2.8 Structure of distribution

Marsyas is primarily targeted to researchers and software developers who want to build new systems and applications using existing building blocks. Therefore familiarity with the directory structure of the Marsyas distribution is important for any serious work with the framework.

The main marsyas directory consists of the following files:

• AUTHORS, COPYING, README, TODO: these files are self-explanatory. Changes are recorded in svn log messages instead of a Changelog file.

In addition there are the following subdirectories:

• src/ all the C++ source files.
• src/marsyas/ the main directory containing all the important source code of Marsyas. The source files in this subdirectory are compiled into a static library that other programs can use to access Marsyas functionality.
• src/apps/ the source code for executables.
• src/marsyasqt/ source for the static library MarsyasQt, which allows the use of Marsyas in Qt applications.
• src/Qt4Apps/ provides GUI interfaces using Qt4. These will not work with earlier versions of Qt. You must have Qt4 installed in order to use or compile these applications. A README file is supplied with each one that has instructions on how to compile and run it.
• src/tests/unit_tests/ tests for individual MarSystems.
• src/tests/regressions/ tests for apps.
• doc/ contains the source for the user manual (which you are currently reading) and developer manual.
• scripts/ useful scripts to help programming with Marsyas.
• scripts/MATLAB/ MATLAB scripts.