[xiph-commits] r18162 - websites/xiph.org/quicktime

[xiphmont at svn.xiph.org]

Author: xiphmont
Date: 2012-01-21 00:00:16 -0800 (Sat, 21 Jan 2012)
New Revision: 18162

Modified:
   websites/xiph.org/quicktime/faq.html
Log:
Add a section to the FAQ on using XiphQT with 64 bit iTunes



Modified: websites/xiph.org/quicktime/faq.html
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--- websites/xiph.org/quicktime/faq.html	2012-01-21 02:18:46 UTC (rev 18161)
+++ websites/xiph.org/quicktime/faq.html	2012-01-21 08:00:16 UTC (rev 18162)
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@
           </ul>
           <div class="faq-toc-sec" id="faq_toc_s_itunes"><a href="#faq_s_itunes">"XiphQT vs. iTunes"</a></div>
           <ul class="faq-toc">
+	    <li><a href="#faq_itunes_64bit">How do I make XiphQT work with iTunes on 64 bit MacOS X?</a></li>
+	    <li><a href="#faq_itunes_64bit_up">iTunes stopped playing .ogg files after an upgrade</a></li>
             <li><a href="#faq_itunes_metadata">Track names (numbers, dates, ...) of .ogg files are missing, or displayed
                 incorrectly, in iTunes - can you fix it?</a></li>
             <li><a href="#faq_itunes_int">Equaliser/visualisation/crossfade doesn't work in iTunes with .ogg files - how come?</a></li>
@@ -129,6 +131,34 @@
           <a name="faq_s_itunes" id="faq_s_itunes"></a>
           <h3 class="faq-sec"><a href="#faq_toc_s_itunes">"XiphQT vs. iTunes"</a></h3>
           <div>
+
+	    <a name="faq_itunes_64bit" name="faq_itunes_64bit" ></a>
+            <div class="faq-Q">
+	      <p>How do I make XiphQT work with iTunes on 64 bit Mac OS X?</p>
+	    </div>
+            <div class="faq-A">
+	      <p>The current XiphQT components are 32 bit and recent
+	      Mac OS X on recent MacBooks defaults to running iTunes
+	      in 64 bit mode.  There's an extra install step necessary
+	      to use XiphQT on 64 bit machines:</p>
+	      <ol>
+		<li>"show in finder" your iTunes binary (either navigate to the Applications folder, or right/control click on it in the dock, and choose "show in finder")</li>
+		<li>right/control click on iTunes in the finder, and select "Get Info"</li>
+		<li>Under General, check the box marked "Open in 32-bit mode"</li>
+	      </ol>
+	    </div>
+
+	    <a name="faq_itunes_64bit_up" name="faq_itunes_64bit_up" ></a>
+            <div class="faq-Q">
+	      <p>iTunes stopped playing .ogg files after an upgrade</p>
+	    </div>
+            <div class="faq-A">
+	      <p>After an iTunes or Mac OS X upgrade, the iTunes
+	      install on a 64 bit machine might have reverted to running
+	      in 64 bit mode. The current XiphQT components are 32
+	      bit; use the instructions above (<i><a href="#faq_itunes_64bit">"How do I make XiphQT work with iTunes on 64 bit Mac OS X?"</a></i>) to verify that iTunes is running in 32 bit mode.</p>
+	    </div>
+
             <a name="faq_itunes_metadata" id="faq_itunes_metadata"></a>
             <div class="faq-Q">
               <p>Track names (numbers, dates, ...) of .ogg files are missing, or displayed incorrectly, in iTunes - can you fix it?</p>