[openal] Announcing MojoAL

[michael kapelko]

Hi.

Since you list 'single C file' as No. 1 priority, I suspect this is
the main driver for you.
Since nobody knows what time you might have in the future for the
project, I would suggest spending time on creating a tool/utility/etc
to convert current OpenAL-Soft implementation into 'single C file'.

Just my two cents. Happy coding1

On 24 March 2018 at 08:15, Ryan C. Gordon <icculus at icculus.org> wrote:
>
> I've started working on a new OpenAL implementation, so I thought I'd
> mention it here.
>
> To be clear right from the start: this is _not_ meant to replace OpenAL
> Soft. Don't replace your distro packages and such.
>
> These were my basic goals:
> - The entire thing is one C file that can be dropped into a project that
> needs core OpenAL 1.1.
> - Portability issues (including talking to audio hardware) are handled by
> SDL and not directly by the implementation. SDL also handles the audio
> conversion and resampling work too.
> - The implementation is zlib licensed, so it can be used on systems that are
> hostile to the LGPL, like game consoles.
> - I was aiming for the implementation to be 100% lock-free, so there's no
> chance that you might call alSourcef() at the wrong moment and have it hang
> for a long time while the mixer thread runs (or alternately: you call
> alSourcef at the wrong moment and the mixer thread doesn't complete in
> time). This might be foolish, I haven't decided yet.
>
> Right now capture devices work, and the AL is at the point where it can
> handle playing a buffer queue if you don't want distance attenuation, which
> feels like a victory at this early stage...so like I said, this isn't going
> to be replacing OpenAL Soft. Features like Ambisonics, HRTFs, most known
> extensions, or even better-than-stereo output aren't on the table at the
> moment.
>
> The expectation is that this will be useful in the near future for embedded
> and game console developers that need a small, drop-in, license-friendly
> implementation and don't need any advanced features or extensions.
>
> I'm currently calling it "MojoAL" and the source code is here:
>
> https://hg.icculus.org/icculus/mojoAL
>
> --ryan.
>
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