Installation Guide

Dependencies

In this section we will help you install dependencies with ease. Before you process any further, make sure that you have following prerequisites:

$> gcc -v
$> automake --version
$> autoconf --version
$> libtool -V
$> bison -V
$> swig -version
$> python --version
$> pulseaudio --version

If you are missing any of the following after testing, use package manager of your system to intsall them

$> brew install <all missing pakages>

Usually missing ones:
$> brew install swig pulseaudio

To install PocketSphinx first you need to install SphinxCore. To do so follow below steps.

Git clone https://github.com/cmusphinx/sphinxbase.git to any directory.
CD into spinxbase directory.
After that completes, do sh autogen.sh
- By default autogen will configure everything into /var/local/, but you can change that using --prefix. For example: sh autogen.sh --prefix=your_directory.
- If you don't have sudo access and on MacOS install everything into .brew folder, for example: sh autogen.sh --prefix=$HOME/.brew
After autogen.sh completes run ./configure
- If you ran autogen with prefix, use same logic for this step as well.
- For example, ./configure --prefix=$HOME/.brew
After that is done, perform make
After make completes do make install.
Leave directory one level up

Git clone https://github.com/cmusphinx/pocketsphinx.git
- Make sure you use same folder where SphinxBase folder is located.
Enter pocketsphinx directory
Do: sh autogen.sh
- Note: By default this will install into /var/local/. If you need to change directory use --prefix.
- For example, sh autogen.sh --prefix=$HOME/.brew
Then ./configure
- Note: This operation behaves exatcly the same as autogen and will try to install intp /var/local. To change this use --prefix
- For example: ./configure --prefix=$HOME/.brew
Then run make
Optional: make check
After all is done run: make install