Hmm. since I'm using XCode what ever is now in the app store not sure if that will work or not. Is home brew easy to install for a novice at the terminal? and will this tool that Georgina mentioned with with home brew as well as mac ports?
Take care and thanks. On Oct 20, 2013, at 2:53 PM, Dónal Fitzpatrick <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Gina (and others) > > That is an excellent summary. Following on from my post concerning HomeBrew > last week I can confirm that ABCDE can be installed using this package > manager. > > For those not familiar with it, Homebrew is a way to install packages (for > example Php, wget, or indeed ABCDE) which unix command line users like and > which don't come as standard with the mac. I prefer Homebrew because it > installs everything into /local/library/Celar, and then sym-links into > /usr/local/bin. this makes removing software much easier than with macports. > > > The only issue when installing ABCDE using HomeBrew was that on one machine > (running XCode 5) it had difficulty installing one of the dependencies > because of a missing header file. It is entirely possible this could arise > with MacPorts as well which is why I mention it here. So my suggestion would > be that if anyone is thinking of installing this tool then to install the > command-line tools for XCode 4.6.3. > > Hope this is of use, > > Dónal > On 20 Oct 2013, at 20:45, Georgina Joyce <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello Lynnette, >> >> In respect of this program. It is very easy. However, the more you want = >> to customise the more it is involved. There is one file that you need to = >> edit, if you wish to change anything from the defaults. It's as simple = >> as typing abcde. >> >> To Install, providing you have Macports installed: >> # sudo port install abcde >> Put your CD in the drive and type: >> # abcde >> >> This will put a full stop after the number of the track. It will create = >> a directory of the artist's name. Inside that directory, will be a sub = >> directory of the artist's name. Of the albumn. Being open source = >> software the default format is vorbis ogg. It is in q3 mode. All of this = >> is changeable within the abcde.conf file. It is very well commented = >> file. It can be edited within TextEdit. By default is found in = >> /opt/local/etc/abcde.conf. >> >> It is better to leave that one alone and make a copy of it in your own = >> home directory. I then copy that one to a file called rip-ogg and = >> another called rip-mp3. I then edit both of those rip files with the = >> settings I desire for ogg and mp3 files. When I come to rip a disk to = >> mp3 I type: >> >> # abcde -c rip-mp3 >> >> and for ogg: >> >> # abcde -c rip-ogg. >> >> I have kept the above very simple and such examples may need path = >> directives. If you put your customised files in a different place to = >> that you give the command. >> =20 >> An example of the default might be from pwd (Present working directory) >> >> Artist Name >> inside that >> Album Name >> Inside that >> 01.Track_Name.ogg >> >> The only problem I have found is ejecting the CD. I'm having to switch = >> to the desktop and ejecting from there. >> >> If you wish to view a abcde.conf which is similar to the default: >> >> = >> http://code.google.com/p/abcde/issues/attachmentText?id=3D1&aid=3D-1098436= >> 14078946506&name=3Dabcde.conf&token=3Da2f898087a0a3c9f37e4435b187e80c3 >> >> VO and Safari seem to take you through 69 numbered links before the = >> text. 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