[Asterisk-Users] spandsp 0.0.2

[Steve Underwood]

Ryan Courtnage wrote:

> Hello Steve,
>
> Steve Underwood wrote:
>
>> There is a test version for the next release of spandsp at 
>> ftp://ftp.opencall.org/pub/spandsp/spandsp-0.0.2pre2 Only use this if 
>> you wish to experiment. In general, using spandsp-0.0.1 is probably 
>> more stable right now. If you have had problems with Canon FAX 
>> machines not accepting FAXes from spandsp-0.0.1 you might like to try 
>> this version. 
>
>
> With the previous version of SpanDSP, I was unable to retrieve faxes 
> from "HotFax", a Windows based fax program (similar symptoms as with 
> Canon)
>
> After installing 0.0.2pre2, I can now receive these perfectly!

Good.

> A few notes for those wishing to try:
>
> - I had to install package audiofile-devel (for audiofile.h - didn't 
> need this for 0.0.1)

That should only be needed if you build the tests as well as the 
library. I use libaudiofile to handle wave files. If the library 
requires it, I have made a mistake. I will check.

> - The Makefile expects global-tones.xml and tones.dtd to live in 
> sub-dir 'spandsp', so just create it at the Makefile root and mv those 
> files into it.

That is an error in the packaging. I will fix it on the FTP site today.

> - Because I had already patched my */apps/Makefile for the previous 
> versions of rxfax/txfax, I didn't need to use the Makefile.patch in 
> this latest version.

That should be correct. Note that you *do* need to use the newer 
app_rxfax.c and app_txfax.c . The interface been spandsp and these 
programs has changed, so you need the newer programs to work with the 
newer spandsp. The new interface provides for proper reporting of the 
results of FAX transfers.

Regards,
Steve