I can't Install xmms-aalsa

crevette · Posted: Fri May 24, 2002 9:51 am Post subject: I can't Install xmms-aalsa

I had an error when I try to install xmms-alsa and so xmms is not working. I'm a bit disappointed.

Somebody can help me?
Perhaps I have forgotten to configure something??

This is the message I have when I merge xmms-aalsa
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checking for snd_cards in -lasound... no
configure: error: No linkable libasound was found.

!!! ERROR: the ./configure command did not complete successfully.
!!! ("./configure --prefix=/usr --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu")
!!! Since this is a critical task, ebuild will be stopped.

!!! emerge aborting on /usr/portage/media-sound/xmms-aalsa/xmms-aalsa-0.5.4-r3.ebuild .
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craftyc · Guru Joined: 23 May 2002 Posts: 443 Location: Behind You.

If you look at the desktop guide on Gentoos main site it will take you through all the steps necessary to get sound configured.
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Mal Syned · Guest

I have the same problem, and the problem is not explained away in the Gentoo Desktop documentation. `strings /usr/lib/libasound.so` reveals that there is, infact, no such symbol (snd_cards) in the library. is there a newer version of xmms-aalsa? (I'm assuming that xmms-aalsa is the older program, since the config.log for it reveals that it's using a depricated version of the asoundlib.h)? If not, does anyone know of a workaround to this problem?

--Mal Syned

dek · l33t Joined: 16 May 2002 Posts: 657 Location: Germany

xmms-aalsa is for older alsa version (0.5). The new one is called alsa-xmms.

S_aIN_t · Guru Joined: 11 May 2002 Posts: 488 Location: Ottawa

thanks for the tip.. i didn't know that and was having the same problem..

i installed alsa-xmms and it is working just fine..