Installation from Source Code

Install the Software dependencies

• Install CMake 3.19+
• Install YCM 0.11+
• Install YARP 3.11+ with Python bindings

For unit testing, you'll need the googletest source package. Refer to Install googletest.

Components with known additional/specific dependencies

• ../libraries/YarpPlugins/eSpeakSynthesizer
• ../libraries/YarpPlugins/PiperSynthesizer
• ../libraries/YarpPlugins/VoskTranscription

Install the Software on Ubuntu (working on all tested versions)

Our software integrates the previous dependencies. Note that you will be prompted for your password upon using sudo a couple of times:

cd  # go home
mkdir -p repos; cd repos  # create $HOME/repos if it doesn't exist; then, enter it
git clone https://github.com/roboticslab-uc3m/speech.git  # Download speech software from the repository
cd speech; mkdir build; cd build; cmake .. -DCREATE_BINDINGS=ON -DCREATE_BINDINGS_PYTHON=ON  # Configure the speech software
make -j$(nproc) # Compile
sudo make install  # Install :-)

For additional options, use ccmake instead of cmake.

Troubleshooting selecting default soundcard

This is a way set default sound output card using PulseAudio (not ALSA).

1. Check list of Sources and Sinks

   $ pactl list short sources
   0   alsa_input.usb-PrimeSense_PrimeSense_Device-01.analog-stereo    module-alsa-card.c  s16le 2ch 44100Hz
   1   alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_PnP_Sound_Device-00.analog-stereo.monitor  module-alsa-card.c  s16le 2ch 48000Hz
   2   alsa_input.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_PnP_Sound_Device-00.analog-mono module-alsa-card.c  s16le 1ch 44100Hz
   3   alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.hdmi-stereo.monitor    module-alsa-card.c  s16le 2ch 44100Hz
    
   $ pactl list short sinks
   0   alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_PnP_Sound_Device-00.analog-stereo  module-alsa-card.c  s16le 2ch 48000Hz
   1   alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3.hdmi-stereo    module-alsa-card.c  s16le 2ch 44100Hz

2. Set defaults (you can add these lines in the ~/.profile file to save this configuration by default):

   pactl set-default-source alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_PnP_Sound_Device-00.analog-stereo.monitor
   pactl set-default-sink alsa_output.usb-C-Media_Electronics_Inc._USB_PnP_Sound_Device-00.analog-stereo