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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Wed, 11 May 2005, Ron Clarke wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> On Tue, 10 May 2005 17:01:59 -0500
> "David Moberg" <davidjmoberg AT lycos.com> wrote:
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ron Clarke" <ariadne AT earthlink.com.au>
> >
> > >     No, mplayer does not do MIDI.  For that you need Timidity.
> >
> > Or playmidi or a MIDI editor (if you want to create MIDIs, too).
> > Jazz and Rosegarden are pretty good, I hear.
>
>   I haven't been able to get either Jazz or Rosegarden to work.
> Even on Peanut Linux and Slackware9.1.
>
>   So I'll be sticking to the Win3.1 MIDI sequencers I am currently using.
> They do OK.  :)         see my website !
>
> Regards,
>         Ron
>
> --
> Ron Clarke

I just downloaded the source code for playmidi 2.5 (final version, 1998) 
and was told I needed Voxware to Configure but I managed to Configure (for 
SB AWE32, which I have two of - this one appears to synthesize not use a 
library of midi sounds).

I typed make and got Error 2 - it could not find /asm/ioctls.h and 
/linux/soundcard.h, both of which I have.
/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/include/asm/ioctls.h
/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/include/linux/soundcard.h

What might I be doing wrong?  Is this 1998 source code looking in some 
other place than where Slackware 7.1 puts things?

I have libncurses.so.5.2 (2002) in /usr/lib and also /usr/include/ncurses/ 
as required.

The README.1ST said the Makefile was designed for a 'recent Redhat'.

In the Makefile:
# stuff for sound blaster awe32
INCAWE = -DVOXWARE_CONTROLLER_7_WORKING
# awe_voice.h path
INCAWE +- -I/usr/lib/oss/include/sys

I don't have /usr/lib/oss but I do have
/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/include/config/sound/oss


Where should I be looking for the missing pieces?

I think it is designed to use ncurses and/or gtk and/or svgalib and/or 
X11R6 - I can't figure out if it needs them all.