Building OSSv4 from source - Revision history

Cesium: Reverted edits by RobertColeman88 (talk) to last revision by Cesium

2012-07-26T16:30:36Z

Reverted edits by RobertColeman88 (talk) to last revision by Cesium

RobertColeman88: minor updates

2012-07-26T11:12:45Z

minor updates

Cesium: /* Building the OSS sound system from source */

2010-12-18T09:34:27Z

‎Building the OSS sound system from source

Cesium: /* Notable configure switches */

2010-07-27T12:24:24Z

‎Notable configure switches

Cesium: /* Obtain the OSS source */

2010-05-11T11:48:21Z

‎Obtain the OSS source

Cesium: /* Error: Too many levels of symbolic links */

2010-04-22T01:47:57Z

‎Error: Too many levels of symbolic links

Cesium: /* Create a build directory, and make it current */

2010-04-22T01:45:24Z

‎Create a build directory, and make it current

Cesium: /* Run the configure script */

2010-04-22T01:43:24Z

‎Run the configure script

Cesium: /* Run the configure script */

2010-04-22T01:42:45Z

‎Run the configure script

Cesium: /* Resolution */

2010-02-18T19:00:57Z

‎Resolution

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 ==== Resolution ====
-"- ... \n
+"--only-drv" switch requires to keep "oss_" prefix ("--only-drv=oss_sblive,oss_hdaudio").
-== Top Five Regrets of the Dying ==
+== Notes ==
-For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives.
+=== Speeding up compiling ===
- [[http://goodvillenews.com/Top-Five-Regrets-of-the-Dying-3L0XOd.html Top Five Regrets of the Dying]]
+=== The Open Sound System on Linux/geode ===
+geode processors don't have the necessary floating point support for floating point arithmetic used by vmix FLOAT mode. The parameter --config-vmix=FIXEDPOINT should be used to make vmix use integer fixed point arithmetic.
-[[http://goodvillenews.com/wk.html GoodvilleNews.com - good, positive news, inspirational stories, articles]]
-−
-== Would Gandhi Use Social Media? ==
-−
-If Gandhi were alive today, would he use social media? He was never anti-technology, or even anti-changing with the times. Quite the opposite, actually. If Internet technologies and social networks were around, he would certainly have embraced them -- but with a conscious mindfulness of their strengths and weaknesses.
-−
- [[http://goodvillenews.com/Would-Gandhi-Use-Social-Media-J39i2S.html Would Gandhi Use Social Media?]]
-−
-[[http://goodvillenews.com/wk.html GoodvilleNews.com - good, positive news, inspirational stories, articles]]
-−
-== 5 Principles for Inner Transformation at Work ==
-−
-People go to work to sustain themselves and produce value in the world. Yet work environments can also be stressful, filled with challenging responsibilities and personalities, and feel misaligned with our most deeply cherished values. Instead of sustaining us, the workplace can sometimes feel simply draining, and at worst, unwholesome for both ourselves and the world.
-−
- [[http://goodvillenews.com/5-Principles-for-Inner-Transformation-at-Work-TTklKV.html 5 Principles for Inner Transformation at Work]]
-−
-[[http://goodvillenews.com/wk.html GoodvilleNews.com - good, positive news, inspirational stories, articles]]
-−
-== 7 Reasons Why Not Making Mistakes Is The Biggest Mistake ==
-−
-The FEAR of being nothing, achieving nothing and becoming nothing should be way bigger than the fear of making mistakes.A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. ~ George Bernard Shaw
-−
- [[http://goodvillenews.com/7-Reasons-Why-Not-Making-Mistakes-Is-The-Biggest-Mistake-9Wbscy.html 7 Reasons Why Not Making Mistakes Is The Biggest Mistake]]
-−
-[[http://goodvillenews.com/wk.html GoodvilleNews.com - good, positive news, inspirational stories, articles]]
-−
-== 10 Keys to Happier Living ==
-−
-Action for Happiness has developed the 10 Keys to Happier Living based on a review of the latest scientific research relating to happiness. Everyones path to happiness is different, but the research suggests these Ten Keys consistently tend to have a positive impact on peoples overall happiness and well-being.
-−
- [[http://goodvillenews.com/10-Keys-to-Happier-Living-vxnwik.html 10 Keys to Happier Living]]
-−
-[[http://goodvillenews.com/wk.html GoodvilleNews.com - good, positive news, inspirational stories, articles]]

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 ==== Resolution ====
-"--only-drv" switch requires to keep "oss_" prefix ("--only-drv=oss_sblive,oss_hdaudio").
+"- ... \n
-== Notes ==
+== Top Five Regrets of the Dying ==
-=== Speeding up compiling ===
+For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives.
-*--only-drv switch can be used to only compile the drivers the system uses. "ossinfo", "ossdetect -v" or devices.list file can be used to get the names of the drivers.
-* --config-midi=NO and --enable-libsalsa=NO (Linux only) can be used to disable compiling of MIDI support and of libsalsa.
-=== The Open Sound System on Linux/geode ===
+ [[http://goodvillenews.com/Top-Five-Regrets-of-the-Dying-3L0XOd.html Top Five Regrets of the Dying]]
-geode processors don't have the necessary floating point support for floating point arithmetic used by vmix FLOAT mode. The parameter --config-vmix=FIXEDPOINT should be used to make vmix use integer fixed point arithmetic.

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 * OS system headers, development libraries
 * Compiler: GCC, Sun Studio 10+, UnixWare C Compiler
-* Tools: GNU gawk - (Solaris versions at: http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/freeware/s10pkgs_download.xml) (used for creating man pages)
-* Graphics Libraries: Runtime libraries and header files for GTK1 or for GTK2 (used by ossxmix)
+==== Optional dependencies ====
 === Building the source ===

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   /usr/src/oss*/configure
-===== Notable configure switches =====
+===== Notable configure switches (optional) =====
 * GTK1 environment variable: Force use of GTK1 for ossxmix rather than GTK2.
 * NO_WARNING_CHECKS env var: don't use -Werror and -Wall flags.

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 [http://www.4front-tech.com/developer/sources/testing/gpl/ OSS Current Testing Release]
-[http://mercurial.opensound.com/ Mercurial repository] - requires mercurial to get the source, e.g.
+[http://opensound.hg.sourceforge.net/hgweb/opensound Mercurial repository] - requires mercurial to get the source, e.g.
-    hg clone http://mercurial.opensound.com /usr/src/oss
+    hg clone http://opensound.hg.sourceforge.net/hgweb/opensound /usr/src/oss
 ==== Change to the source directory ====

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 === Error: Too many levels of symbolic links ===
-This error may occur when the configure script is being run within a subdirectory of the source directory. The problem does not occur in OSS v4.2 and above.
+This error may occur when the configure script is being run within a subdirectory of the source directory. The problem does not occur in OSS v4.2 and above as it has been modified to support this.
   # This may produce an error

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   cd ~/oss
-Do not use a directory which is a subdirectory of the extracted source - the configure script will fail. Also, the build directory must be empty.
+The build directory must be empty.
 ==== Run the configure script ====

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 ==== Run the configure script ====
-Note that the configure script must be invoked using a full pathname when compiling OSSv4.0. OSSv4.0's configure script will fail if a relative pathname is used.
+Note that the configure script must be invoked using a full pathname when compiling OSSv4 version 4.0, as its configure script will fail if a relative pathname is used.
   /usr/src/oss*/configure

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   make scripts
----
+----
 === Error: cp: cannot stat `lib/libsalsa/.libs/libsalsa.so.2.0.0': No such file or directory ===