[linux-audio-user] Re: [CM] Re: [ANN] SND-ls V0.9.7.0

[Kjetil S. Matheussen]

On Fri, 29 Sep 2006, Dragan Noveski wrote:

> Kjetil S. Matheussen wrote:
>> 
>>
>>  On Fri, 29 Sep 2006, Dragan Noveski wrote:
>> 
>> >  Bill Schottstaedt wrote:
>> > >  You can build Snd without fam (use the --without-fam configure 
>> > >  argument).
>> > >   The warning you are getting should not cause any subsequent trouble 
>> > >   --
>> > >   it's
>> > >   just reporting that the file monitor apparently isn't happy.  "fam" 
>> > >  refers
>> > >   to
>> > >   either libfam (old SGI-style), or libgamin (its replacement) -- 
>> > >  it's a way
>> > >  to get an event if a file or a directory changes (rather than 
>> > >  polling).
>> > > 
>> > > 
>> > > 
>> >  ok, that works, but the real issue was on kjetils snd-ls package, which 
>> >  is already very nice configured.
>> >  perhaps i ll find the way how to add all that extensions?
>> > 
>>
>>  Adding --without-fam directly to makefile.scm should work fine:
>>
>>  sed -ie s/--with-jack/"--with-jack --without-fam"/ makefile.scm
>> 
>> 
> yes thanks, that partly helped, so i dont get this strange error message any 
> more, but it did not change any of usability, cause still using 
> menu-file-open--choosig the .wav, i can "preview" the file clicking on "play 
> selected sound", but clicking on "open" nothing happens, except that in the 
> top of the main window (i am using fluxbox) it appears : "Please wait, making 
> waveform-data for.......wav".

Oh, I didn't catch that part. This is a very serious error, yes.
Can you please send me the following files:
1. One of your soundfiles
2. ~/.snd_soundfilelist
3. The output of ls -la ~/peaks/


> i have just been waiting for about half of hour (i went for walk with my 
> dog), but nothing happend, the file dont get open.
> another strange issue is, that snd does not recognize .ogg files, choosing an 
> .ogg, it shows:
> "somefile.ogg, 2 channels, 44100 Hz, 0,000sec"
> i am sure that all the files i tried are ok.
>

This is weird. Is your machine old? Have you seen strange behaviours in 
other programs?