* Package name    : carla
  Version         : 2.0-beta4
  Upstream Author : Filipe Coelho [http://falktx.com/]
* URL             : http://kxstudio.linuxaudio.org/Applications:Carla
* License         : (GPL-2+)
  Programming Lang: (C++)
  Description     :  audio plugin host supporting  LADSPA, DSSI, LV2, VST2/3
and AU formats

Carla is an audio plugin host, with support for many audio drivers and plugin
formats.
It has some nice features like automation of parameters via MIDI CC (and send
output back as MIDI too) and full OSC control.
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Carla currently supports LADSPA (including LRDF), DSSI, LV2, VST2/3 and AU
plugin formats, plus GIG, SF2 and SFZ file support.
It uses JACK as the default and preferred audio driver but also supports native
drivers like ALSA, DirectSound or CoreAudio.

The folks at Ubuntu Studio would dearly love to have this packaged for Debian
so that it could be included with Ubuntu Studio as a potential replacement for
zynjacku which has been removed from the archive.

I will consider packaging this when I get a chance (unless someone beats me to
it).

I have started packaging Carla and have found that it bundles a lot
of software: lilv, dgl, zynaddsubfx, zita, distrho, and possibly more.

I had a conversation with upstream (falkTX) once, and I extracted from
that conversation that he is consciously bundling projects and wants
to keep doing that.

I'm afraid that upstream is targeting specific versions of the bundled
projects in Carla code, so Carla would need some patching to make it work
without bundles.

Because of all of the previous I have lost all desire to package this,
so I'm withdrawing my ITP.

I have attached the current status of the debian directory with my
progress to this message, in case someone wants to continue from there
(have a look at TODO.Debian).

Regards,