Re: [linux-audio-dev] Software with source code?

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Software with source code?
From: Paul Winkler (pw_lists_AT_slinkp.com)
Date: Tue Feb 03 2004 - 17:20:13 EET


On Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 10:09:50AM +0000, Steve Harris wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 06:55:10 -0600, Jack O'Quin wrote:
> > Dave Robillard <drobilla_AT_connect.carleton.ca> writes:
> >
> > > One suggestion: I think it'd be useful to list what interfaces the app
> > > supports, I know at least for me if it doesn't use jack it's basically
> > > useless (and I'd rather find this out before downloading the whole
> > > thing!)
> >
> > The audio distributions (such as CCRMA and AGNULA) do this already for
> > tracking package dependencies. It's a big job keeping all that up to
> > date. Perhaps a web-friendly interface for that information would be
> > more useful than a separate attempt to keep track of it all.
>
> The nacent linux audio apps site could do this as well (freshmeat does
> IIRC).
>
> *cough* appA depends-on appB . :)

Indeed. Although I don't know how user-friendly it is to list
*everything* ... "oh, it depends on glibc? what a surprise!" ;-)
but, that's a minor nit.

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