cdparanoia missing an option causing abcde to fail

[duke@…]

I'm trying to use abcde to rip and encode some CDs but it's failing due to a command line option missing from cdparanoia.

The "-d" option in cdparanoia is used to specify a device to rip from. It seems the macports code has removed this option from the original cdparanoia code but references to it have not been removed from other macports (or at least not from abcde.) Using the macports version, the -d option prints out usage information causing abcde to fail.

At least I assume that macports specifically removed the option - I downloaded the original cdparanoia code and the -d option is present. If this is the case, I really think the -d option should be left in but made a "placebo" option so its absence doesn't break other programs like abcde.

Or maybe the -d option should just be left in its original form - is there something in OS X that prevents cdparanoia from being able to select a different device from which to rip a disc?

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Cc'ing maintainer of this port.

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

MacPorts didn't remove the option, it was done as part of the original patches to get cdparanoia working on OS X. See the homepage (including comments). There are ​other OS X ports of cdparanoia out there, so maybe it would be worth switching to one of them if it works better. Patches are always welcome. :)

[duke@…]

Replying to jmr@macports.org:

MacPorts didn't remove the option, it was done as part of the original patches to get cdparanoia working on OS X. See the homepage (including comments). There are ​other OS X ports of cdparanoia out there, so maybe it would be worth switching to one of them if it works better. Patches are always welcome. :)

Who wrote the original set of patches - is there a site somewhere for the version MacPorts uses?

If I can't convince the original patch author to add '-d' back in, I'll take a crack at it. I might use the code from the version you linked to so the '-d' option is actually useful (rather than just a placeholder to maintain compatibility with apps like ABCDE.) Is there no interest in using that version for the port instead?

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

Replying to duke@spacebox.net:

Who wrote the original set of patches - is there a site somewhere for the version MacPorts uses?

I didn't see your comment until now, sorry. From port info cdparanoia: ​http://www.livejournal.com/users/strangehours/9698.html

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Milestone Port Bugs deleted

[kurthindenburg (Kurt Hindenburg)]

Cc Me!

[kurthindenburg (Kurt Hindenburg)]

It would appear that cdparanoia -d does work now - as well as abcde works OK. So I would gather this report can be closed.