<Sound Dev> Updating Gervill for OpenJDK 6 build 12

[Joe Darcy]

Alex Menkov wrote:
>
> Karl Helgason wrote:
>>>> WaveExtensibleFileReader,WaveFloatFileWriter,WaveFloatFileReader 
>>>> has been
>>>> moved to src.floatwav in the Gervill CVS. Because they aren't 
>>>> directly related with
>>>> Gervill Synthesizer. They simply add support for float encoded Wave 
>>>> files.
>>>> And WaveExtensibleFileReader is also a proposal how we should store
>>>> channel mask in AudioFormat properties (used for multi-channel wave 
>>>> files).
>>> So, should I add these files to OpenJDK 6?
>>>
>>
>> It depends, Alexey thought we should rather add support for PCM Float 
>> support
>> to current com.sun.media.sound.WaveFileReader and WaveFileWriter classes
>> than introducing new one.
>
> All this wave readers (current PCM/ALAW/ULAW and Float & Extensible 
> from Gervill) could be combined in different ways - basing on current 
> WaveFileReader or basing on WaveFloatFileReader or 
> WaveExtensibleFileReader.
> Main goal is to avoid functionality duplication.

I'm personally agnostic toward how this functionality is implemented.  
Alex and Karl, how about I add these files along with the other changes 
I'm making?

-Joe

>
> >>> And WaveExtensibleFileReader is also a proposal how we should store
> >>> channel mask in AudioFormat properties (used for multi-channel 
> wave files).
>
> Wow.. I've overlooked this :)
>
>
>
> Regards
> Alex