
1999/08/25

FAQ - Disc-Cover


Some Frequently Asked Questions:


Q. I get the following error, what's wrong?

"Can't locate HTTP/Request.pm in @INC (@INC contains:
/usr/lib/perl5/5.00502/i586-linux /usr/lib/perl5/5.00502
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i586-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005 .)
at ./disc-cover line 811.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./disc-cover line 811."

A. Install the Perl modules called libwww-perl, HTML-Parser, URI, and
MIME-Base64, which can be found at www.cpan.org or at the 'more stuff...'
directory on the homepage of Disc-Cover. See the file INSTALL for more details.



Q. I get the following error, what's wrong?

"Can't locate HTML/HeadParser.pm in @INC (@INC contains:                         
/usr/lib/perl5/5.00503/i386-linux                                               
/usr/lib/perl5/5.00503 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/i386-linux                
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005 .) at                                            
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/LWP/Protocol.pm line 46.                         
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at                                            
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005/LWP/UserAgent.pm line 103.                       
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./disc-cover line 893."

A. Install the Perl modules called libwww-perl, HTML-Parser, URI, and
MIME-Base64, which can be found at www.cpan.org or at the 'more stuff...'
directory on the homepage of Disc-Cover. See the file INSTALL for more details.



Q. How do I make a cover for homemade cds?

A. Follow these steps.

  1. Insert the homemade cd (make sure you have an Internet connection)
  
  2. Run disc-cover like this:
     > disc-cover -t tex -o myfile.tex
     
  3. Edit the myfile.tex with some text editor, the tracks will all be named
     "Unknown", just like the title/artist. This should be very easy.
     
  4. For output in Postscript run Latex and dvips:
     > latex myfile.tex && dvips myfile.dvi -o
     or for output in Pdf run pdflatex:
     > pdflatex myfile.tex



Q. I run Disc-Cover and it does not produce a correct cover, what's wrong?

A. I don't know! If you e-mail the problem I can try to fix it. When you mail
some error please remember to state the problem as exact as you can and to
include the cddb entry (save it with 'disc-cover -t cddb'). 



Q. Tip: how to cut the covers?

A. This is my routine, just one way of doing it. I start with the front cover.
I cut it with two cuts along the width of the paper. This results in a front
cover with two pieces of paper along the sides. These are folded backwards to
help the cover keep in place when it is inserted in the jewel case. The back
cover is just cut with four cuts.



J.I. van Hemert
