Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GNURadio on Windows

[Robert McGwier]

Eric Blossom wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 06, 2006 at 01:46:50PM +1030, Berndt Josef Wulf wrote:
>   
> > > I don't think changing the flow graph buffering is going to make any
> > > difference.  I think that the "right answer" is build a very
> > > high-functioning audio sink/source using portaudio.  It's on my list,
> > > but if somebody else wants to do it, please do (talk to me.  I've got
> > > some ideas.)  Using the portaudio CVS version 19 stuff, there is now good
> > > support for windows, and under ALSA and jack under Linux.  It's also
> > > supposed to work under OS/X using CoreAudio.
> > >       
> > There hasn't been any official releases since the 30 June 2003 with V18.1. Do 
> > you think its a good idea to use the CVS version?
> >
> > No releases usually means an unacceptable status of the current work unfit for 
> > public release.
> >     
>
> Could be.  On the other hand it appears that good work is being done
> in CVS.  Lots of activity on their mailing lists.  Not sure why they
> haven't made a release yet.  The V18.1 stuff will not solve our
> problem, so I see zero reason to even consider it.  I'm hoping to
> handle *all* audio issues on *all* platforms with a single
> gr-audio-portaudio module.  [ I could be dreaming, but hey, that's what
> portaudio is supposed to do ;) ]
>
> If we find that their CVS works for us on all platforms we care about,
> then we talk to the developers and see what it would take to get them
> to make a V19 official release.  Perhaps nobody's asked them in a few
> years ;)
>
>
> Eric
>
>
>   

This would seem to be a pretty straightforward as they do maintain a 
"to-do" list however, the to-do list seems out of date the last time I 
looked.   All I can tell you is what my experience has been and what I 
have been observing over the past year. PortAudio appears to be taking 
off after it really languished in a very quiet period (as Berndt has 
correctly pointed out) for almost a year without major forward motion.  
Then Arve and Eric W got things rolling again.  The traffic level is 
constant with a few developer messages a day on the portaudio list.

Bob


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