OpenAL and SndFile as hard dependency for Granatier

[Benjamin Reed]

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On 5/12/11 6:20 PM, Sebastian Kügler wrote:
> You might want to check wether openAL is also available on other
platforms,
> such as Windows and Mac OS, and provide clear information about the added
> dependency to make it easier for packagers to get it right. They might
have to
> create and track a new package, then as well, so keep in mind that an
added
> hard dependency often causes a lot of extra work. Before incurring
that, it
> would be good to look around in other applications, and see if there's
a more
> common denominator for those cases. You've already done that across
Granatier
> and KGoldRunner, maybe there are more around?

Can't speak for Windows definitively, but Mac OS X comes with OpenAL
(1.1, according to the headers?) as far back as 10.4.  Looks like
there's a windows installer from creative labs available here, dunno if
it's generic or creative-specific:

  http://connect.creativelabs.com/openal/Downloads/Forms/AllItems.aspx



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