====== SDL_mixer-FLAC ======

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Name_              : SDL_mixer-FLAC
Tags_tags          : linux, gentoo
Description_       : A patch for SDL_mixer to include FLAC file support.
Last Update_dt     : 2008-02-26
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===== Description =====

The SDL_mixer-FLAC project is actually a patch that I have created for the current SVN checkout of the SDL_mixer library.  SDL_mixer is a supplemental library for the [[http://www.libsdl.org|Simple DirectMedia Layer]] library.  The point of SDL_mixer is to add support for various audio formats that aren't available in the SDL core.  By default SDL supports basic waveform sound, SDL_mixer adds formats such as MP3, OGG, and others.

This patch is an attempt to add support for the [[http://flac.sourceforge.net|Free Lossless Audio Codec]], also known as FLAC.  It has been tested on the Linux platform and is currently being tested by upstream to be included in future releases of the SDL_mixer library.


===== Compatibility =====

Although the patch was originally written for the SVN checkout of the SDL_mixer library (which at the time of this writing pertains to the future 1.3 release sequence), it has been tested and also can apply to the SDL_mixer-1.2.8 library release (and plausibly future releases if they do not include the patch already).

===== Upstream Status =====

As of 2008-02-26, this patch has been officially included into the SDL_mixer SVN tree.  It will be included in future releases of the SDL_mixer library.

===== References =====

  * [[http://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=543|Bug #543]] - Official bug for this patch.