Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 6.3

Chapter 35. Multimedia Libraries and Drivers

Id3lib-3.8.3

Introduction to Id3lib

id3lib is a library for reading, writing and manipulating ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags.

Package Information

Additional Downloads

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/id3lib

Installation of Id3lib

Install id3lib by running the following commands: 

patch -Np1 -i ../id3lib-3.8.3-test_suite-1.patch &&
./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install &&
install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/id3lib-3.8.3 &&
install -v -m644 doc/*.{gif,jpg,png,ico,css,txt,php,html} \
    /usr/share/doc/id3lib-3.8.3

Contents

Installed Programs: id3convert, id3cp, id3info, and id3tag
Installed Library: libid3.{so,a}
Installed Directories: /usr/include/id3 and /usr/share/doc/id3lib-3.8.3

Short Descriptions

id3convert

converts between ID3v1/v2 tagging formats.

id3cp

extracts ID3v1/v2 tags from digital audio files.

id3info

prints ID3v1/v2 tag contents.

id3tag

is an utility for editing ID3v1/v2 tags.

libid3.{so,a}

provides functions for the ID3v1/v2 tag editing programs as well as other external programs and libraries.

Last updated on 2007-04-04 14:42:53 -0500