Re: [LAU] nama

On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 6:36 PM, alex stone <compose59@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 5:58 PM, Joel Roth <joelz@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
>> On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 04:52:38PM +0400, alex stone wrote:
>>> I get the following error when attempting to start nama:
>>>
>>> illegal return value, stopped at
>>> /usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.12.2/Audio/Nama.pm line 1421.
>>>
>>> The app then stops.
>>
>>> For those using this (and this is my first time), is this a regular
>>> error, or am i deep in the swamp with the alligators circling, so to
>>> speak?
>>
>> Hi Alex,
>>
>> That (admittedly cryptic) message means that
>> Nama sent a command to Ecasound using the Ecasound's Net-ECI
>> interface, and got a return value other than 256.
>>
>> I don't know much about it, except that it has happened
>> before. The alligators usually swim off. :-)
>>
>> To help me understand your environment can I ask:
>>
>> - what OS version are you using?
>> - how did you install Nama?
>> - how did you install Ecasound?
>>
>> Here are some things to try:
>>
>> 1) Start Nama with the -D (debugging info) flag.
>> You'll see what was sent and what came back before Nama
>> decided to fall on its sword.
>>
>> 2) Start Ecasound in server mode in a separate terminal with debugging
>> turned on:
>>
>>    ecasound -K -ddd --server
>>
>>
>> Then start Nama again.  This will enable you to observe what
>> happens in Ecasound.
>>
>> 3) Install Audio::Ecasound to provide an alternative
>> interface to Net-ECI.
>>
>>    cpan Audio::Ecasound
>>
>>    -OR-
>>
>>    apt-get install libaudio-ecasound-perl
>>
>>    (The package is available for Debian 'sid' but will install
>>    on any Debian distribution.)
>>
>> Note that Nama will always use Audio::Ecasound if available.
>> You will need to use the -n flag if you want to force it to
>> use Net-ECI.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Joel
>>
>>> Alex.
>>>
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>
> Joel, i'm well and truly lost here, (first time using perl,Cpan, etc)
> but here's the info:
>
> Ecasound 2.6.0 installed from an ebuild in Gentoo. (64bit)
>
> I tried nama from cpan, removed it (with the intent of trying again),
> then after the 2nd try it told me nama was up to date. Good to know,
> but how do i then install it from there? first time (obviously) it
> installed the app automatically. 2nd time, well, the alligators are
> laughing their heads off at my ineptitude.....
> I assume from this, there's a nama module on my system somewhere that
> i have to somehow bring to life.
>
> Alex.
>
> p.s. On the nama site it says i can install cpan
> audio::ecasound::multitrack (presumably a clever way to install nama),
> but when i try, it tells me the module is not in the repo. Have i
> misunderstood this? And is the version up to date?
>
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Joel, i've got the docs open, so i'll learn a bit about basic cpan
commands, and see what happens from there.

Alex.

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