Subject: Wish: add alsacaps to alsa-utils

From: Roland Schwarz <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2022 10:11:26 +0100

Package: alsa-utils
Version: 1.2.3-1 amd64

Please consider adding the little helper utility:

     alsacap

to the toolbox. I found the utility by following a link from
the [Documenation] [1] section on the alsa homepage. The link
leads to a page [A close look at ALSA] [2] written by Volker
Schatz.

The utility is very helpful for debugging alsa setups because
it helps exploring the *parameter space*. It can help answer
such questions as why certain parameters cannot be sucessfully
applied to a particular soundcard and how to remedy the situation.

The software can be compiled and installed by:

     wget https://www.volkerschatz.com/noise/alsacap.tgz
     tar - xzf alsacap.tgz
     cd alsacap
     make
     sudo make install

The license is:

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alsacap is copyright (c) 2007 Volker Schatz (alsacap at the domain 
volkerschatz.com)

Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY
SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES 
WHATSOEVER
RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF
CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
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[1]: https://alsa-project.org/wiki/Documentation
[2]: https://www.volkerschatz.com/noise/alsa.html
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