source: multimedia/libdriv/nas.xml@ 847ae101

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

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         is usually right before the root user installation commands. Please
         delete these 12 (including one blank) lines after you are done.-->

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  <!ENTITY nas-download-http "http://nas.codebrilliance.com/nas/nas-&nas-version;.src.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY nas-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.us.xemacs.org/pub/xemacs/aux/nas-&nas-version;.src.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY nas-md5sum        "c9918e9c9c95d587a95b455bbabe3b49">
  <!ENTITY nas-size          "1.2 MB">
  <!ENTITY nas-buildsize     "17.8 MB">
  <!ENTITY nas-time          "0.3 SBU">
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<sect1 id="nas" xreflabel="NAS-&nas-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="nas.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
    <keywordset>
      <keyword role="package">nas-&nas-version;.src.tar</keyword>
      <keyword role="ftpdir">nas</keyword>
    </keywordset>
  </sect1info>

  <title>NAS-&nas-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="nas">
    <primary sortas="a-NAS">NAS</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to NAS</title>

    <para>The Network Audio System is a network transparent, client/server 
    audio transport system used to read , write and play audio files in many 
    formats including <filename>.au</filename>, <filename>.snd</filename>,
    <filename>.voc</filename>, <filename>.wav</filename>,
    <filename>.aiff</filename>, <filename>.aif</filename> and
    <filename>.iff</filename>. It can be described as the audio equivalent 
    of an <application>X</application> server.</para>

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

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
      <listitem>
        <para>Required Patch: <ulink
        url="&patch-root;/nas-&nas-version;-gcc4-1.patch"/></para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">NAS Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required"><xref linkend="x-window-system"/> and
    <xref linkend="rman"/> (if using <application>Xorg7</application>)</para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
    <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/nas"/></para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of NAS</title>

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

<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../nas-&nas-version;-gcc4-1.patch &amp;&amp;
xmkmf &amp;&amp;
make World</userinput></screen>

    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> 
    user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install install.man &amp;&amp;
install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/nas-&nas-version;/pdf &amp;&amp;
install -v -m644 doc/pdf/* /usr/share/doc/nas-&nas-version;/pdf &amp;&amp;
install -v -m644 doc/{README,actions,*.{ps,txt}} \
    /usr/share/doc/nas-&nas-version;</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <para><command>xmkmf</command>; <command>make World</command>:
    These commands use the standard for compiling <application>X</application>
    based applications.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="configuration">
    <title>Configuring NAS</title>

    <sect3 id="nas-config">
      <title>Config Files</title>

      <para><filename>/etc/nas/nasd.conf</filename></para>

      <indexterm zone="nas nas-config">
        <primary sortas="e-etc-nas-nasd.conf">/etc/nas/nasd.conf</primary>
      </indexterm>

    </sect3>

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

      <para>Create the <application>NAS</application> configuration file 
      using the following command:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>install -v -m644 /etc/nas/nasd.conf.eg /etc/nas/nasd.conf</userinput></screen>

      <para>Edit the new configuration file to suit your network and system
      needs.</para>

    </sect3>

    <sect3 id="nas-init">
      <title>Boot Script</title>

      <note><para>The <application>NAS</application> server cannot run
      simultaneously with other sound servers, such as <ulink
      url="http://www.mediaapplicationserver.net/">MAS</ulink> or <ulink
      url="http://jackit.sourceforge.net/">JACK</ulink>.</para></note>

      <para>Install the <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/nas</filename> init script
      included in the <xref linkend="bootscripts"/>
      package.</para>

      <indexterm zone="nas nas-init">
        <primary sortas="f-nas">nas</primary>
      </indexterm>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install-nas</userinput></screen>

      <para>The init script uses a default prefix of 
      <filename class="directory">/usr/X11R6</filename>.  If you've installed
      the X Window System into any other prefix, execute the following command
      to correct the script:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>sed -i 's@/usr/X11R6@<replaceable>&lt;PREFIX&gt;</replaceable>@' /etc/rc.d/init.d/nas</userinput></screen>

      <para>The init script uses a default parameter to allow access to all 
      hosts on the network. Review the <command>nasd</command> man page for 
      other available parameters if you need to modify the script.</para>

    </sect3>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

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

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>auconvert, auctl, audemo, audial, auedit, auinfo, aupanel, 
        auphone, auplay, aurecord, auscope, autool, auwave, checkmail, 
        issndfile, nasd, playbucket, and soundtoh</seg>
        <seg>libaudio.{so,a}</seg>
        <seg>/etc/nas and /usr/X11R6/include/audio</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

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

      <varlistentry id="au-utilities">
        <term><command>au{utilities}</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>are a collection of tools to convert, play, edit, record,
          and manipulate sound files. See the respective man page for each 
          utility for a full description of each one.</para>
          <indexterm zone="nas au-utilities">
            <primary sortas="b-au-utilities">au{utilities}</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="checkmail">
        <term><command>checkmail</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>plays a sound file when the user receives mail.</para>
          <indexterm zone="nas checkmail">
            <primary sortas="b-checkmail">checkmail</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="issndfile">
        <term><command>issndfile</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>checks if a file is in a recognized audio file format.</para>
          <indexterm zone="nas issndfile">
            <primary sortas="b-issndfile">issndfile</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="nasd">
        <term><command>nasd</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is the Network Audio System server daemon.</para>
          <indexterm zone="nas nasd">
            <primary sortas="b-nasd">nasd</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="playbucket">
        <term><command>playbucket</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>plays, or creates, the bucket corresponding to the
          specified file.</para>
          <indexterm zone="nas playbucket">
            <primary sortas="b-playbucket">playbucket</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="soundtoh">
        <term><command>soundtoh</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>converts a sound file to a C language header file.</para>
          <indexterm zone="nas soundtoh">
            <primary sortas="b-soundtoh">soundtoh</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="libaudio">
        <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libaudio.{so,a}</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>contains API functions to read and write audio files.</para>
          <indexterm zone="nas libaudio">
            <primary sortas="c-libaudio">libaudio.{so,a}</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>