source: kde/core/arts.xml@ 1986ade

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<!ENTITY arts-buildsize     "31.3 MB">
<!ENTITY arts-time          "2.00 SBU">
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<sect1 id="kde-core-arts" xreflabel="aRts-&arts-version;">
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<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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<?dbhtml filename="arts.html"?>
<title><application><acronym>aRts</acronym></application>-&arts-version;</title>

<sect2><title>Introduction to
<application><acronym>aRts</acronym></application></title>

<para>The Analog Real-time Synthesizer 
(<application><acronym>aRts</acronym></application>) provides 
sound support for <acronym>KDE</acronym> and necessary libraries for 
<application>kdelibs</application>.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&arts-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&arts-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &arts-md5sum;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &arts-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
&arts-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&arts-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application><acronym>aRts</acronym></application> 
dependencies</title>

<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="qt"/> and 
<xref linkend="GLib2"/></para>
</sect4>

<sect4><title>Recommended</title>
<para><xref linkend="libjpeg"/></para>
</sect4>

<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="libogg"/>, 
<xref linkend="libvorbis"/>, 
<xref linkend="alsa"/>, 
<xref linkend="audiofile"/>, 
<xref linkend="libmad"/>, 
<xref linkend="esound"/>, 
<ulink url="http://www.mediaapplicationserver.net/">MAS</ulink> and 
<ulink url="http://jackit.sourceforge.net/">JACK</ulink></para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of 
<application><acronym>aRts</acronym></application></title>

<para>Install <application><acronym>aRts</acronym></application> by running 
the following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=&kde-dir; --disable-debug \
    --disable-dependency-tracking &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Command explanations</title>

<para><parameter>--prefix=&kde-dir;</parameter>: This option tells the 
process to install the package in 
<filename class="directory">&kde-dir;</filename>. 
<application><acronym>aRts</acronym></application> is installed here as 
it's required before installing <acronym>KDE</acronym>.</para>

<para><option>--disable-debug</option>: This option causes the
package to be compiled without debugging code.</para>

<para><option>--disable-dependency-tracking</option>: This option
speeds up one time builds.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Contents</title>
<para><application><acronym>aRts</acronym></application> contains 
<command>artsc-config</command>, <command>artscat</command>, 
<command>artsd</command>, <command>artsdsp</command>, 
<command>artsplay</command>, <command>artsrec</command>, 
<command>artsshell</command>, <command>artswrapper</command>, 
<command>mcopidl</command>, 
<application><acronym>aRts</acronym></application> libraries and 
<acronym>MCOP</acronym> objects.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>
<para>To find out information about 
<application><acronym>aRts</acronym></application> and the various programs 
included in the package, see 
<ulink url="http://docs.kde.org/en/3.3/kdemultimedia/artsbuilder/">The 
<application><acronym>aRts</acronym></application> Handbook</ulink>. For 
information in languages other then English, see the 
<ulink url="http://docs.kde.org/">KDE Documentation</ulink> and navigate to 
the <application><acronym>aRts</acronym></application> documentation in your 
language.</para>

</sect2>

</sect1>