[Bug-gnupod] gnupod on Windows XP/7, install/configure/make issues

[Brian Stewart]

Warning: new kid on the list
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Based on rapidrepair.com threads
(http://www.rapidrepair.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2508&p=8207#p8207)
with Richie, i was directed to gnupod.   I'm trying to push 30,000+
songs to my 240GB modified ipod 5.5 gen which is dying due to itunesDB
issues.  I understand I can use the low_ram_attr in the config file to
trim the database of junk to break this barrier.

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I have loaded onto Windows XP SP3:
cygwin (took a few tries to get the gcc/make going as options) +
ActivePerl 5.8 (because several attempts with 5.10 that came with
cygwin failed), and installed several missing perl modules during the
./configure stage to finally get to a passing status.

address@hidden /cygdrive/d/apps/gnupod/gnupod-0.99.8
$ ./configure
checking for perl-5.8... no
checking for perl-5.6... no
checking for perl... /cygdrive/e/Perl/bin/perl
GNUpod will use /cygdrive/e/Perl/bin/perl
checking for Digest::MD5... ok
checking for Digest::SHA1... ok
checking for XML::Parser... ok
checking for Unicode::String... ok
checking for MP3::Info... ok
checking for File::Copy... ok
checking for Date::Parse... ok
checking for Date::Format... ok
checking for Data::Dumper... ok
checking for optional Audio::FLAC::Header... failed!
** Audio::FLAC::Header not found. You can install it using this command:
** # perl -MCPAN -e 'install Audio::FLAC::Header'
** ..but GNUpod will also work without Audio::FLAC::Header

checking for optional Ogg::Vorbis::Header::PurePerl... failed!
** Ogg::Vorbis::Header::PurePerl not found. You can install it using
this command:
** # perl -MCPAN -e 'install Ogg::Vorbis::Header::PurePerl'
** ..but GNUpod will also work without Ogg::Vorbis::Header::PurePerl

checking for optional Date::Manip... failed!
** Date::Manip not found. You can install it using this command:
** # perl -MCPAN -e 'install Date::Manip'
** ..but GNUpod will also work without Date::Manip

installed version of MP3::Info looks good for utf8 support
installed version of MP3::Info looks good for APE tag and RVA2 support
checking installed encoders... done
checking installed decoders... done
checking for ffmpeg with AAC support... not found, --decode=video won't work
checking for ImageMagick...found!
configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Makefile
config.status: WARNING:  'Makefile.in' seems to ignore the --datarootdir setting


Settings:
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Release         : 0.99.8
Perl Version    : 5.8.9
Prefix          : /usr/local
Perl INC        : E:/Perl/site/lib
Encoders        : (mpeg4/no ffmpeg with aac support found) (disabled
faac: Binary not found) (disabled lame: Binary not found) wav
Decoders        : (disabled timidity: Binary not found) (disabled
flac: Binary not found) (disabled oggdec: Binary not found)
Artwork Support : Yes

-> use 'make install' to install GNUpod
-> use 'info GNUpod' to read the documentation after you installed GNUpod
-> use 'make uninstall' to remove GNUpod from /usr/local

But when i run make install, it pukes based on some kind of pathing
issue --- assuming Win32 translation error of some sort.

address@hidden /cygdrive/d/apps/gnupod/gnupod-0.99.8
$ make install
/bin/sh ./mkinstalldirs /usr/local/bin
/bin/sh ./mkinstalldirs /usr/local/share/man/man1
/cygdrive/e/Perl/bin/perl tools/gnupod_install.pl INSTALL
"/cygdrive/e/Perl/bin/perl" "/usr/local/bin" "/usr/local/share/info"
"/usr/local/share/man" ""
Could not write //usr/local/bin/gnupod_addsong.pl: No such file or directory
Installing GNUpod 0.99.8 using gnupod_install 0.25
 > src/gnupod_addsong.pl --> //usr/local/bin/gnupod_addsong.pl
make: *** [install] Error 2

Would love to get this running, any guidance from someone with cygwin
experience would be great.   I attempted several hacks on the make
routine to get past it but no go.

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At the moment, I am running the .pl gnupod commands directly from
ActiveState Perl (outside of the *NIX cygwin) environment. Using the
gnupodrc control file has been a life-saver in my hammering. I've
managed to make it suck in my itunesDB from the ipod and rewrite it
back out, all without hosing my ipod.

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Thanks in advance for any assistance/guidance.

-BRIAN