[Asterisk-Dev] Open G.729 / G.723.1 update, fixed memory leak

Paradise Dove pardove at gmail.com
Sun Sep 4 22:37:04 MST 2005


if it can't be distributed in binary format, so what is this?
http://kvin.lv/pub/Linux/Asterisk/

;-)


On 9/4/05, Daniel Pocock <daniel at readytechnology.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> 
> Paradise Dove wrote:
> 
> >are pre-compiled binaries for this new update available?
> >
> >
> >
> Unfortunately, because the codecs are patented, they can't be
> distributed in binary format.
> 
> However, I'm sure there are plenty of very good programmers on this
> mailing list who will assist you in your evaluation of the code if you
> offer them the appropriate compensation for their efforts (try offering
> cash, beer and pizzas and you'll get a quick response).
> 
> Digium offers a binary implementation of G.729, but they don't give you
> source code and they lock it to your PC's MAC address (so if you blow an
> ethernet card, the codec stops working).
> 
> >thanks!
> >
> >
> >On 9/4/05, Daniel Pocock <daniel at readytechnology.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>A new release of the open source G.729 patch has been issued.
> >>
> >>The new URL is:
> >>
> >>    http://www.readytechnology.co.uk/open/ipp-codecs
> >>
> >>The memory leak in codec_g729 is now fixed.  This was due to a
> >>problem in a section of code copied from the Intel example.  Thanks
> >>to those who assisted in locating this bug.  If you are still running
> >>the old version of the codec, your Asterisk process will run out of
> >>memory after several thousand calls (for some people, that might be
> >>every 3 months, for other people, it could be more than once a day).
> >>Therefore, updating to this latest release is highly advisable.
> >>
> >>This release combines the G.729 and G.723.1 patches into a single
> >>patch against Intel's IPP sample.  They are still built as
> >>separate modules, so you don't have to install both.
> >>
> >>I've also included
> >>- command line G.729 encoder for converting your WAV files into
> >>pre-recorded G.729 files
> >>- scripts for generating a Debian package.  See
> >>the documentation for details.
> >>
> >>Finally, the donations page has now been fixed.  Making a donation
> >>is one way to encourage programmers to contribute commercial quality
> >>code to the open source community.
> >>
> >>Regards,
> >>
> >>Daniel
> >>
> >>
> >>
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