WMRecord - A Dockable General Purpose Recording Utility for Linux
WMRecord is a general purpose audio recording utility for Linux systems running X11, currently using the Open Sound System (OSS) to access the audio subsystem. The interface is designed to work in conjunction with WindowMaker's Dock or AfterStep's Wharf, two popular window managers for the X Window System. An alternative interface incorporating a more general purpose GUI toolkit is planned but not imminent.
Manual pages are located in the "man" subdirectory of this distribution, and contain instructions on the usage of WMRecord. The compressed file is a preformatted version of the manual.
To build the package, just type "make". If this succeeds, then as root type "make install" to install the application. By default, wmrecord is installed in "/usr/local/bin", and the manual page in "/usr/local/man/man1". If you wish to change this, then please edit the Makefile.
WMRecord should compile out of the box on all Linux systems without difficulty. I apologize in advance for the lack of automagic configuration, but the Makefile is simple and shouldn't require any real hacking.
Please send me any bug reports, fixes and patches -- I am keen initially to expand the portability of the software so that it is not restricted to a single hardware platform. As the application evolves, I may branch the development tree to create a more feature complete application or perhaps another specialized dockapp. In particular, I am considering a multi-platform, TCP/IP based audio conferencing tool with a similar interface but with hooks for address-books and conference lists, etc.
Any suggestions for improvements and alterations are most welcome. WMRecord is Copyright (c) 1999 Malcolm Cowe and is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence. Please read the file COPYING for details.
Malcolm Cowe <malk@bruhaha.demon.co.uk> 4th October 1999