Jaroslav Kysela wrote: > On Fri, 8 Dec 2006, James Courtier-Dutton wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> On my desktop system, I have this: >> /usr/lib/libasound.so.2.0.0 >> size: 2785380 bytes. > > Have you tried to build minimal alsa library? > > --disable-aload disable reading /dev/aload* > --disable-mixer Disable the mixer component > --disable-pcm Disable the PCM component > --disable-rawmidi Disable the raw MIDI component > --disable-hwdep Disable the hwdep component > --disable-seq Disable the sequencer component > --disable-instr Disable the instrument component > --disable-alisp Disable the alisp component > > --with-pcm-plugins=<list> Build PCM plugins > > Note that only hw plugin is important for pcm if applications will do all > conversions itself. > > Just quick test with: > > ./configure --disable-aload --disable-mixer --disable-rawmidi > --disable-hwdep --disable-seq --disable-instr --disable-alisp > --with-pcm-plugins=hw > > strip -g --remove-section=.comment --remove-section=.note libasound.so > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 perex users 366562 2006-12-09 09:22 libasound.so.2.0.0 > > It does not look so bad, doesn't? > > With mixer stuff: > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 perex users 420024 2006-12-09 09:25 libasound.so.2.0.0 > >> libasound is really too big for what is does. >> I was talking to some embedded platform developers recently, and they >> really don't like it at all. > > The best thing is to discuss what else can be shrinked (removed from > build). If embedded platform developers stay quiet, we won't care. > > For example, all dynamic configuration code can be removed, too. > > Jaroslav > Thanks, that is a good start. I have entered that information into the alsa wiki. https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=AlsaEmbedded ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel
