On 4 Oct 2001, Josh Green wrote:
> On Thu, 2001-10-04 at 22:05, Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano wrote:
> > > >Is there any documentation on ALSA 0.9.x? Also, will the "preliminary"
> > > >documentation on ALSA 0.5.x ever be updated?
> > >
> > > The equivalent documentation (i.e. the list of functions with
> > > descriptions) exists in the source and can be generated with
> > > doxygen. It is not currently available online. There has been some
> > > discussion here on getting it up and accessible that way.
> >
> > I just put a copy of the api docs at:
> > http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/planetccrma/doc/alsa-lib-0.9.0/index.html
> > I'll try to keep it current with my rpms (I may move it, this
> > was a spur of the moment url).
> >
> > -- Fernando
> >
>
> It still needs a link off of the ALSA site though. Otherwise it isn't
> going to do any good. People like you and me already have access to this
> documentation. Those who don't know about it, don't. Whos the webmaster
> for ALSA? Is there an official webmaster? I'm sure there are probably
Me, unfortunately, as being maintainer for many things around, I'm always
busy. I take almost all recomendations, but I've not found a while to
prepare some documentation generator scripts on the server.
> many people willing to keep it up to date with current developement. It
> would be kind of nice to have a general time line of whats planned
> before next official release of 1.0, etc. Something to get the public
Let's discuss about it. We can prepare a roadmap on this list and I'll
publish it on the web server.
Items to start:
0.9.0 final
- more verbose cross-reference documentation with examples
to allow audio developers easy port their applications
- add proper power management code to lowlevel drivers
- fix bugs
1.0
- finish sequencer side (instrument handling API)
- InterWave and SoundFont formats
global (good ones, but not required immediately)
- write Linux DocBook style comments and some text explaining
the kernel side APIs for the ALSA kernel code
> more involved. I'm not asking for any developers to do more work, I'm
> simply asking if there is some way in which others can help. In my
> opinion ALSA needs better public relations, especially if it is going to
> be adopted as the official Linux sound system. I'm not saying that that
> person is me, I simply see the need for this type of thing. I would
> certainly be willing to help, though. Does anyone want to discuss this
> kind of thing? I didn't get much of a response last time. Thanks for
> bringing such a nice Sound Architecture to us, I just feel bad for all
> those who don't know about it, or give up on adding support to their
> programs. In reality, it is a working sound architecture, just not a
> stable one (as in changing API, not programming) :)
Well, the API is almost stable. In last months only minor things are added
which don't affect anything else. We have all interfaces stable enough,
there are gaps only in the sequencer API (universal instrument
management).
Jaroslav
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Jaroslav Kysela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
SuSE Linux http://www.suse.com
ALSA project http://www.alsa-project.org
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