Looking at crash report statistics, I have noticed that lots of people still use version 1.6.16, that is last 1.6.x before 2.0.
I understand that some just don't want 2.x features, that's why I made version 1.6.17 - in September 2023 - with important bug fixes - most notably fixes for libwebp exploits. Unfortunately, few people seem to have noticed it, 1.6.16 is still way more popular.
If you're on 1.6.x, please make sure you have the latest iteration of it. Really.
That said, if there are any special wishes for bug fixes (not feature updates) to be backported to 1.6 or 1.5 series, please post them here.
I'm considering backporting of Windows Imaging Component interop from 2.x to 1.6 to get rid of libwebp entirely, then you can't see webp covers on old systems but don't have to worry about updating libwebp with security fixes.
Thank you,
@Peter.
I remember the day when I first installed 2.* and immediately felt out of place. Why? Because you
broke changed the way portable works — it is no longer possible to put the player in the custom folder, remove
portable_mode_enabled file and (temporary) associate the player with audio files within Shell Integration page, keeping the profile in that folder as well. Users of audio forums were forced to invent tricks like using Windows junction points and writing batch scripts with tons of reg commands to simulate previous behavior. The irony is that there are more customization options like ReFacets (which I hadn't used before, preferring simplicity), but at the same time, you ignored the long-standing habit and imposed a new way of installation. Perfect is the enemy of good (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_is_the_enemy_of_good), as they say.
Personally, I expected improving the documentation of existing functions (right there, at least in the form of tooltips) in order to reduce anxiety and make the best use of Foobar2000. For example, ReplayGain page (https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,122402.msg1040524.html#msg1040524) is still a mystery, why mono files (https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,113991.msg1041012.html#msg1041012) sound quieter, what is… fast DSP reset, flush playback queue, MMCSS, which music formats are affected by “slow but accurate seeking”, what and where are “dead items” and when is it time to remove them, etc.
It's not only about bugfixes or not needing v2 features, but as reported by people being forced to use 32 bit versions yet, v2 forces caching of all tags and it can not be set to skip caching of specific ones. Thus it crashes on big libraries in some cases, as soon as you got lyrics or fingerprints, or things which don't need to be cached at all (for queries usage, etc.).
https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,125541.0.html
Therefore I'm stuck with v1.6, which allows to manage the mem usage for specific tags if needed.
There is also a recurring crash when trying to play missing/dead files on a playlist, at least in v1.6. Which surely accounts for many of my reports.
EDIT: Btw, until this post, I didn't knew there was a 1.6.17 version. It's currrently so hidden on the download page that most people will simply not notice there is a new (old) version.
That said, if there are any special wishes for bug fixes (not feature updates) to be backported to 1.6 or 1.5 series, please post them here.
The ITUNESCOMPILATION value of zero bug, fixed in 1.6.13, was reported both before and after (https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,122837.0.html) the 1.5.11 release. But I guess that if a 1.5.12 is on the table, then 1.6 bugfixes will be committed anyway?
Please do not debate my design decisions or your specific foobar2000 v2.0+ annoyances here.
If there are known bugs in old versions, please post them replying to this topic.
Thanks for understanding.
There is also a recurring crash when trying to play missing/dead files on a playlist, at least in v1.6. Which surely accounts for many of my reports.
Can you please share specific crash log+dump from your computer please? I'm having trouble identifying relevant reports. Can the problem be reproduced on a clean portable install?
The ITUNESCOMPILATION value of zero bug, fixed in 1.6.13, was reported both before and after (https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,122837.0.html) the 1.5.11 release. But I guess that if a 1.5.12 is on the table, then 1.6 bugfixes will be committed anyway?
OK, merged both ITUNESCOMPILATION fixes to 1.5.x source, will release 1.5.12 with these fixes eventually.
As Case points out in https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,123198.msg1044196.html#msg1044196 , this old ffmpeg will bug decoding MPEG-2 layer 3.
There have been other decoding bugs in ffmpeg too, I guess fewer fb2k user will attempt directing WavPack (https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,122810) nor FLAC (https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/10982) decoding through ffmpeg, and those bugs are also "rare" - the FLAC decoding bug is not fixed, there is a link to a patch in the librempeg fork.
MPEG-2 layer 3 glitch has been fixed for upcoming 1.x refresh, thanks for bringing this up.
In foobar2000 prior to 2.0, only formats decoded thru FFmpeg are: MP3, Vorbis, AAC, ALAC
Bugs in FFmpeg not affecting these are not relevant.
libavformat is entirely disabled, libavcodec packet decoding is used only.
(Vorbis decoding was moved back to libvorbis in 2.x series)