Howto: Build exaile from source.

[cborga1985]

Howto: Building exaile from source.
Update: All Dependencies should be fixed now.
First
ALT+F2 gnome-terminal, click run then
wget http://www.exaile.org/files/exaile_0.2.9b.tar.gz

Second
Extract from tarball
tar xvfz exaile_0.2.9b.tar.gz

Third
Grab the dependencies
sudo apt-get install build-essential dpkg-dev debhelper libgstreamer0.10-0 gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly python-gst0.10 gstreamer0.10-esd gstreamer0.10-alsa python2.4 python2.4-dev python2.4-gtk2 python-gtk2-dev python-glade2 python2.4-dbus python-pyvorbis python-mutagen python-pysqlite2 python-elementtree python2.4-gnome2-extras python-cddb streamripper


Forth
Go to the exaile folder
cd exaile_0.2.*

Fifth
Compile program
make

Sixth
Compile a debian package
sudo dpkg-buildpackage
wait for it to build

Seventh
Go to previous directory where the debian package generates
cd ..

Eighth
Install the package
sudo dpkg -i exaile*.deb

If it does not work when you go to run it. Do this but I didn't seperate everything. Just follow line by line.

cd ~/Desktop
wget http://janvitus.interfree.it/ubuntu/pool/dapper-upure64/main-amd64/python-mutagen_1.6-0ubuntu1~janvitus_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i python-mutagen_1.6-0ubuntu1~janvitus_all.deb
rm python-mutagen_1.6-0ubuntu1~janvitus_all.deb

Steps for building bleeding edge here (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=1863663&postcount=16).
by bionnaki

[IusedTObeSOMEONEelse]

I just want to say THANK YOU for the HowTo. I am using Feisty Fawn on this Machine and it installed perfectly for me following all the steps. If only alot more things (I'll catch hell for saying this) were explained in those terms to make it easier for New Members to install various things. :-k Sally :cool:

[ryu kun]

I've got this error after the install:

ryu@rua:~/src/exaile_0.2.6$ exaile
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/exaile", line 67, in ?
from xl import *
File "/usr/share/exaile/xl/tracks.py", line 18, in ?
import common, media, db, config, trackslist
File "/usr/share/exaile/xl/media.py", line 18, in ?
import mutagen, mutagen.id3, mutagen.flac, mutagen.oggvorbis
ImportError: No module named oggvorbis


what should I do?

[cborga1985]

I've got this error after the install:

ryu@rua:~/src/exaile_0.2.6$ exaile
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/exaile", line 67, in ?
from xl import *
File "/usr/share/exaile/xl/tracks.py", line 18, in ?
import common, media, db, config, trackslist
File "/usr/share/exaile/xl/media.py", line 18, in ?
import mutagen, mutagen.id3, mutagen.flac, mutagen.oggvorbis
ImportError: No module named oggvorbis


what should I do?
Get lastest python-mutagen. Follow instructions above I just added.

[ryu kun]

Thank you. It works now.

[cborga1985]

Thank you. It works now.

no problem

[stucky]

You kick ***.

[bionnaki]

what is the advantage of building from source rather than using the .deb from exaile.org ?

[Fsngruv]

The install was going well until I had to compile on step 5. It keep telling me command not found heres what it looks like, did I miss a step somewhere?

owenby@owenby-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install build-essential dpkg-dev debhelper libgstreamer0.10-0 gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly python-gst0.10 gstreamer0.10-esd gstreamer0.10-alsa python2.4 python2.4-dev python2.4-gtk2 python-gtk2-dev python-glade2 python2.4-dbus python-pyvorbis python-mutagen python-pysqlite2 python-elementtree python2.4-gnome2-extras python-cddb streamrippe
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
libgstreamer0.10-0 is already the newest version.
gstreamer0.10-plugins-base is already the newest version.
gstreamer0.10-plugins-good is already the newest version.
python-gst0.10 is already the newest version.
gstreamer0.10-esd is already the newest version.
gstreamer0.10-alsa is already the newest version.
python2.4 is already the newest version.
python2.4-gtk2 is already the newest version.
python-glade2 is already the newest version.
python2.4-dbus is already the newest version.
python-pyvorbis is already the newest version.
python2.4-gnome2-extras is already the newest version.
python-cddb is already the newest version.
E: Couldn't find package streamrippe
owenby@owenby-desktop:~$ cd exaile*
owenby@owenby-desktop:~/exaile_0.2.6$ make
bash: make: command not found
owenby@owenby-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install streamripper
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Suggested packages:
kstreamripper streamtuner
The following NEW packages will be installed:
streamripper
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 60.9kB of archives.
After unpacking 176kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper/universe streamripper 1.61.17-1 [60.9kB]
Fetched 60.9kB in 0s (79.4kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package streamripper.
(Reading database ... 76166 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking streamripper (from .../streamripper_1.61.17-1_i386.deb) ...
Setting up streamripper (1.61.17-1) ...
owenby@owenby-desktop:~$ cd exaile*

[bionnaki]

what's the point in creating a .deb? why not just sudo make install after make ? seems like making a .deb is an unnecessary step.

[birdmun]

The nice thing about creating a .deb is that when you install it that way its easily removed via synaptic.

[terminatorkobold]

Hello cborga1985,

I get stuck when grabbing the dependencies.
The problem is with the python-gtk2-dev package, and I get the following error message from apt-get:
python-gtk2-dev: Depends on: libgtk2.0-dev (>= 2.8 ) but wont be installed
E: defect packages

What should I dou

Thanks

[cborga1985]

what is the advantage of building from source rather than using the .deb from exaile.org ?
none really but some people had problems with the deb

[cborga1985]

The install was going well until I had to compile on step 5. It keep telling me command not found heres what it looks like, did I miss a step somewhere?

owenby@owenby-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install build-essential dpkg-dev debhelper libgstreamer0.10-0 gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly python-gst0.10 gstreamer0.10-esd gstreamer0.10-alsa python2.4 python2.4-dev python2.4-gtk2 python-gtk2-dev python-glade2 python2.4-dbus python-pyvorbis python-mutagen python-pysqlite2 python-elementtree python2.4-gnome2-extras python-cddb streamrippe
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
libgstreamer0.10-0 is already the newest version.
gstreamer0.10-plugins-base is already the newest version.
gstreamer0.10-plugins-good is already the newest version.
python-gst0.10 is already the newest version.
gstreamer0.10-esd is already the newest version.
gstreamer0.10-alsa is already the newest version.
python2.4 is already the newest version.
python2.4-gtk2 is already the newest version.
python-glade2 is already the newest version.
python2.4-dbus is already the newest version.
python-pyvorbis is already the newest version.
python2.4-gnome2-extras is already the newest version.
python-cddb is already the newest version.
E: Couldn't find package streamrippe
owenby@owenby-desktop:~$ cd exaile*
owenby@owenby-desktop:~/exaile_0.2.6$ make
bash: make: command not found
owenby@owenby-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install streamripper
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Suggested packages:
kstreamripper streamtuner
The following NEW packages will be installed:
streamripper
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 60.9kB of archives.
After unpacking 176kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com dapper/universe streamripper 1.61.17-1 [60.9kB]
Fetched 60.9kB in 0s (79.4kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package streamripper.
(Reading database ... 76166 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking streamripper (from .../streamripper_1.61.17-1_i386.deb) ...
Setting up streamripper (1.61.17-1) ...
owenby@owenby-desktop:~$ cd exaile*
the code was not copy and pasted quite right
it should have been

sudo apt-get install build-essential dpkg-dev debhelper libgstreamer0.10-0 gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly python-gst0.10 gstreamer0.10-esd gstreamer0.10-alsa python2.4 python2.4-dev python2.4-gtk2 python-gtk2-dev python-glade2 python2.4-dbus python-pyvorbis python-mutagen python-pysqlite2 python-elementtree python2.4-gnome2-extras python-cddb streamripper

The end of the command said streamrippe instead of streamripper. Do ls amd that should show a list of file like this.

boston@boston:~/Downloads/exaile_0.2.6$ ls
build-stamp debian exaile.glade license.txt mmkeys.so sql
changelog exaile exaile.gladep Makefile package.py TODO
checklist exaile.1 exaile.py merge po xl
configure-stamp exaile.desktop images mmkeys scripts

If you see another folder cd to it by typing cd foldername. Where foldername is what the folder inside the exaile folder was called. P.S. If you are try to use svn then you have to do cd trunk before doing make.

[cborga1985]

The nice thing about creating a .deb is that when you install it that way its easily removed via synaptic.

thanks, you took the words right out of my mouth. much better to make the deb so later on you can purge all the data using sudo dpkg -P filename.deb

[bionnaki]

you can also build the bleeding edge (currently 0.2.7b)

sudo apt-get install subversion

svn checkout svn://jbother.org/usr/local/svn/exaile/trunk

sudo apt-get install build-essential dpkg-dev debhelper libgstreamer0.10-0 gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly python-gst0.10 gstreamer0.10-esd gstreamer0.10-alsa python2.4 python2.4-dev python2.4-gtk2 python-gtk2-dev python-glade2 python2.4-dbus python-pyvorbis python-mutagen python-pysqlite2 python-elementtree python2.4-gnome2-extras python-cddb streamripper

rename trunk directory in home directory to exaile_svn

cd exaile_svn

make

sudo dpkg-buildpackage

cd ..

sudo dpkg -i exaile*.deb

[cborga1985]

Hello cborga1985,

I get stuck when grabbing the dependencies.
The problem is with the python-gtk2-dev package, and I get the following error message from apt-get:
python-gtk2-dev: Depends on: libgtk2.0-dev (>= 2.8 ) but wont be installed
E: defect packages

What should I dou

Thanks
Sounds like you haven't enabled all the repositories. A quick guide to do that here (http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Dapper#Repositories).

[foxy123]

AFter building the package I have the following error:
$ exaile
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/exaile", line 2291, in ?
main()
File "/usr/bin/exaile", line 2281, in main
exaile = ExaileWindow(options, fr)
File "/usr/bin/exaile", line 96, in __init__
self.database_connect()
File "/usr/bin/exaile", line 869, in database_connect
self.db.check_version("sql")
File "/usr/share/exaile/xl/db.py", line 134, in check_version
row = self.read_one("db_version", "version", "1=1", tuple())
File "/usr/share/exaile/xl/db.py", line 265, in read_one
cur.execute(query, args)
OperationalError: no such table: db_version


I am on Dapper, btw.

[golem3]

none really but some people had problems with the deb

Yep, even after I did the sudo apt-get install (boat load of dependencies here)

the .deb fails to load for a libatk1.1 or something, a dependency that I cannot find via Synaptic to download.

Oh well.

[terminatorkobold]

Sounds like you haven't enabled all the repositories. A quick guide to do that here (http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Dapper#Repositories).

Hello cborga,

I modified my sources.list file following the guide bu I still get the same error message when trying to get the python-gtk2-dev package. Do you have another sugestion?

Thanks

Christophe

[ihavenoname]

Fifth
Compile program
make

Sixth
Compile a debian package
sudo dpkg-buildpackage
wait for it to build


is that how you build most debian packages? Or must it already have the debian folder inside? I am just learning the art (some may say the dark art) of Debian packaging.

[cborga1985]

is that how you build most debian packages? Or must it already have the debian folder inside? I am just learning the art (some may say the dark art) of Debian packaging.
yeah once it has a control file which is in the debian folder of the source package. if it does not already have that you have to make your own control, and other things. i don't know that much about that. usually i patch stuff with premade control files from older versions or just use checkinstall sometimes.

[cborga1985]

AFter building the package I have the following error:
$ exaile
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/exaile", line 2291, in ?
main()
File "/usr/bin/exaile", line 2281, in main
exaile = ExaileWindow(options, fr)
File "/usr/bin/exaile", line 96, in __init__
self.database_connect()
File "/usr/bin/exaile", line 869, in database_connect
self.db.check_version("sql")
File "/usr/share/exaile/xl/db.py", line 134, in check_version
row = self.read_one("db_version", "version", "1=1", tuple())
File "/usr/share/exaile/xl/db.py", line 265, in read_one
cur.execute(query, args)
OperationalError: no such table: db_version


I am on Dapper, btw.
Delete the .exaile folder in your home directory.
cd ~
rm -r .exaile

Yep, even after I did the sudo apt-get install (boat load of dependencies here)

the .deb fails to load for a libatk1.1 or something, a dependency that I cannot find via Synaptic to download.

Oh well.
never had that happen

Hello cborga,

I modified my sources.list file following the guide bu I still get the same error message when trying to get the python-gtk2-dev package. Do you have another sugestion?

Thanks

Christophe
did you run this
sudo apt-get update to update the package lists?

[ihavenoname]

yeah once it has a control file which is in the debian folder of the source package. if it does not already have that you have to make your own control, and other things. i don't know that much about that. usually i patch stuff with premade control files from older versions or just use checkinstall sometimes.

ah, thanx!

[ufugu]

thanks so much for the straightforward instructions. it took just a couple minutes to get this done and its running well on my ppc. exaile is a great player.