Fwd: [Openal] ALC - vaporware?

[Ed]

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From: Ed <icelus2k5 at gmail.com>
Date: 29 Feb 2008 16:49
Subject: Re: [Openal] ALC - vaporware?
To: Ed Phillips <ed at udel.edu>


>  For OpenAL on Linux, in general, you will need to compile it yourself, and
 >  fix it so it works correctly for your app... and include it with your app
 >  somehow.  Trusting the one that is installed on the user's system is
 >  unfortunately just going to lead to more "headaches" since most
 >  distributions aren't even using the current "OpenAL-Sample" code but some
 >  way-old version that they've been including for years.


That's depressing, but good to know, thanks. The only versions I've
 debugged so far are debian/etch and gentoo. Both are ok for what we've
 tried so far so long as you stick to the "alc* is death" rule.


 Ed