- gcc, the gnu compiler collection (shipped with distro): gcc-3.3
or newer is required.
- gnu make (shipped with disto, might be called gmake)
- - bash
+ - bash (most likely already installed)
+ - A decent version of grep. Solaris' /bin/grep is not good enough,
+ /usr/xpg4/bin/grep is fine though.
- openssl (needed by server, client): usually shipped with
distro, but you might have to install the "development package"
(called libssl-dev on debian systems) as well:
http://www.openssl.org/
+ - help2man (for man page creation) ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/help2man
- software mixing, e.g. ALSA and the direct mixing plugin (dmix)
Optional features:
- - *mp3*:
- The mp3 decoder of para_filter is based on libmad:
- If you prefer to use the libmad package provided by your
- distributor, make sure to install the corresponding development
- package as well. Otherwise, just download libmad from
- http://www.underbit.com/products/mad/
+ - *mp3*: The mp3 decoder of para_filter is based on libmad:
+ http://www.underbit.com/products/mad/. If you prefer to use
+ the libmad package provided by your distributor, make sure
+ to install the corresponding development package as well.
+ Note that libmad is not necessary for sending mp3 files.
- - *ogg vorbis*:
- For ogg vorbis streams you'll need libogg, libvorbis,
- libvorbisfile, The corresponding Debian packages are
- called libogg-dev libvorbis-dev, other distributors chose
- similar names. The source of these is also available at
- http://www.xiph.org/downloads/
+ - *ogg vorbis*: For ogg vorbis streams you'll need libogg,
+ libvorbis, libvorbisfile: http://www.xiph.org/downloads/.
+ The corresponding Debian packages are called libogg-dev
+ libvorbis-dev, other distributors chose similar names.
- *aac*:
- For aac files (m4a) you'll need libfaad. Get it at
- http://www.audiocoding.com/modules/wiki/?page=AAC
+ For aac files (m4a) you'll need libfaad. Get it at
+ http://www.audiocoding.com/modules/wiki/?page=AAC
- *ortp*:
- If you intend to use the optional ortp streamer, you'll need libortp:
- http://www.linphone.org/ortp/
+ If you intend to use the optional ortp streamer, you'll
+ need libortp which is contained in the linphone source code:
+ http://www.linphone.org/index.php/eng
+
+ - On Linux, you'll need to have ALSA's development package
+ installed. The Debian package is called libasound2-dev.
Hacking the source:
- gengetopt: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gengetopt/
- autoconf: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/autoconf/
- - grutatxt
+ - git http://git.or.cz/
+ - grutatxt http://www.triptico.com/software/grutatxt.html
+ - doxygen http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/
+ - global ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/global