[CM] mi_d and Linux

[Rick Taube]

>
>The disadvantage is that pmidi only works on Midi files.
>

well its better than nothing, at least until we can figure out how best to get direct output. im sure its possible in guile so its just a matter of doing it.
anyway writing midi files is not all that bad -- in the new version you can set an output hook to play the file automatically and you can define your own play function for alsa ie

(define (alsa-play-midi file . args)
  (let ((opts (if (null? args) " "
		  (string-append (car args) " "))))
    (shell "/whatever/pmidi" opts file)))

(set-midi-output-hook! alsa-play-midi) 


to turn off the auto feature do

(set-midi-output-hook! #f)



in fact if you can send me your alsa function ill add it before i release this version.