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studioware:tips_and_hints [2017/04/09 19:06 (UTC)] – [RT Scheduling and Locked Memory] divestudioware:tips_and_hints [2019/04/24 18:09 (UTC)] (current) – [More Performance Options] dive
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-<!-- Add your text below. We strongly advise to start with a Headline (see button bar above). --> +====== StudiowareTips and Hints ======
-====== Studioware Tips and Hints ======+
  
 ===== Slackware ===== ===== Slackware =====
  
-  * We recommend running Studioware on a stock vanilla Slackware Installation.+  * We recommend running Studioware on a full Slackware Installation.
  
 ===== Extra Options for sepkg/multilib ===== ===== Extra Options for sepkg/multilib =====
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     * Run Lilo 'lilo'.     * Run Lilo 'lilo'.
     * Reboot required.     * Reboot required.
 +
 +===== More Performance Options =====
 +
 +To stop CPU throttling from affecting jackd and other apps you can change the cpufreq priority:\\
 +
 +/etc/rc.d/rc.cpufreq performance
 +
 +This can be reset by
 +
 +/etc/rc.d/rc.cpufreq ondemand
 +
  
 ===== Asoundrc ===== ===== Asoundrc =====
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 A carefully crafted ~/.asoundrc may be needed in some cases. A carefully crafted ~/.asoundrc may be needed in some cases.
  
-  * **Using an alsa only application through JACK** +Guides on using an alsa only application through JACK: 
-      * You can try these guides for starters:\\ + 
-        * Jack and Loopback device as Alsa-to-Jack: [[http://alsa.opensrc.org/Jack_and_Loopback_device_as_Alsa-to-Jack_bridge]] +  * Jack and Loopback device as Alsa-to-Jack: [[http://alsa.opensrc.org/Jack_and_Loopback_device_as_Alsa-to-Jack_bridge]] 
-        * Using snd-aloop with JACK: [[http://gamesplusone.com/alsa_to_jack.html]] +  * Using snd-aloop with JACK: [[http://gamesplusone.com/alsa_to_jack.html]] 
-        * alienBOB's article: [[http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/setting-up-jack-audio-in-slackware/]] +  * alienBOB's article: [[http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/setting-up-jack-audio-in-slackware/]] 
-        * asoundrc-examples text file: [[http://studioware.org/mesa/configs/asoundrc-examples-mesa.txt]]+  * asoundrc-examples text file: [[http://studioware.org/mesa/configs/asoundrc-examples-mesa.txt]]
  
 ===== Mate ===== ===== Mate =====
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 Slackware comes with ccache. Slackware comes with ccache.
  
-To start using it, get root and:\\ +To start using it, get root and:
-cd /usr/local/bin\\ +
-cp /usr/bin/ccache .\\ +
-ln -s ccache cc\\ +
-ln -s ccache c++\\ +
-ln -s ccache gcc\\ +
-ln -s ccache g++\\+
  
-To set a max size for the cache, use EG:\\ +<code> 
-ccache -M 5G\\ +cd /usr/local/bin
-That sets a max size of 5GB in ~/.ccache\\ +
-You obviously need to set it for your needs and available space.\\+
  
-To see some info about ccache, do:\\ +ln -s /usr/bin/ccache cc 
-ccache -s\\+ln -s /usr/bin/ccache c++ 
 +ln -s /usr/bin/ccache gcc 
 +ln -s /usr/bin/ccache g++ 
 +</code> 
 + 
 +To set a max size for the cache: 
 + 
 +<code>ccache -M 5G</code> 
 + 
 +That sets a max size of 5GB in /root/.ccache 
 + 
 +You obviously need to set it for your needs and available space. 
 + 
 +To see some info about ccache, do: 
 + 
 +<code>ccache -s</code> 
 + 
 +To temporarily turn it off: 
 + 
 +<code>export CCACHE_DISABLE=1</code>
  
-To temporarily turn it off:\\ 
-CCACHE_DISABLE=1\\ 
-can be put in a SlackBuild or exported in the shell.\\ 
 If that fails to work then just move the symlinks out of /usr/local/bin If that fails to work then just move the symlinks out of /usr/local/bin
  
-and don't forget to read the man page.+Don't forget to read the man page. 
 ====== Sources ====== ====== Sources ======
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   * Originally written by [[wiki:user:mesa | mesa]]\\   * Originally written by [[wiki:user:mesa | mesa]]\\
   * Contributions by [[wiki:user:dive | dive]]   * Contributions by [[wiki:user:dive | dive]]
  
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 {{tag>studioware tips hints mate sepkg}} {{tag>studioware tips hints mate sepkg}}
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