[LAU] nama

[alex stone]

On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 2:06 AM, Joel Roth <joelz at pobox.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 09:51:13PM +0400, alex stone wrote:
>> On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 6:36 PM, alex stone <compose59 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 5:58 PM, Joel Roth <joelz at pobox.com> wrote:
>> >> On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 04:52:38PM +0400, alex stone wrote:
>> >>> I get the following error when attempting to start nama:
>> >>>
>> >>> illegal return value, stopped at
>> >>> /usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.12.2/Audio/Nama.pm line 1421.
>> >>>
>> >>> The app then stops.
>> >>
>> >>> For those using this (and this is my first time), is this a regular
>> >>> error, or am i deep in the swamp with the alligators circling, so to
>> >>> speak?
>> >>
>> >> Hi Alex,
>> >>
>> >> That (admittedly cryptic) message means that
>> >> Nama sent a command to Ecasound using the Ecasound's Net-ECI
>> >> interface, and got a return value other than 256.
>> >>
>> >> I don't know much about it, except that it has happened
>> >> before. The alligators usually swim off. :-)
>> >>
>> >> To help me understand your environment can I ask:
>> >>
>> >> - what OS version are you using?
>> >> - how did you install Nama?
>> >> - how did you install Ecasound?
>> >>
>> >> Here are some things to try:
>> >>
>> >> 1) Start Nama with the -D (debugging info) flag.
>> >> You'll see what was sent and what came back before Nama
>> >> decided to fall on its sword.
>> >>
>> >> 2) Start Ecasound in server mode in a separate terminal with debugging
>> >> turned on:
>> >>
>> >>    ecasound -K -ddd --server
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Then start Nama again.  This will enable you to observe what
>> >> happens in Ecasound.
>> >>
>> >> 3) Install Audio::Ecasound to provide an alternative
>> >> interface to Net-ECI.
>> >>
>> >>    cpan Audio::Ecasound
>> >>
>> >>    -OR-
>> >>
>> >>    apt-get install libaudio-ecasound-perl
>> >>
>> >>    (The package is available for Debian 'sid' but will install
>> >>    on any Debian distribution.)
>> >>
>> >> Note that Nama will always use Audio::Ecasound if available.
>> >> You will need to use the -n flag if you want to force it to
>> >> use Net-ECI.
>> >>
>> >> Hope this helps.
>> >>
>> >> Joel
>> >>
>> >>> Alex.
>> >
>> > Joel, i'm well and truly lost here, (first time using perl,Cpan, etc)
>> > but here's the info:
>> >
>> > Ecasound 2.6.0 installed from an ebuild in Gentoo. (64bit)
>
>> > I tried nama from cpan, removed it (with the intent of trying again),
>> > then after the 2nd try it told me nama was up to date. Good to know,
>> > but how do i then install it from there? first time (obviously) it
>> > installed the app automatically. 2nd time, well, the alligators are
>> > laughing their heads off at my ineptitude.....
>> > I assume from this, there's a nama module on my system somewhere that
>> > i have to somehow bring to life.
>
> Yes, in /usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.12.2/Audio/Nama.pm
> according to your error message above.
>
> (And also the stuff in /usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.12.2/Audio/Nama/)
>
>> > Alex.
>> >
>> > p.s. On the nama site it says i can install cpan
>> > audio::ecasound::multitrack (presumably a clever way to install nama),
>> > but when i try, it tells me the module is not in the repo. Have i
>> > misunderstood this? And is the version up to date?
>
> A::E::M is an old name for the module...
>
> Your version is up-to-date (at least relative to CPAN).
>
> Does Nama crash repeatedly? If so, I'm happy to have an
> opportunity to understand this problem better.
>
> I suggest you try:
>
> $ nama -D
>
> This will show a lot of debug information. The last
> thing you see spit out to the terminal before Nama crashes
> may be useful :-)
>
> Please let me know what happens!
>
>
> Next, as a workaround, try installing Audio::Ecasound, the same way
> you installed Nama.
>
> $ cpan Audio::Ecasound
>
>> Joel, i've got the docs open, so i'll learn a bit about basic cpan
>> commands, and see what happens from there.
>
> You shouldn't need to know much to use the cpan client, but
> of course, more knowledge helps -- sometimes just to
> make bigger, better mistakes. :-) :-)
>
> Joel
>
> --
> Joel Roth
>

I'd appreciate the help! Nama won't start unless i cd to the dir it's
in, and i can only start it with

perl Nama.pm

It then attempts to start, but crashes before i get anywhere near a
gui. Here's the error:

alex at parchmentstudios /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.12.2/Audio $ perl Nama.pm
Can't locate Params/Util.pm in @INC (@INC contains:
/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.12.2/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.12.2
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/5.12.2/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/5.12.2
/usr/lib64/perl5/5.12.2/x86_64-linux-thread-multi
/usr/lib64/perl5/5.12.2 /usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl .) at
/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.12.2/Data/OptList.pm line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at
/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.12.2/Data/OptList.pm line 7.
Compilation failed in require at
/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.12.2/Sub/Exporter.pm line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at
/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.12.2/Sub/Exporter.pm line 7.
Compilation failed in require at
/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.12.2/Data/Section.pm line 13.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at
/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.12.2/Data/Section.pm line 13.
Compilation failed in require at Nama.pm line 49.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at Nama.pm line 49.
alex at parchmentstudios /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.12.2/Audio $

Params::Util is installed as a module.

I can't help thinking i'm missing something basic here.

Audio::Ecasound is already installed, but i suspect there's a rogue
install i did from an Ebuild (server shows net-aci or whatever it is),
so i'm off to excise the last of that, and see what happens.


Alex.

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