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--- Begin Message --- Subject: [PATCH] gnu: Add julius. Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 02:34:59 +0000

Julius is a speech recognition tool. Package uses a custom license.

From e01acf44822c57cf2af4678007ddd6a70b61ce1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Amar Singh <address@hidden>
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 19:37:37 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] gnu: Add julius.

* gnu/packages/speech.scm (julius): New variable.
---
gnu/packages/speech.scm | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 39 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/speech.scm b/gnu/packages/speech.scm
index 2d6c63e3f9..a99be8a0aa 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/speech.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/speech.scm
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@
#:use-module (gnu packages gcc)
#:use-module (gnu packages glib)
#:use-module (gnu packages linux)
+ #:use-module (gnu packages perl)
#:use-module (gnu packages pkg-config)
#:use-module (gnu packages pulseaudio)
#:use-module (gnu packages python)
+ #:use-module (gnu packages sdl)
#:use-module (gnu packages textutils))

(define-public espeak
@@ -119,6 +121,43 @@ It is based on the eSpeak engine and supports spectral and Klatt formant
synthesis, and the ability to use MBROLA voices.")
(license license:gpl3+)))

+(define-public julius
+ (package
+ (name "julius")
+ (version "8c60cb8c")
+ (source
+ (origin
+ (method git-fetch)
+ (uri
+ (git-reference
+ (url "https://github.com/julius-speech/julius")
+ (commit version)))
+ (file-name
+ (git-file-name name version))
+ (sha256
+ (base32
+ "11qbp9kid251lx6li4fv1r6l0pixxcs1m00sax1z057bhcv4jc7a"))))
+ (build-system gnu-build-system)
+ (arguments
+ `(#:phases
+ (modify-phases %standard-phases
+ (delete 'check))))
+ (inputs
+ `(("alsa-lib" ,alsa-lib)
+ ("zlib" ,zlib)
+ ("sdl2" ,sdl2)
+ ("perl" ,perl)))
+ (home-page "https://github.com/julius-speech/")
+ (synopsis "Open-Source Large Vocabulary Continuous Speech
+Recognition Engine")
+ (description
+ "Julius is a high-performance, small-footprint large vocabulary continuous
+ speech recognition (LVCSR) decoder software for speech-related researchers and
+developers.")
+ (license
+ (license:non-copyleft "http://julius.osdn.jp/LICENSE.txt"
+ "Julius-Modified-BSD-4Clause"))))
+
(define-public mitlm
(package
(name "mitlm")
--
2.21.0

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> Re: [bug#35423] [PATCH] gnu: Add julius.
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> Tue, 07 May 2019 07:02:08 +0200
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> User-agent: 
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> mu4e 1.2.0; emacs 26.2
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> >> Aside from this, I see that you delete the check phase. Could you
> >> explain why?
> >
> > There are no tests in the project(Makefile).
>
> In that case please use #:tests? #f and add a comment that says that
> there are no tests.
>
> >> The license says:
> >>
> >> 3. When you publish or present any results by using the Software, you
> >> must explicitly mention your use of "Large Vocabulary Continuous
> >> Speech Recognition Engine Julius".
> >>
> >> This looks like a problem. Also see
> >> https://github.com/julius-speech/julius/issues/29.
> >
> > Then let's close the bug?
>
> Unfortunately, it does look like this is an unenforcable usage
> restriction that is incompatible with free software.  I encourage you to
> comment on that upstream issue.  For now I’m closing this.  Let’s hope
> that soon this will become free software!
>
> Despite this negative outcome I’d like to thank you for your work on
> this!
>
> --
> Ricardo
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