source: kde/core/arts.xml@ a0f03b0

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<!ENTITY arts-download-ftp "&kde-download-ftp;/arts-&arts-version;.tar.bz2">
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<!ENTITY arts-buildsize "25 MB">
<!ENTITY arts-time "1.69 SBU">

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<othername>$LastChangedBy: $</othername>
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<?dbhtml filename="arts.html"?>
<title>aRts-&arts-version;</title>

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

<para>The Analog Real-time Synthesizer (<acronym>aRts</acronym>)
provides sound support for <acronym>KDE</acronym>. It provides necessary
libraries for kdelibs.</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 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>aRts</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para>
<xref linkend="qt"/> and
<xref linkend="GLib2"/>
</para></sect4>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para>
<xref linkend="libogg"/>,
<xref linkend="libvorbis"/>,
<xref linkend="alsa"/>,
<xref linkend="audiofile"/>,
<xref linkend="pkgconfig"/>,
<xref linkend="libmad"/>,
<xref linkend="esound"/> and
<ulink url="http://www.mediaapplicationserver.net/">MAS</ulink>
</para></sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

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

<para>Install <application>aRts</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>. aRts is installed here as it's
required before installing <acronym>KDE</acronym>.</para>

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

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

</sect2>

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