source: multimedia/libdriv/libao.xml@ 1f99409

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY libao-download-http "http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/ao/libao-&libao-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY libao-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/libao-&libao-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY libao-md5sum        "12e136a4c0995068ff134997c84421ed">
  <!ENTITY libao-size          "387 KB">
  <!ENTITY libao-buildsize     "3.8 MB">
  <!ENTITY libao-time          "less than 0.1 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="libao" xreflabel="libao-&libao-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="libao.html"?>
<title>libao-&libao-version;</title>

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

<para>The <application>libao</application> package contains a cross-platform 
audio library. This is useful to output audio on a wide variety of platforms. 
It currently supports <acronym>WAV</acronym> files, <acronym>OSS</acronym> 
(Open Sound System), <acronym>ESD</acronym> (Enlighten Sound Daemon), 
<acronym>ALSA</acronym> (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture), NAS (Network 
Audio system) and Polypaudio (next generation 
<application><acronym>GNOME</acronym></application> sound architecture).</para>

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

<sect3><title><application>libao</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para>X (<xref linkend="xfree86"/> or <xref linkend="xorg"/>), 
<xref linkend="esound"/>, 
<xref linkend="alsa"/>, 
<xref linkend="arts"/>, 
<xref linkend="nas"/> and 
<ulink url="http://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/polypaudio/">Polypaudio</ulink>
</para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

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

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

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr &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>libao</application></title>

<sect3><title>Config files</title>
<para><filename>/etc/libao.conf</filename> and 
<filename>~/.libao</filename></para>
</sect3>

<sect3><title>Configuration information</title>
<para>Currently, the only configuration option available is setting the 
default output device. Issue <command>man libao.conf</command> for 
details.</para>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application>libao</application> package contains 
<filename class="libraryfile">libao</filename> libraries and 
plugins.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>ao libraries</title>
<para><filename class="libraryfile">libao</filename> libraries provide 
functions for programs wishing to output sound over supported 
platforms.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>