source: multimedia/libdriv/alsa-oss.xml@ ff769b8c

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  <!ENTITY alsa-oss-download-ftp  "&alsa-download-ftp;/oss-lib/alsa-oss-&alsa-oss-version;.tar.bz2">
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  <!ENTITY alsa-oss-size          "223 KB">
  <!ENTITY alsa-oss-buildsize     "2.8 MB">
  <!ENTITY alsa-oss-time          "0.08 SBU">
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<sect1 id="alsa-oss" xreflabel="ALSA OSS-&alsa-oss-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="alsa-oss.html"?>
<title>ALSA OSS-&alsa-oss-version;</title>
<indexterm zone="alsa-oss">
<primary sortas="a-ALSA-OSS">ALSA OSS</primary></indexterm>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> 
<acronym>OSS</acronym></application></title>

<para>The
<application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> <acronym>OSS</acronym></application> 
package contains the <acronym>ALSA</acronym> <acronym>OSS</acronym> 
compatibility library. This is used by programs which wish to use the
<acronym>ALSA</acronym> <acronym>OSS</acronym> sound interface.</para>

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

<sect3><title><application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> 
<acronym>OSS</acronym></application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="alsa-lib"/></para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> 
<acronym>OSS</acronym></application></title>

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

<screen><userinput><command>./configure &amp;&amp;
make</command></userinput></screen>

<para>Now, as the root user:</para>

<screen><userinput role='root'><command>make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Configuring <application><acronym>ALSA</acronym> 
<acronym>OSS</acronym></application></title>

<sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="../../lib-config.xml"/> 
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed Program</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

<seglistitem>
<seg>aoss</seg>
<seg>libalsatoss.[so,a], libaoss.[so,a] and libossredir.a</seg>
<seg>None</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>

<variablelist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>

<varlistentry id="aoss">
<term><command>aoss</command></term>
<listitem><para>is a simple wrapper script which facilitates the use of the 
<acronym>ALSA</acronym> <acronym>OSS</acronym> compatibility library. It just 
sets the appropriate <envar>LD_PRELOAD</envar> path and then runs the 
command.</para>
<indexterm zone="alsa-oss aoss">
<primary sortas="b-aoss">aoss</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</sect2>

</sect1>