Re: [Alsa-user] First post

2011-06-21 Thread David Henderson
Hendersondhender...@digital-pipe.com Subject: Re: [Alsa-user] First post Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 15:28:48 -0400 Thanks for the reply Pierre. I checked into the blfs book, but it merely says these five chapters will cover alsa and then gives you a basic type configuremake. This is obviously not going

Re: [Alsa-user] First post

2011-06-21 Thread David Henderson
...@digital-pipe.comwrote: On 06/20/2011 11:52 AM, Pierre Lorenzon wrote: Hi, From: David Hendersondhender...@digital-pipe.com Subject: Re: [Alsa-user] First post Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 15:28:48 -0400 Thanks for the reply Pierre. I checked into the blfs book, but it merely says

Re: [Alsa-user] First post

2011-06-20 Thread Pierre Lorenzon
Hi, From: David Henderson dhender...@digital-pipe.com Subject: Re: [Alsa-user] First post Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 15:28:48 -0400 Thanks for the reply Pierre. I checked into the blfs book, but it merely says these five chapters will cover alsa and then gives you a basic type configure make

Re: [Alsa-user] First post

2011-06-20 Thread Pierre Lorenzon
From: James Shatto wwwshad...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Alsa-user] First post Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 15:36:59 -0500 A) If you want to overwrite your existing distro's versions, you probably want the --prefix=/usr option on your ./configure commands. If not, be sure to change your $PATH to look

Re: [Alsa-user] First post

2011-06-20 Thread Ady Deac
-pipe.com Subject: [Alsa-user] First post Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:41:08 -0400 Hi everyone! I'm currently expanding my knowledge of GNU/Linux to include building packages from scratch towards an overall goal of a custom distro. So far, I have a nice base for a command line OS, but want

Re: [Alsa-user] First post

2011-06-20 Thread David Henderson
Lorenzon wrote: Hi, It looks like to me such questions are well answered in the blfs book. I personnaly think that the latter is a very good tool to build his own custom distro. Bests Pierre From: David Hendersondhender...@digital-pipe.com Subject: [Alsa-user] First post Date: Sun, 19

Re: [Alsa-user] First post

2011-06-20 Thread James Shatto
-pipe.com Subject: [Alsa-user] First post Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:41:08 -0400 Hi everyone! I'm currently expanding my knowledge of GNU/Linux to include building packages from scratch towards an overall goal of a custom distro. So far, I have a nice base for a command line OS, but want

Re: [Alsa-user] First post

2011-06-20 Thread David Henderson
open source project. Just ask! Keep up the good work! Work together! On 20.06.2011 18:55, Pierre Lorenzon wrote: From: James Shattowwwshad...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Alsa-user] First post Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 15:36:59 -0500 A) If you want to overwrite your existing distro's versions, you

Re: [Alsa-user] First post

2011-06-20 Thread James Shatto
If you're really into going it on your own. There's gentoo, and there's LFS aka linux from scratch. Both of which impose a lot of source compilation. The inherent problem with sources is that you run into maintenance issues. i.e. If you use the same install for a long enough time, it'll

Re: [Alsa-user] First post

2011-06-20 Thread David Henderson
: David Hendersondhender...@digital-pipe.com Subject: [Alsa-user] First post Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:41:08 -0400 Hi everyone! I'm currently expanding my knowledge of GNU/Linux to include building packages from scratch towards an overall goal of a custom distro. So far, I have a nice base

Re: [Alsa-user] First post

2011-06-20 Thread David Henderson
On 06/20/2011 11:52 AM, Pierre Lorenzon wrote: Hi, From: David Hendersondhender...@digital-pipe.com Subject: Re: [Alsa-user] First post Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 15:28:48 -0400 Thanks for the reply Pierre. I checked into the blfs book, but it merely says these five chapters will cover alsa

Re: [Alsa-user] First post

2011-06-20 Thread James Shatto
: [Alsa-user] First post Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 15:28:48 -0400 Thanks for the reply Pierre. I checked into the blfs book, but it merely says these five chapters will cover alsa and then gives you a basic type configure make. This is obviously not going to answer the questions below. :) Any other

Re: [Alsa-user] First post

2011-06-20 Thread David Henderson
, everything that you need to know is there in one form or another. - James On 6/20/11, David Hendersondhender...@digital-pipe.com wrote: On 06/20/2011 11:52 AM, Pierre Lorenzon wrote: Hi, From: David Hendersondhender...@digital-pipe.com Subject: Re: [Alsa-user] First post Date: Sun, 19

Re: [Alsa-user] First post

2011-06-20 Thread James Shatto
that you need to know is there in one form or another. - James On 6/20/11, David Hendersondhender...@digital-pipe.com wrote: On 06/20/2011 11:52 AM, Pierre Lorenzon wrote: Hi, From: David Hendersondhender...@digital-pipe.com Subject: Re: [Alsa-user] First post Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 15

[Alsa-user] First post

2011-06-19 Thread David Henderson
Hi everyone! I'm currently expanding my knowledge of GNU/Linux to include building packages from scratch towards an overall goal of a custom distro. So far, I have a nice base for a command line OS, but want to expand into the multimedia aspect. Alsa was my first (only?) choice for the

Re: [Alsa-user] First post

2011-06-19 Thread David Henderson
wrote: Hi, It looks like to me such questions are well answered in the blfs book. I personnaly think that the latter is a very good tool to build his own custom distro. Bests Pierre From: David Hendersondhender...@digital-pipe.com Subject: [Alsa-user] First post Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011

Re: [Alsa-user] First post

2011-06-19 Thread Pierre Lorenzon
Hi, It looks like to me such questions are well answered in the blfs book. I personnaly think that the latter is a very good tool to build his own custom distro. Bests Pierre From: David Henderson dhender...@digital-pipe.com Subject: [Alsa-user] First post Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:41:08

Re: [Alsa-user] First post

2011-06-19 Thread James Shatto
that the latter is a very good tool to build his own custom distro. Bests Pierre From: David Hendersondhender...@digital-pipe.com Subject: [Alsa-user] First post Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:41:08 -0400 Hi everyone! I'm currently expanding my knowledge of GNU/Linux to include building packages

Re: [Alsa-user] First post

2011-06-19 Thread David Henderson
...@digital-pipe.com Subject: [Alsa-user] First post Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:41:08 -0400 Hi everyone! I'm currently expanding my knowledge of GNU/Linux to include building packages from scratch towards an overall goal of a custom distro. So far, I have a nice base for a command line OS

Re: [Alsa-user] First post

2011-06-19 Thread James Shatto
Lorenzon wrote: Hi, It looks like to me such questions are well answered in the blfs book. I personnaly think that the latter is a very good tool to build his own custom distro. Bests Pierre From: David Hendersondhender...@digital-pipe.com Subject: [Alsa-user] First post Date: Sun, 19