makecsd
Creates a CSD file from the specified input files.
The first input file that has a .orc extension (case is not significant) is put to the <CsInstruments> section, and the first input file that has a .sco extension becomes <CsScore>. Any remaining files are Base64 encoded and added as <CsFileB> tags. An empty <CsOptions> section is always added.
Some text filtering is performed on the orchestra and score file:
- newlines are converted to the native format of the system on which makecsd is being run.
- blank lines are removed from the beginning and end of files.
- any trailing whitespace is removed from the end of lines.
- optionally, tabs can be expanded to spaces with an user specified tabstop size.
- optionally, a MIDI file can be included.
- optionally, a Licence can be specified as either a file or a common one.
- if required a score processor can be specified for the <CsScore> section.
Syntax
Initialization
Flags:
- -t n = expand tabs to spaces using tabstop size n (default: disabled). This applies only to the orchestra and score file.
- -w n = set Base64 line width to n (default: 72). Note: the orchestra and score are not wrapped.
- -o fname = output file name (default: stdout)
- -m fname = specify a MIDI file to include (default: none)
- -b progname = specify the program to process the score (default: none)
- -L fname = file name containing the licence text (default: none)
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-l integer = specify a standard licence (default: none). The ones available are:
0: All rights reserved
1: CC BY-NC-ND
2: CC BY-NC-SA
3: CC BY-NC
4: CC BY-ND
5: CC BY-SA
6: CC BY
7: Licenced under BSD
Examples
This creates a CSD from file.orc and file.sco (tabs are expanded to spaces assuming a tabstop size of 6 characters), and file.mid and sample.aif are added as <CsFileB> tags containing Base64 encoded data with a line width of 78 characters. The output file is file.csd.
Credits
Author: Istvan Varga
Jan 2003
Author: John ffitch
Feb 2011
Options for MIDI, score processing and licence new in version 5.14