Merge branch 'v0.24.x'

Author: MaxKellermann

NEWS

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ ver 0.25 (not yet released)
 * require Meson 1.2
 
 ver 0.24.7 (not yet released)
+* decoder
+  - ffmpeg: allow seeking only if both AVFormatContext and InputStream allow it
+* fix GCC 16 compiler warning
 * fix spurious linker failures
 
 ver 0.24.6 (2025/10/20)

doc/mpd.conf.5.rst

@@ -80,23 +80,34 @@ Global Settings
 System Settings
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-user <username>
+.. confval:: user
+   :type: NAME
+
    This specifies the user that MPD will run as, if set. MPD should never run
    as root, and you may use this option to make MPD change its user id after
    initialization. Do not use this option if you start MPD as an unprivileged
    user.
 
-group <groupname>
+.. confval:: group
+   :type: NAME
+
    Change to this group.  This discards all default groups and uses
    only this group.  Do not use this setting.
 
-pid_file <file>
+.. confval:: pid_file
+   :type: PATH
+
    This specifies the file to save mpd's process ID in.
 
-log_file <file>
+.. confval:: log_file
+   :type: PATH
+
    This specifies where the log file should be located. The special value "syslog" makes MPD use the local syslog daemon.
 
-log_level <level>
+.. confval:: log_level
+   :type: LEVEL
+   :default: ``notice``
+
    Suppress all messages below the given threshold.  The following
    log levels are available:
 
@@ -107,126 +118,174 @@ log_level <level>
    - :samp:`verbose`: debug messages (for developers and for
      troubleshooting)
 
-   The default is :samp:`notice`.
-
 
 Client Settings
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-port <port>
-   This specifies the port that mpd listens on. The default is 6600.
+.. confval:: port
+   :type: number
+   :default: :samp:`6600`
+
+   This specifies the port that mpd listens on.
 
 
 File Settings
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-db_file <file>
+.. confval:: db_file
+   :type: PATH
+
    This specifies where the db file will be stored.
 
-sticker_file <file>
+.. confval:: sticker_file
+   :type: PATH
+
    The location of the sticker database. This is a database which manages
    dynamic information attached to songs.
 
-music_directory <directory>
+.. confval:: music_directory
+   :type: PATH
+
    This specifies the directory where music is located. If you do not configure
    this, you can only play streams.
 
-playlist_directory <directory>
+.. confval:: playlist_directory
+   :type: PATH
+
    This specifies the directory where saved playlists are stored. If
    you do not configure this, you cannot save playlists.
 
-state_file <file>
+.. confval:: state_file
+   :type: PATH
+
    This specifies if a state file is used and where it is located. The state of
    mpd will be saved to this file when mpd is terminated by a TERM signal or by
    the :program:`kill` command. When mpd is restarted, it will read the state file and
    restore the state of mpd (including the playlist).
 
-follow_outside_symlinks <yes or no>
-  Control if MPD will follow symbolic links pointing outside the music dir. You
-  must recreate the database after changing this option. The default is "yes".
+.. confval:: follow_outside_symlinks
+   :type: ``yes`` or ``no``
+   :default: ``yes``
+
+   Control if MPD will follow symbolic links pointing outside the music dir. You
+   must recreate the database after changing this option.
+
+.. confval:: follow_inside_symlinks
+   :type: ``yes`` or ``no``
+   :default: ``yes``
 
-follow_inside_symlinks <yes or no>
-  Control if MPD will follow symbolic links pointing inside the music dir,
-  potentially adding duplicates to the database. You must recreate the
-  database after changing this option. The default is "yes".
+   Control if MPD will follow symbolic links pointing inside the music dir,
+   potentially adding duplicates to the database. You must recreate the
+   database after changing this option.
 
-auto_update <yes or no>
-  This specifies the whether to support automatic update of music database
-  when files are changed in music_directory. The default is to disable
-  autoupdate of database.
-  (Only implemented on Linux.)
+.. confval:: auto_update
+   :type: ``yes`` or ``no``
+   :default: ``no``
 
-auto_update_depth <N>
-  Limit the depth of the directories being watched, 0 means only watch the
-  music directory itself. There is no limit by default.
+   This specifies the whether to support automatic update of music database
+   when files are changed in music_directory.
+   (Only implemented on Linux.)
 
-save_absolute_paths_in_playlists <yes or no>
-  This specifies whether relative or absolute paths for song filenames are used
-  when saving playlists. The default is "no".
+.. confval:: auto_update_depth
+   :type: number
+   :default: unlimited
 
-filesystem_charset <charset>
-  This specifies the character set used for the filesystem. A list of supported
-  character sets can be obtained by running "iconv -l". The default is
-  determined from the locale when the db was originally created.
+   Limit the depth of the directories being watched, 0 means only watch the
+   music directory itself.
+
+.. confval:: save_absolute_paths_in_playlists
+   :type: ``yes`` or ``no``
+   :default: ``no``
+
+   This specifies whether relative or absolute paths for song filenames are used
+   when saving playlists.
+
+.. confval:: filesystem_charset
+   :type: CHARSET
+
+   This specifies the character set used for the filesystem. A list of supported
+   character sets can be obtained by running "iconv -l". The default is
+   determined from the locale when the db was originally created.
 
 
 Player Settings
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-restore_paused <yes or no>
+.. confval:: restore_paused
+   :type: ``yes`` or ``no``
+   :default: ``no``
+
    Put MPD into pause mode instead of starting playback after startup.
 
 
 Other Settings
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-zeroconf_enabled <yes or no>
-  If yes, and MPD has been compiled with support for Avahi or Bonjour, service
-  information will be published with Zeroconf. The default is yes.
+.. confval:: zeroconf_enabled
+   :type: ``yes`` or ``no``
+   :default: ``yes``
+
+   If yes, and MPD has been compiled with support for Avahi or Bonjour, service
+   information will be published with Zeroconf.
+
+.. confval:: zeroconf_name
+   :type: NAME
+   :default: :samp:`Music Player @ %h`
 
-zeroconf_name <name>
-  If Zeroconf is enabled, this is the service name to publish. This name should
-  be unique to your local network, but name collisions will be properly dealt
-  with. The default is "Music Player @ %h", where %h will be replaced with the
-  hostname of the machine running MPD.
+   If Zeroconf is enabled, this is the service name to publish. This
+   name should be unique to your local network, but name collisions
+   will be properly dealt with.  ``%h`` will be replaced with the
+   hostname of the machine running MPD.
 
-audio_output
-  See DESCRIPTION and the various ``AUDIO OUTPUT OPTIONS`` sections for the
-  format of this block. Multiple audio_output sections may be specified. If
-  no audio_output section is specified, then MPD will scan for a usable audio
-  output.
+.. confval:: audio_output
+
+   See DESCRIPTION and the various ``AUDIO OUTPUT OPTIONS`` sections for the
+   format of this block. Multiple audio_output sections may be specified. If
+   no audio_output section is specified, then MPD will scan for a usable audio
+   output.
 
 Required Audio Output Settings
 ------------------------------
 
-type <type>
-  This specifies the audio output type. See the list of supported outputs in
-  ``mpd --version`` for possible values.
+.. confval:: type
+   :type: NAME
+
+   This specifies the audio output type. See the list of supported outputs in
+   ``mpd --version`` for possible values.
+
+.. confval:: name
+   :type: NAME
 
-name <name>
-  This specifies a unique name for the audio output.
+   This specifies a unique name for the audio output.
 
 Optional Audio Output Settings
 ------------------------------
 
-format <sample_rate:bits:channels>
+.. confval:: format
+   :type: ``sample_rate:bits:channels``
+
   This specifies the sample rate, bits per sample, and number of channels of
   audio that is sent to the audio output device. See documentation for the
   ``audio_output_format`` option for more details. The default is to use
   whatever audio format is passed to the audio output. Any of the three
   attributes may be an asterisk to specify that this attribute should not be
   enforced
 
-replay_gain_handler <software, mixer or none>
-  Specifies how replay gain is applied. The default is "software", which uses
-  an internal software volume control. "mixer" uses the configured (hardware)
-  mixer control. "none" disables replay gain on this audio output.
+.. confval:: replay_gain_handler
+   :type: ``software``, ``mixer`` or ``none``
+   :default: ``software``
+
+   Specifies how replay gain is applied. ``software`` uses an internal
+   software volume control. ``mixer`` uses the configured (hardware)
+   mixer control. ``none`` disables replay gain on this audio output.
+
+.. confval:: mixer_type
+   :type:  ``hardware``, ``software`` or ``none``
+   :default: ``hardware`` (if supported) or ``none``
 
-mixer_type <hardware, software or none>
-  Specifies which mixer should be used for this audio output: the hardware
-  mixer (available for ALSA, OSS and PulseAudio), the software mixer or no
-  mixer ("none"). By default, the hardware mixer is used for devices which
-  support it, and none for the others.
+   Specifies which mixer should be used for this audio output: the hardware
+   mixer (available for ALSA, OSS and PulseAudio), the software mixer or no
+   mixer (``none``).
 
 Files
 -----

doc/user.rst

@@ -249,9 +249,16 @@ information about the :program:`MPD` configuration file.
 Configuring the music directory
 -------------------------------
 
-When you play local files, you should organize them within a directory called the "music directory". This is configured in :program:`MPD` with the music_directory setting.
+When you play local files, you should organize them within a directory
+called the "music directory". This is configured in :program:`MPD`
+with the :confval:`music_directory` setting.
 
-By default, :program:`MPD` follows symbolic links in the music directory. This behavior can be switched off: :code:`follow_outside_symlinks` controls whether :program:`MPD` follows links pointing to files outside of the music directory, and :code:`follow_inside_symlinks` lets you disable symlinks to files inside the music directory.
+By default, :program:`MPD` follows symbolic links in the music
+directory. This behavior can be switched off:
+:confval:`follow_outside_symlinks` controls whether :program:`MPD`
+follows links pointing to files outside of the music directory, and
+:confval:`follow_inside_symlinks` lets you disable symlinks to files
+inside the music directory.
 
 Instead of using local files, you can use storage plugins to access
 files on a remote file server. For example, to use music from the
@@ -788,7 +795,7 @@ address::
  bind_to_address "@mpd"
 
 If no port is specified, the default port is 6600.  This default can
-be changed with the port setting::
+be changed with the :confval:`port` setting::
 
  port "6601"
 
@@ -984,7 +991,14 @@ One approach for optimization is running :program:`MPD` on the file server, whic
         host "fileserver.local"
     }
       
-The :code:`music_directory` setting tells :program:`MPD` to read files from the given NFS server. It does this by connecting to the server from userspace. This does not actually mount the file server into the kernel's virtual file system, and thus requires no kernel cooperation and no special privileges. It does not even require a kernel with NFS support, only the nfs storage plugin (using the libnfs userspace library). The same can be done with SMB/CIFS using the smbclient storage plugin (using libsmbclient).
+The :confval:`music_directory` setting tells :program:`MPD` to read
+files from the given NFS server. It does this by connecting to the
+server from userspace. This does not actually mount the file server
+into the kernel's virtual file system, and thus requires no kernel
+cooperation and no special privileges. It does not even require a
+kernel with NFS support, only the nfs storage plugin (using the libnfs
+userspace library). The same can be done with SMB/CIFS using the
+smbclient storage plugin (using libsmbclient).
 
 The database setting tells :program:`MPD` to pass all database queries on to the :program:`MPD` instance running on the file server (using the proxy plugin).
 
@@ -1056,7 +1070,7 @@ simply type::
 This will start :program:`MPD` as a daemon process (which means it
 detaches from your terminal and continues to run in background).  To
 stop it, send ``SIGTERM`` to the process; if you have configured a
-``pid_file``, you can use the ``--kill`` option::
+:confval:`pid_file`, you can use the ``--kill`` option::
 
  mpd --kill
 
@@ -1192,7 +1206,10 @@ Mounting is only possible with the simple database plugin and a :code:`cache_dir
       # cache_directory "~/.mpd/cache"
     }
         
-This requires migrating from the old :code:`db_file` setting to a database section. The cache directory must exist, and :program:`MPD` will put one file per mount there, which will be reused when the same storage is used again later.
+This requires migrating from the old :confval:`db_file` setting to a
+database section. The cache directory must exist, and :program:`MPD`
+will put one file per mount there, which will be reused when the same
+storage is used again later.
 
 Metadata
 --------
@@ -1225,7 +1242,7 @@ Stored Playlists
 Stored playlists are some kind of secondary playlists which can be
 created, saved, edited and deleted by the client. They are addressed
 by their names.  Its contents can be loaded into the queue, to be
-played back.  The :code:`playlist_directory` setting specifies where
+played back.  The :confval:`playlist_directory` setting specifies where
 those playlists are stored.
 
 Advanced usage
@@ -1395,7 +1412,7 @@ Database
 I can't see my music in the MPD database
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-* Check your :code:`music_directory` setting. 
+* Check your :confval:`music_directory` setting. 
 * Does the MPD user have read permission on all music files, and read+execute permission on all music directories (and all of their parent directories)? 
 * Did you update the database? (mpc update) 
 * Did you enable all relevant decoder plugins at compile time? :command:`mpd --version` will tell you. 

python/build/libs.py

@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
 )
 
 libopenmpt = AutotoolsProject(
-    'https://lib.openmpt.org/files/libopenmpt/src/libopenmpt-0.8.3+release.autotools.tar.gz',
-    '0b18a9b67674e300f4915f52ef902a9bb184b96a0d93efbc2058ec9526dc97039e0da53d9605e7fda97c46734529813008c2110e2cb4822e04e411444ff21db9',
+    'https://lib.openmpt.org/files/libopenmpt/src/libopenmpt-0.8.4+release.autotools.tar.gz',
+    '627f9bf11aacae615a1f2c982c7e88cb21f11b2d6f0267946f7c82c5eae4943b',
     'lib/libopenmpt.a',
     [
         '--disable-shared', '--enable-static',
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
 )
 
 ffmpeg = FfmpegProject(
-    'http://ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-8.0.tar.xz',
-    'b2751fccb6cc4c77708113cd78b561059b6fa904b24162fa0be2d60273d27b8e',
+    'http://ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-8.0.1.tar.xz',
+    '05ee0b03119b45c0bdb4df654b96802e909e0a752f72e4fe3794f487229e5a41',
     'lib/libavcodec.a',
     [
         '--disable-shared', '--enable-static',