-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Correct. If you use the -w option to make a wav file or pipe speech output through a program or to a file, you don't need portaudio. Portaudio is only used to make eSpeak send its output directly to the sound device. There is supposed to be a way to compile eSpeak without portaudio, but I forgot how to do it, since I always test with portaudio first whenever there is a new release. HTH, Lorenzo - -- I've always found anomalies to be very relaxing. It's a curse. - --Jadzia Dax: Star Trek Deep Space Nine (The Assignment) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFJGjMG9IpekrhBfIRAqYLAKDJCgLBAKfjooxd9eMrx2TkJJwDXwCfeSCV Y8L8GNVEkbEAnU3uuS0hzk0= =02Mo -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----