[Python-apps-team] Bug#775719: beets: Please package newer upstream 1.3.10
Douglas F. Calvert
dfc at douglasfcalvert.net
Mon Jan 19 08:25:08 UTC 2015
Package: beets
Version: 1.3.8+dfsg-2
Severity: wishlist
Dear Maintainer,
The version in debian is 1.3.8 the latest upstream is 1.3.10. Please package newest version when you have a chance. Changelog follows:
1.3.10 (January 5, 2015)
This version adds a healthy helping of new features and fixes a critical MPEG-4--related bug. There are more lyrics sources, there new plugins for managing permissions and integrating with Plex, and the importer has a new --pretend flag that shows which music would be imported.
One backwards-compatibility note: the :doc:`/plugins/lyrics` now requires the requests library. If you use this plugin, you will need to install the library by typing pip install requests or the equivalent for your OS.
Also, as an advance warning, this will be one of the last releases to support Python 2.6. If you have a system that cannot run Python 2.7, please consider upgrading soon.
The new features are:
A new :doc:`/plugins/permissions` makes it easy to fix permissions on music files as they are imported. Thanks to :user:`xsteadfastx`. :bug:`1098`
A new :doc:`/plugins/plexupdate` lets you notify a Plex server when the database changes. Thanks again to xsteadfastx. :bug:`1120`
The :ref:`import-cmd` command now has a --pretend flag that lists the files that will be imported. Thanks to :user:`mried`. :bug:`1162`
:doc:`/plugins/lyrics`: Add Musixmatch source and introduce a new sources config option that lets you choose exactly where to look for lyrics and in which order.
:doc:`/plugins/lyrics`: Add Brazilian and Spanish sources to Google custom search engine.
Add a warning when importing a directory that contains no music. :bug:`1116` :bug:`1127`
:doc:`/plugins/zero`: Can now remove embedded images. :bug:`1129` :bug:`1100`
The :ref:`config-cmd` command can now be used to edit the configuration even when it has syntax errors. :bug:`1123` :bug:`1128`
:doc:`/plugins/lyrics`: Added a new force config option. :bug:`1150`
As usual, there are loads of little fixes and improvements:
Fix a new crash with the latest version of Mutagen (1.26).
:doc:`/plugins/lyrics`: Avoid fetching truncated lyrics from the Google backed by merging text blocks separated by empty <div> tags before scraping.
We now print a better error message when the database file is corrupted.
:doc:`/plugins/discogs`: Only prompt for authentication when running the :ref:`import-cmd` command. :bug:`1123`
When deleting fields with the :ref:`modify-cmd` command, do not crash when the field cannot be removed (i.e., when it does not exist, when it is a built-in field, or when it is a computed field). :bug:`1124`
The deprecated echonest_tempo plugin has been removed. Please use the :doc:`/plugins/echonest` instead.
:doc:`/plugins/echonest`: Fingerprint-based lookup has been removed in accordance with API changes. :bug:`1121`
:doc:`/plugins/echonest`: Avoid a crash when the song has no duration information. :bug:`896`
:doc:`/plugins/lyrics`: Avoid a crash when retrieving non-ASCII lyrics from the Google backend. :bug:`1135` :bug:`1136`
:doc:`/plugins/smartplaylist`: Sort specifiers are now respected in queries. Thanks to :user:`djl`. :bug:`1138` :bug:`1137`
:doc:`/plugins/ftintitle` and :doc:`/plugins/lyrics`: Featuring artists can now be detected when they use the Spanish word con. :bug:`1060` :bug:`1143`
:doc:`/plugins/mbcollection`: Fix an "HTTP 400" error caused by a change in the MusicBrainz API. :bug:`1152`
The % and _ characters in path queries do not invoke their special SQL meaning anymore. :bug:`1146`
:doc:`/plugins/convert`: Command-line argument construction now works on Windows. Thanks to :user:`mluds`. :bug:`1026` :bug:`1157` :bug:`1158`
:doc:`/plugins/embedart`: Fix an erroneous missing-art error on Windows. Thanks to :user:`mluds`. :bug:`1163`
:doc:`/plugins/importadded`: Now works with in-place and symlinked imports. :bug:`1170`
:doc:`/plugins/ftintitle`: The plugin is now quiet when it runs as part of the import process. Thanks to :user:`Freso`. :bug:`1176` :bug:`1172`
:doc:`/plugins/ftintitle`: Fix weird behavior when the same artist appears twice in the artist string. Thanks to Marc Addeo. :bug:`1179` :bug:`1181`
:doc:`/plugins/lastgenre`: Match songs more robustly when they contain dashes. Thanks to :user:`djl`. :bug:`1156`
The :ref:`config-cmd` command can now use $EDITOR variables with arguments.
1.3.9 (November 17, 2014)
This release adds two new standard plugins to beets: one for synchronizing Last.fm listening data and one for integrating with Linux desktops. And at long last, imports can now create symbolic links to music files instead of copying or moving them. We also gained the ability to search for album art on the iTunes Store and a new way to compute ReplayGain levels.
The major new features are:
A new :doc:`/plugins/lastimport` lets you download your play count data from Last.fm into a flexible attribute. Thanks to Rafael Bodill.
A new :doc:`/plugins/freedesktop` creates metadata files for Freedesktop.org--compliant file managers. Thanks to :user:`kerobaros`. :bug:`1056`, :bug:`707`
A new :ref:`link` option in the import section creates symbolic links during import instead of moving or copying. Thanks to Rovanion Luckey. :bug:`710`, :bug:`114`
:doc:`/plugins/fetchart`: You can now search for art on the iTunes Store. There's also a new sources config option that lets you choose exactly where to look for images and in which order.
:doc:`/plugins/replaygain`: A new Python Audio Tools backend was added. Thanks to Francesco Rubino. :bug:`1070`
:doc:`/plugins/embedart`: You can now automatically check that new art looks similar to existing art---ensuring that you only get a better "version" of the art you already have. See :ref:`image-similarity-check`.
:doc:`/plugins/ftintitle`: The plugin now runs automatically on import. To disable this, unset the auto config flag.
There are also core improvements and other substantial additions:
The media attribute is now a track-level field instead of an album-level one. This field stores the delivery mechanism for the music, so in its album-level incarnation, it could not represent heterogeneous releases---for example, an album consisting of a CD and a DVD. Now, tracks accurately indicate the media they appear on. Thanks to Heinz Wiesinger.
Re-imports of your existing music (see :ref:`reimport`) now preserve its added date and flexible attributes. Thanks to Stig Inge Lea Bjørnsen.
Slow queries, such as those over flexible attributes, should now be much faster when used with certain commands---notably, the :doc:`/plugins/play`.
:doc:`/plugins/bpd`: Add a new configuration option for setting the default volume. Thanks to IndiGit.
:doc:`/plugins/embedart`: A new ifempty config option lets you only embed album art when no album art is present. Thanks to kerobaros.
:doc:`/plugins/discogs`: Authenticate with the Discogs server. The plugin now requires a Discogs account due to new API restrictions. Thanks to :user:`multikatt`. :bug:`1027`, :bug:`1040`
And countless little improvements and fixes:
Standard cover art in APEv2 metadata is now supported. Thanks to Matthias Kiefer. :bug:`1042`
:doc:`/plugins/convert`: Avoid a crash when embedding cover art fails.
:doc:`/plugins/mpdstats`: Fix an error on start (introduced in the previous version). Thanks to Zach Denton.
:doc:`/plugins/convert`: The --yes command-line flag no longer expects an argument.
:doc:`/plugins/play`: Remove the temporary .m3u file after sending it to the player.
The importer no longer tries to highlight partial differences in numeric quantities (track numbers and durations), which was often confusing.
Date-based queries that are malformed (not parse-able) no longer crash beets and instead fail silently.
:doc:`/plugins/duplicates`: Emit an error when the checksum config option is set incorrectly.
The migration from pre-1.1, non-YAML configuration files has been removed. If you need to upgrade an old config file, use an older version of beets temporarily.
:doc:`/plugins/discogs`: Recover from HTTP errors when communicating with the Discogs servers. Thanks to Dustin Rodriguez.
:doc:`/plugins/embedart`: Do not log "embedding album art into..." messages during the import process.
Fix a crash in the autotagger when files had only whitespace in their metadata.
:doc:`/plugins/play`: Fix a potential crash when the command outputs special characters. :bug:`1041`
:doc:`/plugins/web`: Queries typed into the search field are now treated as separate query components. :bug:`1045`
Date tags that use slashes instead of dashes as separators are now interpreted correctly. And WMA (ASF) files now map the comments field to the "Description" tag (in addition to "WM/Comments"). Thanks to Matthias Kiefer. :bug:`1043`
:doc:`/plugins/embedart`: Avoid resizing the image multiple times when embedding into an album. Thanks to :user:`kerobaros`. :bug:`1028`, :bug:`1036`
:doc:`/plugins/discogs`: Avoid a situation where a trailing comma could be appended to some artist names. :bug:`1049`
The output of the :ref:`stats-cmd` command is slightly different: the approximate size is now marked as such, and the total number of seconds only appears in exact mode.
:doc:`/plugins/convert`: A new copy_album_art option puts images alongside converted files. Thanks to Ángel Alonso. :bug:`1050`, :bug:`1055`
There is no longer a "conflict" between two plugins that declare the same field with the same type. Thanks to Peter Schnebel. :bug:`1059` :bug:`1061`
:doc:`/plugins/chroma`: Limit the number of releases and recordings fetched as the result of an Acoustid match to avoid extremely long processing times for very popular music. :bug:`1068`
Fix an issue where modifying an album's field without actually changing it would not update the corresponding tracks to bring differing tracks back in line with the album. :bug:`856`
:doc:`/plugins/echonest`: When communicating with the Echo Nest servers fails repeatedly, log an error instead of exiting. :bug:`1096`
:doc:`/plugins/lyrics`: Avoid an error when the Google source returns a result without a title. Thanks to Alberto Leal. :bug:`1097`
Importing an archive will no longer leave temporary files behind in /tmp. Thanks to :user:`multikatt`. :bug:`1067`, :bug:`1091`
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.0
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 3.18.0-rc4+ (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages beets depends on:
ii libjs-backbone 0.9.10-3
ii libjs-jquery 1.7.2+dfsg-3.2
ii libjs-underscore 1.7.0~dfsg-1
ii python-enum34 1.0.3-1
ii python-munkres 1.0.6-1
ii python-musicbrainzngs 0.5-2
ii python-mutagen 1.25.1-1
ii python-pkg-resources 5.5.1-1
ii python-unidecode 0.04.16-1
ii python-yaml 3.11-2
pn python:any <none>
beets recommends no packages.
Versions of packages beets suggests:
ii beets-doc 1.3.8+dfsg-2
ii gir1.2-gstreamer-1.0 1.4.4-2
ii libav-tools 6:11.2-1
ii mp3gain 1.5.2-r2-2+deb7u1
ii python-acoustid 1.1.0-3
ii python-bs4 4.3.2-2
ii python-flask 0.10.1-2
ii python-gi 3.14.0-1
ii python-gst0.10 0.10.22-3
ii python-imaging 2.6.1-1
ii python-mpd 0.3.0-4
ii python-pylast 1.0.0-1
ii python-requests 2.4.3-5
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