README

This is an autotools package for the alsacap command. It was originally written by Volker Schatz and it shows the capabilities of alsa devices.

Here some sample output:

sysadmin@laptop:~$ alsacap *** Scanning for playback devices *** Card 0, ID ICH5', name Intel ICH5' Device 0, ID Intel ICH', name Intel ICH5', 1 subdevices (1 available) 2 channels, sampling rate 8000..48000 Hz Sample formats: S16_LE, S32_LE Buffer size range from 4 to 16384 Period size range from 4 to 16384

  Subdevice 0, name `subdevice #0'

Device 4, ID Intel ICH - IEC958', name Intel ICH5 - IEC958', 1 subdevices (1 available) 2 channels, sampling rate 48000..48000 Hz Sample formats: S16_LE Buffer size range from 8 to 16384 Period size range from 8 to 16384

  Subdevice 0, name `subdevice #0'

==== Notes about the package ====

To build this package, you need the libasound external library and the pod2man command. The pod2man command builds the man page.

Other than that, this is a normal autotools package. To make the distribution package run:

./bootstrap ./configure make make dist

Then you'll get the alsacap-1.0.tar.gz file which you can distribute and do the normal

./configure make make install

Shawn Wilson Nov 2013