asterisk/channels/h323

		Open H.323 Channel Driver for Asterisk
	  	        By Jeremy McNamara  
		        For The NuFone Network

	     First public release on November 10th, 2002


	Developed using:	RedHat 7.2/7.3/8.0
				Open H.323 v1.11.7		
				PWLib      v1.4.11
				GCC	  2.96/3.1

	Dependancies:  		openssl-0.9.6b
				openssl-devel-0.9.6b
		       		expat-1.95
		       		expat-dev-1.95

We have implemented this driver using Asterisk's RTP stack insted of trying
to implement a pseudo sound card driver. 

NOTICE: Whatever you do, DO NOT USE distrubution specific installs
of Open H.323 and PWLib. In fact you should check to make sure 
your distro didn't install them for you without your knowledge.
Check everything out of CVS. If you dont know how to deal with cvs, learn. 
Also, if you are not using the listed versions of Open H.323 or PWlib 
you are on your own, sorry. 

Warning: Older versions than listed will NOT work, but newer  versions 
~should~ work but are untested and you would be on your own. 

As of June 16th, 2003 the release version of Open H.323 does not compile 
due to the G729Capability is missing. If you want G.729 support see
the Makefile.  

Some chan_h323 users have reported success and others have reported dramatic
failures when using newer versions of Open H.323. We haven't personally tested
this and will not be able to assist you if you have 'issues'. Sorry.

IN OTHER WORDS: Run Open H.323 v1.11.7 nothing newer nothing older if u want
this to work.


To compile this code:
Issue a make in the asterisk/channels/h323 directory, then go back to the Asterisk 
source top level directory and issue a make install.



Most common compile error:  

If you receive anything that says 'undefined symbol' you are experiencing
typical version skew.  For example:

libh323_linux_x86_r.so.1: undefined symbol: GetNumberValueAt__C14PAbstractArrayi

You need to search and destroy every version of libh323 and libpt then 
completely recompile everything

Example commands to make sure everything gets cleaned and then
rebult in proper order:

cd /path/to/pwlib
make clean opt
cd /path/to/openh323
make clean opt 
cd asterisk/channels/h323
make clean install   

(Note: Open H.323 or PWLib never get a 'make install' so don't do it)
 

Most common run-time error:

libpt_linux_x86_r.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such 
file or directory

You have not set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable.

Example environment for sh/bash:

PWLIBDIR=$HOME/pwlib
export PWLIBDIR
OPENH323DIR=$HOME/openh323
export OPENH323DIR
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PWLIBDIR/lib:$OPENH323DIR/lib
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH

We recomend puting the above directives into your /etc/profile so 
you do not have to remember to export those values every time you 
want to recompile.


If you still have trouble please contact 'JerJer' in #Asterisk on 
irc.freenode.net or send and email to jj@nufone.net

If you happen to be lucky enough to segfault this code please run a 
backtrace  and send me the gory details. Segmentation faults are not
tolerated, no matter what Distro you run!

bt example:

# /usr/sbin/asterisk -vvvgc
...
[chan_h323.so]
Segmentation Fault (core dumped)

# ls core.*
core.1976

# gdb /usr/sbin/asterisk core.1976
...lots of useless garbage here..
(gdb) bt

Send whatever shows up right after the 'bt'


Also, a full debug screen output is almost needed. Make sure you are 
in the full console mode (-c) and turn on 'h.323  debug'. A nice way 
to capture everything is to use the utility called 'script' (man script) 



Jeremy McNamara
The NuFone Network