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diff --git a/lib/libsalsa/README b/lib/libsalsa/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e201b5c --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/libsalsa/README @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +SALSA - Simple ALSA emulation library for OSS +============================================= + +The sole purpose of this library is to make certain key ALSA applications +to work with OSS. This is necessary just because some Linux distributions +don't ship utilities like esd or xmss with OSS support compiled in. + +This library has been programmed using brute force methods and it's +not designed to be any programming example. We didn't make any attempt to get +all ALSA applications to work with it. Most applications support the OSS +API directly so there is no need for doing this. + +We do not have any specific plans to develop this library any further. However +some changes will be made occasionally. + +Copying +------- + +The seqmid.c, alsakernel.h, alsa-symbols.h and output.c files have been +copied more or less from stock alsa-lib and they have been copyrighted by the +ALSA team members. All parts of this package are distributed under GNU GPL +version 2.1. + +Installing and compiling the library +------------------------------------ + +The precompiled library is already shipped as a part of the OSS package +for Linux 2.6.x and later kernels so there should be no reason to recompile +it. This library is not applicable under any other operating systems or Linux +versions. + +To compile the library you can execute "make". "make install" will install +the library (libsalsa.so.2.0.0) to /usr/lib and then change the required +libasound.so.* symbolic links to point to it. |