Re: [tuning] Digest Number 4221

Graham Breed wrote:

> I worked out the following. Not quite what you asked, partly because I > decided to do it differently, and partly because I didn't have your > message open when I wrote it. Save it as a .csd file.

Argh - I haven't managed to make this work yet, because neither of my current machines had Csound on, and an attempt at a quick install was inconclusive (it looks like it's there, but it won't make any sound on the test pieces that come with the install, and it exits, closing all windows, as soon as I try to execute anything). And now what with a very busy couple of days I might not have time until mid-week to get to the bottom of the problem and make your program work. I'll be in touch again this week though. Thank you --Jon

Why is there not a single installer for these open source programs? It is a
bore having no automation for starters...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Wild" <wild@music.mcgill.ca>
To: <tuning@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: 04 Aral�k 2006 Pazartesi 18:51
Subject: Re: [tuning] Digest Number 4221

>
> Graham Breed wrote:
>
> > I worked out the following. Not quite what you asked, partly because I
> > decided to do it differently, and partly because I didn't have your
> > message open when I wrote it. Save it as a .csd file.
>
> Argh - I haven't managed to make this work yet, because neither of my
> current machines had Csound on, and an attempt at a quick install was
> inconclusive (it looks like it's there, but it won't make any sound on the
> test pieces that come with the install, and it exits, closing all windows,
> as soon as I try to execute anything). And now what with a very busy
> couple of days I might not have time until mid-week to get to the bottom
> of the problem and make your program work. I'll be in touch again this
> week though. Thank you --Jon
>

> Why is there not a single installer for these open source
> programs? It is a bore having no automation for starters...

Many open source programs even require the user to compile
them! Be thankful there are binaries. ;)

-Carl

Jon Wild wrote:
> Graham Breed wrote:
> >> I worked out the following. Not quite what you asked, partly because I >> decided to do it differently, and partly because I didn't have your >> message open when I wrote it. Save it as a .csd file.
> > Argh - I haven't managed to make this work yet, because neither of my > current machines had Csound on, and an attempt at a quick install was > inconclusive (it looks like it's there, but it won't make any sound on the > test pieces that come with the install, and it exits, closing all windows, > as soon as I try to execute anything). And now what with a very busy > couple of days I might not have time until mid-week to get to the bottom > of the problem and make your program work. I'll be in touch again this > week though. Thank you --Jon

Yes, I have the same problem here with a quick install, and it doesn't work like you say because the environment variable isn't set. They promised us the installation was going to sort that out when version 5 was in development. You can run it from the command line to see the errors.

Once you have Csound installed properly, it Just Works. Honest.

Graham

C'est la vie!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Lumma" <clumma@yahoo.com>
To: <tuning@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: 04 Aral�k 2006 Pazartesi 23:09
Subject: [tuning] Re: Digest Number 4221

> > Why is there not a single installer for these open source
> > programs? It is a bore having no automation for starters...
>
> Many open source programs even require the user to compile
> them! Be thankful there are binaries. ;)
>
> -Carl
>
>