e: Software Speech for SpeakupNewbe, to Linux. Speakup for Debian 2.4.22-2

Scott Berry scott at drscott.dyndns.biz
Thu Jan 29 22:54:12 EST 2004


Hi I have seen a kernel built for kernel 2.4.22 but not 2.4.222.  I have
also built a kernel for 2.4.24 it was kind of a bear to build up but
finally got it. On Fri, 30 Jan 2004, Sean Murphy wrote:

> Hi All.
>
> I am running kernal 2.4.22-2-686.  I would like to know if anyone has built
> speakup for this kernal version and have it in the deb package.  It doesn't
> have to be in the package.
>
> I have tryed to compile the application and didn't have any success.  I will
> report on my failure later.
>
> Regards
> Sean
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Holmes" <steve at holmesgrown.com>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 6:26 AM
> Subject: Re: Software Speech for Speakup
>
>
> > Does this mean the synth driver would need to be run as a daemon,
> > continually polling from /dev/softsynth?  If so, hence the meaning of
> > "speech server".  I'll have to look at the fopen or open function
> > documentation to see how to open in non-block mode.  Conceptually, it
> > sounds pretty easy.  But I could probably get fooled by that notion
> <heheheh>.
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 01:05:50PM -0500, Kirk Reiser wrote:
> > > That's about right.  YOu open the /dev/softsynth device in nonblocking
> > > mode and pass the output to your software synth.  You will have to do
> > > translation of the doubletalk style synth control strings into the
> > > strings needed for whatever synth you are going to talk to.
> > >
> > >   Kirk
> > >
> >
> > --
> > HolmesGrown Solutions
> > The best solutions for the best price!
> > http://ld.net/?holmesgrown
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Speakup mailing list
> > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>




More information about the Speakup mailing list