= OpenAL =

OpenAL (Open Audio Library) is a free software cross-platform audio API. It is designed for efficient rendering of multichannel three dimensional positional audio. Its API style and conventions deliberately resemble that of OpenGL.

== Download and Install ==

You need the [http://www.openal.org/openal_webstf/downloads/openal-0.0.8.tar.gz OpenAL] and the [http://www.openal.org/openal_webstf/downloads/freealut-1.1.0.tar.gz FreeAlut] Package. FreeAlut are utilities for OpenAL and depend on it.

Install-Script for installing the two packages to a predefined directory:
{{{
#!/bin/bash

INSTALL_DIR=/insert/your/desired/directory/here

cd openal-0.0.8
./configure --prefix=${INSTALL_DIR}
make clean
make && make install
cd ..
cd freealut-1.1.0
env CFLAGS="-g -I $INSTALL_DIR/include -L$INSTALL_DIR/lib" ./configure --prefix=${INSTALL_DIR} 
make clean
make && make install
cd ..
export=LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${INSTALL_DIR}/lib
}}}

This will copy the includes and create the shared and linked versions of the libs (and also pkg.copnfig)

For using OpenAL and ALUT, you need to
{{{
#include <al.h>
#include <alc.h>
#include <alut.h>
}}}

and link against at ''libopenal'' and ''libalut'''

== Links ==
[http://www.devmaster.net/articles.php?catID=6 OpenAL Tutorial][[BR]]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAL Wikipedia about OpenAL][[BR]]
[http://www.openal.org/ OpenAL official Site][[BR]]
[http://developer.creative.com/articles/article.asp?cat=1&sbcat=31&top=38&aid=51&file=OpenAL_Programmers_Guide.pdf Programmers Guide by Creative Labs][[BR]]