It's used by some programs for audio output, such as the espeak software synth. From Michael Whapples ----- Original Message ----- From: "randy turner" <rturner222@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 1:13 AM Subject: Re: How do I install port audio? > > i was just wondering what does this program do? > randy > > > On Wed, 28 Jun 2006, gena-j at bulldoghome.com wrote: > >> Hi >> >> I wondered if anyone could give me any pointers how to build and install >> port audio? I've downloaded portaudio_v18_1.zip and unzipped it. I can >> see an index.html which instructs on running some tests but I don't >> understand how to install it. There's an configure file but that doesn't >> want to work and there's not a INSTALL file to read. I know some of you >> have installed port audio so wondered how installation was accomplished >> from source. >> >> Any help would be appreciated. >> >> Gena >> >> -- >> Wow! Linux From Scratch >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > > >