Template Version: @(#)sac_nextcase 1.66 04/17/08 SMI
This information is Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems
1. Introduction
1.1. Project/Component Working Name:
espeak for OpenSolaris
1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier:
Author: Willie Walker
1.3 Date of This Document:
19 August, 2008
4. Technical Description
1. Introduction
1.1. Project/Component Working Name:
eSpeak 1.37
1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier:
Willie Walker
1.3. Date of This Document:
18-Aug-2008
1.3.1. Date this project was conceived:
24-Apr-2008
1.4. Name of Major Document Customer(s)/Consumer(s):
1.4.1. The PAC or CPT you expect to review your project:
Solaris PAC
1.4.2. The ARC(s) you expect to review your project:
LSARC
1.4.3. The Director/VP who is "Sponsoring" this project:
Anant.Mithal at Sun.COM
1.4.4. The name of your business unit:
Accessibility Program Office
1.5. Email Aliases:
1.5.1. Responsible Manager:
harry.burks at sun.com
1.5.2. Responsible Engineer:
william.walker at sun.com
1.5.3. Marketing Manager:
glynn.foster at sun.com
1.5.4. Interest List:
desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org
4. Technical Description:
4.1. Details:
eSpeak is a text-to-speech system that converts written text into
audio. It can be used standalone via the 'espeak' application,
which can generate *.wav files and send audio samples directly to
the audio device. The intended and typical use, however, is as a
library with C/C++ bindings to be used by other applications. The
main consumer of eSpeak in Solaris is expected to be gnome-speech,
which will use eSpeak to speak to the user.
In addition to an executable and a shared library, eSpeak includes
private data files under /usr/share/espeak-data
This proposal will add espeak 1.37, the latest stable version, to
OpenSolaris 2008.11 and beyond.
4.2. Bug/RFE Number(s):
None.
4.3. In Scope:
See above.
4.4. Out of Scope:
See above.
4.5. Interfaces:
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Exported Stability Comments
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SUNWespeak Volatile
SUNWespeak-devel Volatile
libespeak.so.1 Volatile SONAME
/usr/bin/espeak Volatile Command
/usr/include/espeak/speak_lib.h Volatile Header file
/usr/share/espeak-data Project Private Data files
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Imported Comments
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libCrun.so.1 SunStudio C++ library
libCstd.so.1 SunStudio C++ library
4.6. Doc Impact:
Man pages need to be written for the espeak application and the
espeak library.
4.7. Admin/Config Impact:
The application using eSpeak to play audio needs permissions to the
audio device, which is accessed via SADA.
4.8. HA Impact:
None.
4.9. I18N/L10N Impact:
The JDS and G11N teams are working together to evaluate and
provide I18N/L10N support.
4.10. Packaging & Delivery:
Adds two new packages, SUNWespeak (uncompressed package comprises
approx 1.3 Mb) and SUNWespeak-devel (uncompressed package comprises
approx 30k).
4.11. Security Impact:
None.
4.12. Dependencies:
eSpeak depends of the software listed in the Imported
Interfaces section. The Solaris version of eSpeak also
uses SADA for audio, where SADA is covered by
http://sac.sfbay/Archives/CaseLog/arc/PSARC/2004/563/.
5. Reference Documents:
http://espeak.sourceforge.net/ - eSpeak homepage
RFE #6738084
CrPrint: http://bt2ws.central.sun.com/CrPrint?id=6738084
Monaco: http://monaco.sfbay.sun.com/detail.jsf?cr=6738084
6. Resources and Schedule
6.4. Steering Committee requested information
6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name:
Desktop
6.5. ARC review type: FastTrack
6.6. ARC Exposure: open
