Patrick Baggett wrote: > Solaris uses a traditional /dev/dsp for sound right? Is there any docs that > show how to interface with it? I would assume it is similar to BSD /dev/dsp > or Linux OSS /dev/dsp, but I doubt that they are perfectly the same. Does > Solaris have a specialized sound API (e.g. ALSA for Linux)?
Solaris uses the Solaris Audio system that predates the existence of Linux never mind sound in Linux. Start with 'man audio' for information on they audio system and the raw ioctl based interface. When in a BrandZ Linux zone there is an OSS emulation. You can also download from 4front native OSS for Solaris. You might want to consider using something higher level and cross platform though like libaudiofile (which is included in Solaris). -- Darren J Moffat
