On 5/16/06, Alex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello to you all from a new Linux observer. > I'm Alex, a fulltime (that means busy) composer and writer, and interested > in how far linux has come in terms of Audio/Midi/Video/Post production. > I'm on Mac at the moment, with some distant history in Win, using programs > like Cubase, Logic, Sibelius, Nuendo, etc..... > > I've been to the sites of Rosegarden, Ardour, etc. > And currently trial and use Ardour, an audio only based workstation for > audio recording and post production. Have to say, I'm impressed, however > it's already ported to OSX, which doesn't really give me a working habit of > using terminal, or command line operations from a Linux perspective. > > After some weeks researching the potential of Linux, I've noticed a dearth > of simple, easy to follow instructions, for those like me, facing Linux for > the first time. I've googled a lot, chased down several leads, and arrived > at Fink. Great system, again ported for OSX, but I'm stuck on building and > compiling software of the audio/midi variety, and to be fair, in general. > > Can anyone help with a site or two of useful clues and 'step by step' > instructions for building these packages, importantly for someone like me, > who's a first timer? I've currently downloaded Qsampler with an intent to > use it, but I simply don't know enough to put it together in Fink. > (And I don't know enough about Fink or Linux, to know which questions to > ask.) > > And yes, I'm not put off by using command lines, although something with an > interface will get a first look. (I also admire elegant ladies with great > legs, so it's about looks I guess.) > > Any help would be appreciated. > > For what it's worth, if there are developers out there who have been > involved with Fink, Qsampler, Linuxsampler, Libgig, etc, I thank you in > advance for the efforts you're making. The programs are getting better > quickly, and Ardour has proved to be a well thought out, functional piece of > software, that does what it says on the packet, as opposed to the giant > marketing exercise that accompanies most commercial products on the other > two major platforms. Keep it up guys, you're doing good, and I know I'm not > the only one that's thinking in the Linux direction with a commmercial eye. > > Regards, > > Alex. > > >
The first thing you should know is that Fink is not Linux. It's a framework by which open-source software (the same stuff that people use on Linux) can be built on Mac OS X. Now for Qsampler: To build a package with Fink requires at minimum a package description file which is used to guide the build process--it won't install a package without one. In general what you typically do is decompress the package's archive file, and then read the instructions that the developer has placed in the archive explaining how they want you to build it--there are a number of different methods that get used to build a package. I would strongly suggest trying a few packages that _are_ currently in the Fink distribution first. If you have specific questions about how to install one of these then ask. -- Alexander K. Hansen Fink Documenter (for now) Help keep AKH in Fink! Go to http://ldx3.psfc.mit.edu/~hansen/ and contribute to the Mini fund. _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
