Speech Dispatcher espeak module error

[Lukas Loehrer]

Hi,

I think the problem is that you have configured the espeak module to
use alsa, but your speech-dispatcher was not compiled with alsa
support. Make sure you pass the "--with-alsa" option to the
speech-dispatcher configure script.

Best regards, Lukas

Zachary Kline writes ("Speech Dispatcher espeak module error"):
> Hi,
>     In trying to use the espeak module of speech-dispatcher today, I noticed 
> an error which seemed a little nonsensicle.
>     The module apparently failed to load because the library wasn't compiled 
> with alsa support.  The exact error text is:
> Opening sound device failed.  Reason: the sound library wasn't compiled with 
> Alsa support.
>     I find this strange: I can run espeak from the command line without any 
> trouble.
>     The espeak-generic module is exhibiting some clipped sounds, which makes 
> it rather difficult to use as a substitute.
>     I'm using Gentoo--which I just installed again after a fairly 
> substantial absence.
> Any tips for this?
> Thanks,
> Zack.
> 
> 
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