fluidsynth 2.0

[Bodo Meißner]

Hello Multimedia team,

is there a plan to add packages for fluidsynth version 2.0.x? (current  
version is 2.0.1)

In version 2.0.0 the API function fluid_player_seek() and related  
functions were added to libfluidsynth. This function is used by music  
players to start at a specific position in the score.

I'm interested in helping to fix problems with EasyABC on Linux. This  
is an application implemented in Python which currently uses  
gstreamer. https://sourceforge.net/projects/easyabc/
There is an unofficial Debian package available on  
http://abcplus.sourceforge.net/

Additionally there is work in progress to add fluidsynth support (or  
to replace gstreamer with fluidsynth) at https://github.com/jwdj/EasyABC

Unfortunately it currently requires a modified version of  
libfluidsynth which has been created by Willem Vree in 2016 to add  
seek support, see https://wim.vree.org/svgParse/testplayer.html.
Using this modified binary library would make EasyABC depend on  
platform specific files.

The current version of fluidsynth contains a slightly modified version  
of the changes implemented by Willem Vree, but should be sufficient  
for EasyABC.
I would prefer to have the new implementation in EasyABC based on a  
standard version of libfluidsynth2 and to use a packaged version if  
possible.

Best regards,
Bodo