Plib Installation
Author: Bernhard Wymann
Keywords: torcs, openal, install, berniw, bernhard wymann

# OpenAL Installation ### Checking for OpenAL First we check if there is already an openal version installed. `$ rpm -qa | grep -i openal` In case you find an installed version uninstall it. Remove first the openal-devel package and then openal (you need to be root): `# rpm -e openal-devel # rpm -e openal` There is a certain danger in removing OpenAL, because it is a shared library. If the package management system refuses to remove it, try to stick with the installed version, perhaps TORCS will compile with it (but you will expirience some sound glitches with that). ### Download and Unpack OpenAL Download OpenAL from here. TORCS has been tested against this version, for other versions we guarantee for nothing! Stay as root and do `# cd /usr/src/torcs # tar xfvj /path_to_downloaded_files/torcs-1.2.4-openal.tar.bz2 # cd openal/linux` ### Compiling and Installing OpenAL You are still root and in /usr/src/torcs/openal/linux: `# ./configure # make # make install` If something fails you need to resolve it. In case the configure script complained about something you can find some additional information in the file config.log. The cause for problems are usually missing header files or libraries, wrong versions or multiple versions installed.