source: multimedia/libdriv/libao.xml@ 48b7295

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;
 
  <!ENTITY libao-download-http "http://www.xiph.org/ao/src/libao-&libao-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY libao-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY libao-size          "262 KB">
  <!ENTITY libao-buildsize     "2.7 MB">
  <!ENTITY libao-time          "0.10 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="libao" xreflabel="libao-&libao-version;">
<?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) and <acronym>ALSA</acronym> (Advanced Linux 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 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"/> and <xref linkend="nas"/>
</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 &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

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