On Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 10:29:29 PM UTC+2, Nicholas Alexander wrote: > On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 10:36 PM, <kdavis> wrote: > > > We would like some feedback on build flags for the Web Speech API > > installation. > > > > More specifically, we are planning to land an initial version of the Web > > Speech API[1] into Geko. However, due to a number of factors, model size > > being one of them, we plan to introduce various build flags which > > install/do not install parts of the Web Speech API for various build > > targets. > > > > Our current plan for B2G is as follows: > > > > 1. Introduce a flag to control installation of the Web Speech API > > 2. Introduce a flag to control installation of Pocketsphinx[2], the > > STT/TTS engine. > > 3. Introduce a script to allow installation of models, allowing developers > > to test the Web Speech API (They can test once they've made a build with > > the previous two flags on) > > > > Our question is related to desktop and Fennec. Our current plan is to: > > > > 1. Introduce a flag to control installation of the Web Speech API + > > Pocketsphinx + English model[3] > > > > For Fennec, that's about right -- a build flag should control building and > shipping all (or parts) of this, and a Gecko pref controls enabling the > feature (exposing it to web content). There are numerous examples, and see > [1] and [2] for Fennec specific notes. > > Fennec is extremely concerned about its APK size and is very unlikely to > ship the large model files that the Web Speech API relied on many moons ago > when I looked at it. I encourage you to f? me and mfinkle on Fennec build > patches, and to pursue Fennec-specific discussion on mobile-firefox-dev. > > Nick > > [1] > http://www.ncalexander.net/blog/2014/07/09/how-to-land-a-fennec-feature-behind-a-build-flag/ > [2] > http://www.ncalexander.net/blog/2015/02/13/how-to-update-and-test-fennec-feature-build-flags/ > > > > > > The question is: Is this a good plan for desktop and Fennec? Should there > > be more/less fine grade control for installation there? > > > > [1] https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/speech-api/raw-file/tip/webspeechapi.html > > [2] http://cmusphinx.sourceforge.net/ > > [3] Initially we will work only with English and introduce a mechanism to > > install other models later. > > _______________________________________________ > > dev-platform mailing list > > dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org > > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform > >
Nick Thanks for the detailed feedback! I'll start a separate Fennec specific discussion on mobile-firefox-dev. As far as Fennec is concerned, we can make the installation not include the a model, but have the Fennec plan mirror the B2G plan and have model(s) downloadable/installable by interested devs. This can be a solution for nightly, until a final solution for model installation is decided upon. Best _______________________________________________ dev-platform mailing list dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform
