Speech-eSpeak version 0.4 ========================== This is a Perl binding for eSpeak TTS. INSTALLATION To install this module type the following: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install If ERROR occurs from the above operation, read below: Make sure you have made symbolic links of eSpeak first. The release of eSpeak from SourceForge is a stand alone version. You should do the following command first: #sudo ln -s /{path_to_espeak}/shared_library/libespeak.so.{version} /usr/lib/libespeak.so #sudo ln -s /{path_to_espeak}/shared_library/libespeak.so.{version} /usr/lib/libespeak.so.1 #sudo ln -s /{path_to_espeak}/espeak-data / #ln -s /{path_to_espeak}/espeak-data ~/ #sudo ln -s /{path_to_espeak}/espeak /usr/bin/ You should substitute {path_to_espeak} and {version} according to your situation. If you are using a 64bit system, you may need to make a 64bit libespeak.so from source yourself. Here is an existed one from Ubuntu which I have never tried myself: http://packages.ubuntu.com/gutsy/libs/libespeak1 DEPENDENCIES This module requires these other modules and libraries: libespeak.so COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE Copyright (C) 2007-2012 by Cameron Wong This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.8 or, at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.