source: multimedia/libdriv/libvorbis.xml@ 08d52d9

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

  <!ENTITY libvorbis-download-http "http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/vorbis/libvorbis-&libvorbis-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY libvorbis-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY libvorbis-size          "1.3 MB">
  <!ENTITY libvorbis-buildsize     "17.4 MB">
  <!ENTITY libvorbis-time          "0.22 SBU">
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<sect1 id="libvorbis" xreflabel="libvorbis-&libvorbis-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="libvorbis.html"?>
<title>libvorbis-&libvorbis-version;</title>

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

<para>The <application>libvorbis</application> package contains a general 
purpose audio and music encoding format. This is useful for creating (encoding) 
and playing (decoding) sound in an open (patent free) format.</para>

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

<sect3><title><application>libvorbis</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="libogg"/></para>
</sect4>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="libxslt"/>, 
<xref linkend="pkgconfig"/> and 
<application>PassiveTeX</application></para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

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

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

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

<para><application>libvorbis</application> is known to cause compiler errors 
on certain machines. If you get errors, try these commands to install libvorbis:
</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
sed -i.bak -e 's/-mno-ieee-fp//' lib/Makefile &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

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

<para><option>--enable-docs</option>: This switch enables
building the documentation. (requires <application>PassiveTeX</application>)
</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

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

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>vorbis libraries</title>
<para><filename class="libraryfile">libvorbis</filename> libraries provide 
the functions to read and write sound files.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>