Merge audio timing fix branch.

[disorder] / README.developers

diff --git a/README.developers b/README.developers
index e1045981b5366c5096869138cedc6bdfe84cd994..75c1c44c96f04aa513fbbec0cc8e8ba5cc15a0b6 100644 (file)
--- a/README.developers
+++ b/README.developers
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ Dependencies:
      apt-get install gcc libc-dev automake autoconf libtool libgtk2.0-dev \
                     libgc-dev libgcrypt-dev libpcre3-dev libvorbis-dev \
                     libao-dev libmad0-dev libasound2-dev libdb4.3-dev \
-                    libflac-dev
+                    libflac-dev vorbis-tools wget
 
      (Use the bzr from backports, the one in etch is obsolete.)
 
+     On lenny use libdb4.5-deb.  libdb4.6 does not work (and configure will
+     refuse to use it).
+
    * On FreeBSD you'll need at least these packages:
         autotools
         bash
@@ -34,8 +37,8 @@ Dependencies:
 
 Building:
 
-   * Compiled versions of configure and the makefiles are including in bzr, so
-     if you didn't use a source tarball, you must start as follows:
+   * Compiled versions of configure and the makefiles are not included in bzr,
+     so if you didn't use a source tarball, you must start as follows:
 
         bash ./prepare
         ./configure -C
@@ -58,16 +61,11 @@ APIs And Formats:
 
    * To support a new sound API:
      1) Teach configure.ac how to detect any libraries required.
-     2) Define a new BACKEND_ value and update configuration.[ch] for it.
-     3) Create a suitable server/speaker-*.c along the pattern of the existing
-        ones.
-     4) If possible create a suitable lib/mixer-*.c.  This doesn't make sense
-        for all APIs (e.g. network), but even for those it does, playback
-        support without volume control support is likely to be acceptable (even
-        if inferior to full support).
+     2) Create lib/uaudio-<name>.c; see uaudio.h for the interface.
+     3) Update the list in lib/uaudio-apis.c
+     4) Add a new option to clients/playrtp.c and document it in
+        doc/disorder-playrtp.1.in (if appropriate).
      5) Update doc/disorder_config.5.in.
-     6) If relevant, create a suitable clients/playrtp-*.c and update
-        doc/disorder-playrtp.1.in.
 
    * To support a new file format:
      1) Teach configure.ac how to detect any libraries required.
@@ -137,8 +135,9 @@ The Server:
 Web Interface:
 
    * The web interface does not use Javascript or Flash and I would like to
-     keep it that way.  Clever use of CSS is OK provided it works well on the
-     mainstream browsers.
+     keep it that way; Javascript might be acceptable but it must degrade
+     gracefuly if disabled.  Clever use of CSS is OK provided it works well on
+     the mainstream browsers.
 
    * Update templates/help.tmpl for any changes you make.
 
@@ -187,16 +186,15 @@ Code And Patches:
      (But if your new feature only makes sense on a given platform then
      obviously its new dependencies don't need to be available elsewhere.)
 
-   * GCCisms such as typeof are used; the configure script asks for -std=gnu99
-     by default.  At least one active user is still using GCC 2.95, so
-     extensions that only appear in later versions are to be avoided for the
-     time being.
+   * GCCisms such as typeof and C99isms such as mixed declarations and named
+     structure initializers are used; the configure script asks for -std=gnu99
+     by default.  Some supported platforms are still on GCC 4.0.
 
    * Please submit patches either using 'diff -u', or by publishing a bzr
      branch somewhere I can get at it.
 
    * Please make it clear that your changes can be distributed under DisOrder's
-     licence (which is "GPL v2 or later").
+     licence (which is "GPL v3 or later").
 
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