Jim Liedeka <jliedeka at tds.net> wrote:
> I got Ian's 3.6-3 sources to compile for OSS sound on FreeBSD 5.2.1. 
> This is such a hack, I can't believe it worked!
> 
> The trick is to hack the configure script under platforms/unix/config. 
> In the OSS test section, I added #define OPEN_SOUND_SYSTEM after
> #include <sys/soundcard.h> (line 23528).
> 
> I then ran this configure command:
> 
> ../platforms/unix/config/configure --enable-mpg-mmx --without-npsqueak
> --without-quartz --with-x --enable-vm-sound-OSS
> 
> ... and Bob's yer uncle.

Wow, that is a hack indeed.  You might want to post it on the Swiki;
I've heard others complain about getting OSS sound to work on BSD.

It is strange that this is necessary.  Why would soundcard.h not define
this symbol?  Is this a bug in the FreeBSD headers?  Or is there some
other header that can be checked?  I know there are a bunch of OSS
defines for stuff like audio formats; perhaps those could be checked
instead?


-Lex