1 $Id: README.win32,v 1.2 2001/09/05 20:25:20 cwolf Exp $
4 Win32 port of libao, September 2001, Chris Wolf <cwolf@starclass.com>
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6 This is the win32 port of the libao library and example program.
7 It has only been tested using MSVC v6, sp5 on Windows 2000 server, but
8 should build on other win32 platforms as long as MCVC v6 is used.
13 Before building, "prebuild.bat" should be called to create
16 The libraries and executables may be built by invoking "build_all.bat".
18 Note that the makefiles are generated from the IDE, and are thus a
19 reflection of the workspace and project file states. It is strongly
20 recommended to make changes via the IDE and export the makefiles,
21 rather than tweaking the makefiles directly.
24 Load the "all.dsw" workspace. This workspace loads and manages the
25 the dependent project files. To perform a build, from the "build"
26 menu, select the "build" menu item.
29 The script "install.bat" can be edited to reflect your environment.
30 It will copy the DLLs to the designated directory. Also, it will copy
31 the plugins to a designated directory.
36 Debug and release versions of both the static and dynamic (DLL) libraries
37 will be created in the win32/lib directory.
39 The debug and release versions of the statically and dynamically linked
40 versions of the executables will be created in the following directories:
47 N.B. In order to execute the dynamically linked executables, the
48 corresponding DLL's must be in the PATH. There are two options:
50 1.) put the fully qualified path of "win32/lib" in the PATH.
52 LIBRARY NAMING CONVENTIONS
54 There is an ambiguity with Microsoft's naming convention; a file with
55 a "*.lib" extension could either be a static library, or a DLL export
56 library, therefore the following naming convention is adopted to resolve
59 Static Library: BASENAME_static.lib e.g. ao_static.lib
60 DLL export Library: BASENAME.lib e.g. ao.lib
62 In addition, appending "_d" to the basename denotes a debug version of
63 the library. e.g. ao_static_d.lib, ao_d.dll
65 The module definition file (ao.def) does not explicitly name
66 the library, to allow the linker to set the name based on the