source: multimedia/libdriv/esound.xml@ 7c2acc6

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<sect1 id="esound" xreflabel="EsounD-&esound-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="esound.html"?>
<title>EsounD-&esound-version;</title>
<indexterm zone="esound">
<primary sortas="a-EsounD">EsounD</primary></indexterm>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>EsounD</application></title>

<para>The <application>EsounD</application> package contains the Enlightened 
Sound Daemon. This is useful for mixing together several digitized audio 
streams for playback by a single device.</para>

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

<sect3><title><application>EsounD</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="audiofile"/></para>
</sect4>

<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="alsa"/>, 
<xref linkend="tcpwrappers"/> and 
<xref linkend="docbook-utils"/></para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

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

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

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc &amp;&amp;
make</command></userinput></screen>

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

<screen><userinput role='root'><command>make install &amp;&amp;
install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/esound-&esound-version; &amp;&amp;
install -v -m644 docs/esound.ps /usr/share/doc/esound-&esound-version; &amp;&amp;
cp -v docs/html /usr/share/doc/esound-&esound-version;</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

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

<para><parameter>--sysconfdir=/etc</parameter>: This switch puts configuration 
files in <filename class="directory">/etc</filename> instead of
<filename class="directory">/usr/etc</filename>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Configuring <application>EsounD</application></title>

<sect3 id="esound-config"><title>Config files</title>
<para><filename>/etc/esd.conf</filename></para>
<indexterm zone="esound esound-config">
<primary sortas="e-etc-esd.conf">/etc/esd.conf</primary></indexterm>
</sect3>

<sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>

<para>Instructions and information about the configuration file is
located in the <filename>TIPS</filename> file in the 
<application>EsounD</application> source directory.</para>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>

<seglistitem>
<seg>esd, esdcat, esdctl, esd-config, esddsp, esdfilt, esdloop, esdmon, 
esdplay, esdrec and esdsample</seg>
<seg>libesd.[so,a] and libesddsp.[so,a]</seg>
<seg>/usr/share/doc/esound-&esound-version;</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>

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

<varlistentry id="esd">
<term><command>esd</command></term>
<listitem><para>is the Enlightened Sound Daemon.</para>
<indexterm zone="esound esd">
<primary sortas="b-esd">esd</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="esd-config">
<term><command>esd-config</command></term>
<listitem><para>is used by <command>configure</command> to determine the 
compiler and linker flags that should be used to compile and link programs 
that use <application>EsounD</application>.</para>
<indexterm zone="esound esd-config">
<primary sortas="b-esd-config">esd-config</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="esdcat">
<term><command>esdcat</command></term>
<listitem><para>plays a <filename>RAW</filename> audio stream through the 
daemon.</para>
<indexterm zone="esound esdcat">
<primary sortas="b-esdcat">esdcat</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="esdctl">
<term><command>esdctl</command></term>
<listitem><para> controls certain aspects of the sound daemon.</para>
<indexterm zone="esound esdctl">
<primary sortas="b-esdctl">esdctl</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="esdfilt">
<term><command>esdfilt</command></term>
<listitem><para>is an <application>EsoundD</application> filter.</para>
<indexterm zone="esound esdfilt">
<primary sortas="b-esdfilt">esdfilt</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="esdloop">
<term><command>esdloop</command></term>
<listitem><para>is test scaffolding for sample cache, loop and free.</para>
<indexterm zone="esound esdloop">
<primary sortas="b-esdloop">esdloop</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="esdmon">
<term><command>esdmon</command></term>
<listitem><para>outputs the mixed stream from the daemon.</para>
<indexterm zone="esound esdmon">
<primary sortas="b-esdmon">esdmon</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="esdplay">
<term><command>esdplay</command></term>
<listitem><para>plays the named file on 
<application>EsoundD</application>.</para>
<indexterm zone="esound esdplay">
<primary sortas="b-esdplay">esdplay</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="esdrec">
<term><command>esdrec</command></term>
<listitem><para>outputs from the sound device's current input.</para>
<indexterm zone="esound esdrec">
<primary sortas="b-esdrec">esdrec</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="esdsample">
<term><command>esdsample</command></term>
<listitem><para>is test scaffolding for sample cache, playback, and 
free.</para>
<indexterm zone="esound esdsample">
<primary sortas="b-esdsample">esdsample</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="libesd">
<term><filename class='libraryfile'>libesd.[so,a]</filename></term>
<listitem><para>contains functions used by the 
<application>EsounD</application> programs as well as other programs to 
read, write and play various sound format files.</para>
<indexterm zone="esound libesd">
<primary sortas="c-libesd">libesd.[so,a]</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</sect2>

</sect1>