para_write (obligatory)
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-A modular audio stream writer. It supports a simple file writer output
-plugin and an optional wav/raw player for alsa. Debian package:
-libasound2-dev
+A modular audio stream writer. It supports a simple file writer output plugin
+and optional wav/raw players for alsa (linux-only, Debian package:
+libasound2-dev) and Mac OS.
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para_audiod (optional, but recommended)
- gcc, the gnu compiler collection (shipped with distro): gcc-3.3
or newer is required.
- openssl (needed by server, client): usually shipped with
- distro, but you might have to install the "development"
- package as well: http://www.openssl.org/
+ distro, but you might have to install the "development package"
+ (called libssl-dev on debian systems) as well:
+ http://www.openssl.org/
- software mixing, e.g. ALSA and the direct mixing plugin (dmix)
If you want to use the mysql-based audio file selector, you also need
just download libmad from http://www.underbit.com/products/mad/
For ogg vorbis streams you'll need libogg, libvorbis, libvorbisfile,
-and a command line ogg vorbis decoder, e.g. para_filter or ogg123.
The corresponding Debian packages are called libogg-dev libvorbis-dev,
other distributors chose similar names. All of these are also
available at http://www.xiph.org/downloads/