[linux-audio-dev] Linux Audio Hardware Selection

[David Olofson]

On Friday 24 January 2003 19.29, Paul Winkler wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 11:27:12AM -0500, Paul Davis wrote:
> > i've had the same idea. my approach would basically be to have
> > libjack try to contact the server. if it fails, then it just
> > starts up a thread to run the audio loop, and then instantiate
> > the client as an in-process client.
>
> i must be missing the point. Where does the audio go? isn't jackd
> responsible for connecting to alsa?

Well, yes - but if the lib fails to find jackd, it can do pretty much 
anything, instead of just failing. Like trying try to set up some 
direct audio I/O instead and "fake" jackd. :-)


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