Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2012-01-16

Chapter 38. Multimedia Libraries and Drivers

libsndfile-1.0.23

Introduction to libsndfile

The libsndfile package is a library of C routines for reading and writing files containing sampled audio data.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.0 platform.

Package Information

libsndfile Dependencies

Optional

ALSA Library-1.0.24.1, FLAC-1.2.1, libogg-1.3.0, libvorbis-1.3.2, and SQLite-3.7.8

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/libsndfile

Installation of libsndfile

Install libsndfile by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: sndfile-cmp,sndfile-concat,sndfile-convert,sndfile-deinterleave, sndfile-info,sndfile-interleave,sndfile-metadata-get, sndfile-metadata-set,sndfile-play,sndfile-regtest, and sndfile-salvage
Installed Library: libsndfile.{so,a}
Installed Directory: /usr/share/doc/libsndfile1-dev/html

Short Descriptions

sndfile-cmp

compares two audio files.

sndfile-concat

concatenates two or more audio files.

sndfile-convert

converts a sound files from one format to another.

sndfile-deinterleave

splits a multi-channel into multiple single channel files.

sndfile-info

displays information about a sound file.

sndfile-interleave

converts multiple single channel files into a multi-channel file.

sndfile-metadata-get

retrieves metadata from a sound file.

sndfile-metadata-set

sets metadata in a sound file.

sndfile-play

plays a sound file.

libsndfile.{so,a}

contains the libsndfile API functions.

Last updated on 2011-12-04 02:59:30 +0000