Unicode support is broken in id3lib.
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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id3lib3.8.3 (Debian) |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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id3lib3.8.3 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Dapper |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Edgy |
Invalid
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Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Easytag uses id3lib for manipulation mp3 tags. As of version 1.99.12, it checks whether unicode support in id3lib works. It does not work in latest release. Unfortunately, id3lib is unmaintained for some time, s oonly a patch exist, that repairs unicode support. It can be downloaded from easytag sourceforge download page alongside with id3lib: http://
Otherwise, I was unable to save tags properly with local chars of my language.
Changed in id3lib3.8.3: | |
status: | Unknown → Unconfirmed |
Changed in id3lib3.8.3: | |
status: | Unconfirmed → Fix Released |
Changed in id3lib3.8.3: | |
status: | Unconfirmed → Confirmed |
Changed in id3lib3.8.3: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
I confirm the bug as existing in both Dapper and Edgy.
In Dapper, id3lib corrupted several tags that were originally in Chinese and Japanese created under Windows XP, when rewritng the tags and saving the files. Tthe version of EasyTag in Dapper doesn't give you any warning watsoever it just writes happily whatever garbage id3lib spits out.