Re: [LAD] alsa and OSS (again?)

Dave Phillips wrote: Well, besides the lack of 64 bit support, what makes Midishare so hard to compile and install on Linux right now, is mostly related to getting the Midishare kernel module to work on different iterations of the 2.6.x kernel, as the kernel API is still a moving target (which certainly isn't Grame's fault). It would likely be much easier if the kernel module could be replaced by a user space driver, but support for that in the 2.6 kernel is relatively new and noone has looked into that yet. Another issue, also related to the kernel module, is that the necessary init.d logic and kernel devices support (udev et al) varies among different distros, and sometimes even between different minor versions of the same distro. Unfortunately, autoconf doesn't help with that. When this stuff finally settles, it will be much easier to create a Midishare version for Linux which just works out of the box. This problem is not in any way unique to Midishare, just look at the mess with graphics and wireless drivers. You just don't notice it as much as these are usually already included in your distro. Dave, I can't help you right now with getting Midishare to work on 64 bit system, but if you're willing to run it on 32 bit I'll try to help you getting it compiled. Just drop me an email. Best, Albert -- Dr. Albert Gr"af Dept. of Music-Informatics, University of Mainz, Germany Email: Dr.Graef(a)t-online.de, ag(a)muwiinfa.geschichte.uni-mainz.de WWW: http://www.musikinformatik.uni-mainz.de/ag