
==========================================================================
[pulse] working around probably broken pause functionality,
        see http://www.pulseaudio.org/ticket/440
AO: [pulse] Init failed: Connection refused
Failed to initialize audio driver 'pulse'
AO: [alsa] 48000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
Video: no video
Starting playback...

[gene (eugenios)]

Is it going to be undecided forever? Waste of time reporting any bugs then?