1 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
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2 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
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3 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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4 | %general-entities;
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5 |
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6 | <!ENTITY alsa-lib-download-http "&alsa-download-http;/lib/alsa-lib-&alsa-lib-version;.tar.bz2">
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7 | <!ENTITY alsa-lib-download-ftp "&alsa-download-ftp;/lib/alsa-lib-&alsa-lib-version;.tar.bz2">
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8 | <!ENTITY alsa-lib-size "661 KB">
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9 | <!ENTITY alsa-lib-buildsize "27 MB">
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10 | <!ENTITY alsa-lib-time "0.41 SBU">
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11 | ]>
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12 | <sect1 id="alsa-lib" xreflabel="ALSA Library-&alsa-lib-version;">
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13 | <sect1info>
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14 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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15 | <date>$Date$</date>
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16 | </sect1info>
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17 | <?dbhtml filename="alsa-lib.html"?>
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18 | <title>ALSA Library-&alsa-lib-version;</title>
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19 |
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20 | <sect2>
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21 | <title>Introduction to <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Library</application></title>
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22 |
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23 | <para>The <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Library</application> package
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24 | contains the <acronym>ALSA</acronym> library. This is used by programs
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25 | (including <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Utilities</application>) requiring
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26 | access to the <acronym>ALSA</acronym> sound interface.</para>
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27 |
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28 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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29 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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30 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&alsa-lib-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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31 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&alsa-lib-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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32 | <listitem><para>Download size: &alsa-lib-size;</para></listitem>
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33 | <listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required: &alsa-lib-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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34 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time: &alsa-lib-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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35 | </sect3>
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36 |
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37 | </sect2>
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38 |
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39 | <sect2>
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40 | <title>Installation of <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Library</application>
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41 | </title>
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42 |
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43 | <para>In the "Sound" section of the kernel configuration, edit <userinput>Advanced Linux
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44 | Sound Architecture</userinput> options to match your audio hardware and
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45 | disable deprecated <userinput>Open Sound System</userinput>.
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46 | Recompile and install your new kernel.</para>
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47 |
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48 | <para>Install <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Library</application> by running
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49 | the following commands:</para>
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50 |
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51 | <screen><userinput><command>./configure --enable-static &&
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52 | make &&
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53 | make install</command></userinput></screen>
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54 |
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55 | </sect2>
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56 |
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57 | <sect2>
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58 | <title>Command explanations</title>
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59 |
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60 | <para><parameter>--enable-static</parameter>: This switch is used to enable
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61 | building the static library because some programs link against it. </para>
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62 |
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63 | </sect2>
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64 |
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65 | <sect2>
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66 | <title>Configuring <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Library</application></title>
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67 |
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68 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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69 |
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70 | <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="../../lib-config.xml"/>
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71 |
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72 | </sect3>
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73 |
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74 | </sect2>
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75 |
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76 |
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77 | <sect2>
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78 | <title>Contents</title>
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79 |
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80 | <para>The <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> Library</application> package
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81 | contains <command>aserver</command> and the <filename class="libraryfile">
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82 | libasound</filename> library.</para>
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83 |
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84 | </sect2>
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85 |
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86 | <sect2><title>Description</title>
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87 |
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88 | <sect3><title>libasound (alsa library)</title>
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89 | <para><filename class="libraryfile">libasound</filename> provides
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90 | <acronym>ALSA</acronym> functions for application programs.</para></sect3>
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91 |
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92 | </sect2>
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93 |
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94 | </sect1>
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