GDAM requires that a number of programs and libraries are installed on your computer. The exact dependencies vary between distributions and platforms. Pre-compiled .rpm and .deb packages require fewer libraries than compiling from source.
In order to decode mp3 files you need a fairly fast processor- maybe a 486 can decode a single mp3 but for serious mixing you'll definitely need something faster (any pentium should do nicely). The faster the processor, the more simultaneous mp3 streams you'll be able to decode.
For any of it, gtk+ 1.2.5 or higher is required. Even the server requires it. Skins are created at run time from libglade xml description files. You'll need the following:
libglade
libxml
Recent Redhat libxml rpm's have required the following gnome libs:
gnome-core
gnome-libs
gnome-audio
Mpg123 is used for decoding mp3 data, so you must have it installed.
If compiling from cvs source, the sgmltools-lite package is required to generate documentation. This is available from the sgmltools-lite project. In addition, people compiling from source (cvs or tarball) will need the header files from the following packages:
libglade-devel
libxml-devel
Recent Redhat libxml-devel rpm's have required the following gnome libs:
gnome-core-devel
gnome-libs-devel
gnome-audio-extra
Recent RPM packages are available on our web page, gdam.org.