[PD] PD 0.33 test 6 works with alsa 0.9B3 but not 0.9B4

[Miller Puckette]

So to summarize your and Winfried's messages, I can either get a newer
ALSA _OR_ upgrade to kernel 2.4.5.  I wonder what will happen if I do both...

As to the -alsa command line option being gone, try:
make clean
./configure --enable-alsa
make

(or --enable-old-alsa for 0.5x).

Pd uses only OSS midi; the "-alsa" flag affects only the audio code, not
the MIDI code.

cheers
Miller


On Mon, Jun 11, 2001 at 01:32:43AM -0400, jfm3 wrote:
> Burning the midnight oil as well, I see.  :)
> 
> I have heard others have had problems with ALSA 0.9beta4 and the rawmidi 
> code.  I was advised to give up and move on to the CVS bleeding edge. 
> Given the number of horrific bugs I've been turning up in the ALSA mtpav 
> driver, switching to the CVS version is attractive for me.
> 
> How does one tell if Pd is using the ALSA interface or not?  I got pd 
> test 5 to compile with the CVS version of a few days ago, but I can't 
> tell if it's using /dev/midi or something more fun when it actually 
> runs.  -alsa no longer seems to be a command line option...
> 
> Are you using the ALSA sequencer?  Has the API for that stabilized?
> 
> (jfm3)
> 
> 
> Miller Puckette wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > So I've been trying to figure out how to get Pd to run with Alsa 0.9x.  I have
> > to report that so far it's a failure.
> > 
> > Pd 0.33 "test" versions work with Alsa 0.9 Beta 3.  However, I can't compile
> > 0.9 Beta 3 with 2.4 kernels because Alsa 0.9B3 defines a timer_t that conflicts
> > with the Linus 2.4 definition of the same name.  You can squeak by by 
> > doing without MIDI and many offensive sound cards.  If you do this you can just
> > barely get Alsa 0.9B3 to compile in RedHat 7.1 (for example) and its 2.4
> > kernel.  Pd 0.33 test5 (and I hope test6) then work.  (You do have to know
> > exactly what blocksize and "frags" parameters to feed it...  see earlier mail
> > from me on this list.)
> > 
> > I've just been entertaining myself with trying to get Pd to run with Alsa
> > 0.9Beta 4.  I had to upgrade to RedHat 7.1 because 0.9Beta4 seems not to work
> > with 2.2 kernels.  And now I find that Pd 0.33test6 (the latest) doesn't work
> > at all with Alsa except in OSS emulation.  OSS emulation seems to work OK
> > at least.
> > 
> > If any of you have tried test versions of Pd 0.33 with Alsa 0.9B4 and founf
> > out how to get it to work I'd sure like to know how you do it.  In the
> > meantime I'll continue trying to find out what my problems are.
> > 
> > 
> > cheers
> > Miller