Re: albumartist in status_display_program

[Jason W. <ja...@ja...>]

Hi /v,

I'm not running the latest version either, but I just looked at
GitHub and it looks like the latest version doesn't send
albumartist to the status_display_program either.

There's a good chance that this would be a trivial change here:

https://github.com/cmus/cmus/blob/master/ui_curses.c#L1819

Just be sure to add it before the NULL.

Here's my notes for changing/recompiling a debian package if you
want to go that route:

	# make sure devscripts is installed (don't need any of its recommends)
	apt-get source PACKAGE
	sudo apt-get build-dep PACKAGE
	cd PACKAGE
	# change stuff
	dch -l local 'blah blah blah'
	dpkg-buildpackage -b -rfakeroot -us -uc
	# (might need to remove that -b flag)
	sudo dpkg --install ../PACKAGE*.deb

If that works (or maybe even if it doesn't), maybe submit a bug
report here: https://github.com/cmus/cmus/issues

-- 
Jason

> Hello,
> 
> Today I noticed that for tracks which have "artist" and "albumartist"
> tag, the "albumartist" is not passed to the status_display_program
> script. I am actually writing something that needs this information.
> Is it possible to add it so that I don't have to read it myself by
> additionally parsing the file (which I can obtain from the "file"
> parameter)?
> 
> I am using the default cmus version that comes with the latest
> Debian:
> > cmus --version
> < cmus v2.7.0
> < Copyright 2004-2006 Timo Hirvonen
> < Copyright 2008-2013 Various Authors
> 
> Sorry if this is already fixed in newer versions.
> 
> Thanks,
> /v