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diff --git a/doc/emms.texinfo b/doc/emms.texinfo index 20230d0..bdba130 100644 --- a/doc/emms.texinfo +++ b/doc/emms.texinfo @@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ The Core File * Core Functions:: Providing the basic functionality of Emms. Track Information +* Using TagLib:: TagLib for track information. * Defining Info Methods:: Defining new info methods. Extending Emms @@ -896,15 +897,18 @@ The current Emms playlist buffer is stored in the variable @cindex track information @cindex info tags -Emms is distributed with three predefined methods for retrieving info, -provided by @file{emms-info-mp3info.el}, @file{emms-info-ogginfo.el} and -@file{emms-cue.el}. The first two packages are front-ends for +Emms is distributed with multiple predefined methods for retrieving +info, provided by @file{emms-info-mp3info.el}, +@file{emms-info-ogginfo.el}, @file{emms-cue.el} and +@file{emms-info-libtag.el}. The first two packages are front-ends for command-line tools. Ogg track information is retrieved using the @uref{http://directory.fsf.org/audio/ogg/vorbistools.html, ogginfo} software. Likewise, mp3 track information is available using -@uref{http://www.ibiblio.org/mp3info/, mp3info}. While, -@file{emms-cue.el} retrieves tracks information for ape/flac files by -parsing a cue sheet file, which is plain text. +@uref{http://www.ibiblio.org/mp3info/, mp3info}. @file{emms-cue.el} +retrieves tracks information for ape/flac files by parsing a cue sheet +file, which is plain text. Finally, @file{emms-info-libtag.el} uses a +tiny C shim (included in the src/ directory) program to take advantage +of @uref{http://taglib.github.io/, TagLib}. Automatic track information retrieval is enabled by default in the `emms-standard', `emms-all' and `emms-devel' setup levels provided by @@ -934,9 +938,39 @@ track as argument. @end defopt @menu +* Using TagLib:: TagLib for track information. * Defining Info Methods:: Defining new info methods. @end menu +@node Using TagLib +@section Using TagLib + +@cindex using taglib + +The communication with the TagLib library is done via a tiny program +written in C @file{emms-print-metadata.c}. To compile +@file{emms-print-metadata} invoke: + +@command{make emms-print-metadata} + +The resultant binary will be installed when you invoke: + +@command{make install} as in @xref{Compiling Emms}. + +It is of course also possible to install only the +@file{emms-print-metadata} binary where your system can find and +execute it without installing all of Emms via the make command. + +Once the binary is available load @code{emms-info-libtag} and make it +the @emph{only} info function with (note that if you have caching +enabled you may have to delete the existing cache and repopulate it in +order to see the TagLib data): + +@lisp +(require 'emms-info-libtag) +(setq emms-info-functions '(emms-info-libtag)) +@end lisp +@noindent @node Defining Info Methods |