[linux-audio-user] linux and alsaplayer

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Wed Jan 28 06:37:18 EST 2004



>  from:    Christophe Vescovi <vescovi at lpsc.in2p3.fr>
>  date:    Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:17:17
>  to:      linux-audio-user at music.columbia.edu
>  subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] linux and alsaplayer
> 
> James Stone a écrit :
> 
> 
> >> I did the rt-capability operation.Now alsaplayer and ardour
> >>are doing fine with jackstart.
> >>Muse doesnt like this way.With jackstart it still needs to be root for 
> >>starting,but then it crashes.It still works when jack is started the old 
> >>way (as root).
> >>The qeustion is who is to blame :me,jack or muse?
> >>
> >>Thanks for the help
> >>
> >>Jaap van Geffen
> >>
> > 
> > 
> > You have to compile muse with the --enable-rtcap option or change the
> > muse executable to suid (chmod  s /usr/local/bin/muse or whatever).
> > 
> > James
> > 
> 
> I think the --enable-rtcap option is broken in the latest Muse release. 
> At least the last time I try it was not able to compile givertcap.c. I 
> think it has something to do why Muse wanting to compile it with gcc 
> instead of g   (Tommi Ilmonen file is givertcap.C and not givertcap.c as 
> in Muse). I am not sure it's the only problem .... otherwise it should 
> be easily fixed.
> 
> What is working is the --enable-suid-install option.
> 
> Christophe
> 

--enable-rtcap works for me on muse 0.6.3 (I agree it was broken on 0.6.2).

--enable-suid-install is just the same as giving the muse binary suid.. might be easier to do that if muse is already installed.

James





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