[linux-audio-user] various softs and AMD64

Greetings: I was wondering if anyone has successfully used ChucK in a 64-bit environment. I can build the app without any complaints from the compiler, but it segfaults whenever I try running a script. Also, the TAPESTREA program doesn't work x86_64, the GUI appears but no elements are usable. They do look nice though. :) I built and employed the JUCE library, it's the business behind the popular Tracktion (Win/Mac only, afaik). I successfully built and tested Kjetil's latest Mammut with it, and I must say that it's a very attractive GUI. Beats the tar out of the old GTK1 look. Some changes to the JUCE sources were needed, Jules knows about them, so hopefully the lib will soon compile for 64-bits out of the box. SuperCollider's sclang seems to be an utterly lost cause for pure 64-bit environments. I've set up a chroot to try running sclang from within that space, but I've yet to put together a complete development environment in the chroot (I need to compile sclang there). What a PITA. I built and tested some of the code from the EnergyXT2 site, including a couple "native Linux VSTs" (the CMT Bitcrusher and the Destroy FX Transverb). I could instantiate them within EnergyXT2, but no GUIs appeared. Btw, it seems that the EnergyXT2 devels have been working on a port of Steinberg's vstgui, it might be worth looking into. I'd be more interested in pursuing tests with the program, but my enthusiasm is tempered by the lack of source code. :( Sun has released an AMD64-happy JDK 1.5, which I've been using to run various Java-based music and sound apps. Not surprisingly, they work nicely. I've tested MEAPsoft, ImproVisor, and a few other useful apps, and I plan to see what can be done with jMusic and Phil Burk's jSyn environment. Btw, jCollider worked well with SC3, but I'm loathe to learn Java. Nothing against it, I'm just too busy to learn another language. I tried to build transcode yesterday, I want to convert some AVI files to DVD format. Alas, building the required mjpegtools failed, and I wasn't up to chasing down the cause (more unhappiness with 64-bits, I'm sure). Anyone have a better method for this project, maybe one that doesn't require transcode ? Okay, peace out, ciao for now. Best, dp