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LINUX-specific documentation Mark Gilmore Mon, 10 Jul 2000 18:52:55 -0400

Mon, 10 Jul 2000 18:52:55 -0400

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Attached is my initial attempt at a LINUX-specific section.
Feedback welcome.
Thanks,
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Mark Gilmore
Omnipotence (ECS home automation software)
http://www.usit.com/omnip
423-745-0026
Hours: Mon-Sat, 9AM-8PM/EST

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Running ECS under LINUX

The name of the ECS executable file is ecs.lnx.

Command-line Arguments

-DAEMON	Run as a Daemon
-PID:{file}	Name of file to hold ECS process ID when run as a Daemon (default = /var/run/ecs.pid)
-LOG:{file}	Name of file to hold ECS status log when run as a Daemon (default = /var/log/ecs.log). This log holds all status lines displayed by ECS (not to be confused with the Message Log).
-HOME:{file}	Home directory to apply when run as a Daemon (default = /home/ecs)

When run as a Daemon:
      The SIGHUP signal causes ECS to re-read ecs.cfg.
      The SIGTERM signal causes ECS to exit.

ECS/LINUX is accessed exclusively via your web browser (see Accessing ECS via the Internet/WWW for setup instructions).

The names of all files accessed by ECS are in lower-case.

At startup, ECS creates two cross-reference lists (grp.ref and evn.ref), which list every Item followed by the Groups/Events which reference them.

Outstanding Items
As ECS/LINUX is brand new, we ask for your patience while we address these outstanding items:

• LINUX-specific documentation is lacking (it is currently limited to this section).
• Sound-file playback/record is not yet supported. However, you may playback a file by creating a Text Item whose Text-Line is "cat {file} > /dev/audio", and setting it to EXECUTE.
• TTS (Text-to-Speech) is not yet supported, though we think the "Festival" package may fit the bill. If you evaluate this software, please let us know what you think.
• TTS thru the phone is not supported, as the required WAVE->ADPCM compression library (furnished by Rockwell/Conexant) is not currently available for LINUX.
• TV-listings are not yet supported.
• Sending/Receiving email (with "POSTIE") is not yet supported.
• Downloading/Reading Web Pages & FTP Files is not yet supported.
• We have yet to test POSTIE/LINUX (Sending/Receiving email (with "POSTIE")).
• RADMIN for LINUX is not available from the Famatech (Accessing your PC via the Internet (RADMIN)).

If you find other areas that need work, please let us know.

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