Uninstalling LAME library

[StevenC]

I'm on Mac OSX 10.5.6. Just installed Audacity and also the LAME library. Audacity works well. Very nice.

But after installing, I can't find the LAME library. I guess it's been installed because I can definitely make MP3 files. I don't want to get rid of it, but I don't like leaving it lying around and invisible. I use this machine for many media chores and I'd like to be able to remove that library if I need to.

The installation instructions say it was put here: /usr/local/lib/audacity
I guess this is a hidden directory because I can't find it via the Mac Finder.

If I wanted to uninstall that library -- or just put it somewhere visible -- what would I do?

Anybody have any suggestions?

Thanks very much to anybody who can help,
Steve

[Gale Andrews]

I'm on Mac OSX 10.5.6. Just installed Audacity and also the LAME library. Audacity works well. Very nice.But after installing, I can't find the LAME library. I guess it's been installed because I can definitely make MP3 files. I don't want to get rid of it, but I don't like leaving it lying around and invisible. I use this machine for many media chores and I'd like to be able to remove that library if I need to. The installation instructions say it was put here: /usr/local/lib/audacity
I guess this is a hidden directory because I can't find it via the Mac Finder.

If I wanted to uninstall that library -- or just put it somewhere visible -- what would I do?

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it?"

Method 1: From the Terminal, type "open -a Finder /usr/local/bin".

Method 2: From Finder's "Go" menu, select "Go to folder...". That'll bring up a window in which you can type "/usr/local/bin".

If that doesn't work, try to make the Finder show its hidden files and folders by entering in the terminal:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool

Then open the Audacity settings file:
~/Library/Application Support/audacity/audacity.cfg

in a text editor, delete the two lines starting with:
[MP3]
MP3LibPath=

(the second may not exist) and save the changes.

Click Audacity > Preferences: Import / Export tab and use the "Locate..." button in MP3 Export Library to point Audacity to wherever you want to keep "libmp3lame.dylib".


Gale