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[PATCH 2/3] gnu: video: Add libmediainfo.

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Ethan R. Jones" <doubleplusgood23 <at> gmail.com>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Cc: "Ethan R. Jones" <doubleplusgood23 <at> gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] gnu: video: Add libmediainfo.
Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 16:43:05 -0400

* gnu/packages/video.scm (libmediainfo): New variable.
---
 gnu/packages/video.scm | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 54 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index bc3fa48b8..b8dc02e2f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -2088,3 +2088,57 @@ practically any type of media.")
 strings, configuration, bit streams, threading, translation, and cross-platform
 operating system functions.")
     (license license:bsd-2)))
+
+(define-public libmediainfo
+  (package
+    (name "libmediainfo")
+    (version "0.7.95")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (string-append "https://mediaarea.net/download/source/"
+                                  name "/" version"/"
+                                  name "_" version ".tar.bz2"))
+              (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.bz2"))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "1kchh6285b07z5nixv619hc9gml2ysdayicdiv30frrlqiyxqw4b"))))
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("autoconf" ,autoconf)
+       ("automake" ,automake)
+       ("libtool" ,libtool)
+       ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
+       ("zlib" ,zlib)
+       ("tinyxml2" ,tinyxml2)
+       ("curl" ,curl)
+       ("libzen" ,libzen)))
+    (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     '(#:tests? #f ; test currently requires an external video file
+       #:phases
+       ;; build scripts not in root of archive
+       (modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (add-before
+             'configure 'pre-configure
+           (lambda _
+             (chdir "Project/GNU/Library")))
+         (add-before 'configure 'autogen
+           (lambda _
+             (zero? (system* "./autogen.sh")))))))
+    (home-page "https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo")
+    (synopsis "Library for retrieving media metadata")
+    (description " MediaInfo is a library used for retrieving
+technical information and other metadata about audio or video files.
+A non-exhaustive list of the information MediaInfo can retrieve from media files include:
+ - General: title, author, director, album, track number, date, duration...
+ - Video: codec, aspect, fps, bitrate...
+ - Audio: codec, sample rate, channels, language, bitrate...
+ - Text: language of subtitle
+ - Chapters: number of chapters, list of chapters
+MediaInfo supports the following formats:
+ - Video: MKV, OGM, AVI, DivX, WMV, QuickTime, Real, MPEG-1, MPEG-2,
+          MPEG-4, DVD (VOB)...
+ - Video Codecs: DivX, XviD, MSMPEG4, ASP, H.264, AVC...)
+ - Audio: OGG, MP3, WAV, RA, AC3, DTS, AAC, M4A, AU, AIFF...
+ - Subtitles: SRT, SSA, ASS, SAMI...")
+    (license license:bsd-2)))
+
-- 
2.13.0

Message #8 received at 27045 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Marius Bakke <mbakke <at> fastmail.com>
To: "Ethan R. Jones" <doubleplusgood23 <at> gmail.com>, 27045 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: "Ethan R. Jones" <doubleplusgood23 <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#27045: [PATCH 2/3] gnu: video: Add libmediainfo.
Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 18:34:08 +0200

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"Ethan R. Jones" <doubleplusgood23 <at> gmail.com> writes:

> * gnu/packages/video.scm (libmediainfo): New variable.

[...]

> +    (arguments
> +     '(#:tests? #f ; test currently requires an external video file

Do they offer a video file for this purpose, or will anything do? Please
add a TODO here, sounds like we can just add some video file as a
native-input and use that.

> +       #:phases
> +       ;; build scripts not in root of archive
> +       (modify-phases %standard-phases
> +         (add-before
> +             'configure 'pre-configure
> +           (lambda _
> +             (chdir "Project/GNU/Library")))
> +         (add-before 'configure 'autogen
> +           (lambda _
> +             (zero? (system* "./autogen.sh")))))))
> +    (home-page "https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo")
> +    (synopsis "Library for retrieving media metadata")
> +    (description " MediaInfo is a library used for retrieving
> +technical information and other metadata about audio or video files.
> +A non-exhaustive list of the information MediaInfo can retrieve from media files include:
> + - General: title, author, director, album, track number, date, duration...
> + - Video: codec, aspect, fps, bitrate...
> + - Audio: codec, sample rate, channels, language, bitrate...
> + - Text: language of subtitle
> + - Chapters: number of chapters, list of chapters
> +MediaInfo supports the following formats:
> + - Video: MKV, OGM, AVI, DivX, WMV, QuickTime, Real, MPEG-1, MPEG-2,
> +          MPEG-4, DVD (VOB)...
> + - Video Codecs: DivX, XviD, MSMPEG4, ASP, H.264, AVC...)
> + - Audio: OGG, MP3, WAV, RA, AC3, DTS, AAC, M4A, AU, AIFF...
> + - Subtitles: SRT, SSA, ASS, SAMI...")

Can you convert this list to use "@itemize" instead? Grep around
gnu/packages for some examples.

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