On 21.06.2009 at 15:02:30 William Hubbs <w.d.hubbs at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Hermann, > > On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 11:21:47AM +0200, Hermann wrote: >> One question: I've compiled Espeak with Alsa support, by replacing the >> portaudio.h file with the portaudio19.h file instead of portaudio18.h. >> Is there a need to compile Espeakup with the AUDIO=alsa parameter? > > Espeak is able to process audio itself using an audio library called > portaudio. Portaudio is a cross-platform sound library, which can be > used at least on linux and windows. On linux, portaudio 19.x supports > alsa. So, yes, espeak is using alsa, but indirectly through portaudio. > > The AUDIO=alsa parameter compiles a version of espeakup which does not > use espeak to process audio. Instead, it uses alsa directly. Like it > says in the README, this is in very early development, so I know there > are issues. If you want to experament with it, and in particular, if > you can help fix the issues, feel free to use that parameter. > Have built Espeakup with Alsa support, and so far, there seem to be no issues. Is there anything special I should observe? What issues did ocur? Hermann
