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- [Testing](#testing) - [Testing](#testing)
- [Installing](#installing) - [Installing](#installing)
- [Documentation](#documentation) - [Documentation](#documentation)
- [Notes for packagers](#notes-for-packagers)
- [Notes for Packagers](#notes-for-packagers)
- [eSpeak for Android](#espeak-for-android) - [eSpeak for Android](#espeak-for-android)
- [Historical Versions](#historical-versions) - [Historical Versions](#historical-versions)
- [Bugs](#bugs) - [Bugs](#bugs)
command-line documentation provide a reference of the different command-line command-line documentation provide a reference of the different command-line
options available to these commands with example usage. options available to these commands with example usage.


## Notes for packagers
## Notes for Packagers


The **espeak-ng** project works as a drop-in replacement for **espeak**, with a few caveats. More specifically:
The **espeak-ng** project works as a drop-in replacement for **espeak**, with
a few caveats. More specifically:


1. The installation creates compatibility symlinks mapping _espeak_, _speak_ and _libespeak.la_
to their _espeak-ng_ equivalents. These are optional if you just want to install _espeak-ng_ and
have an _espeak_ package with the _espeak_ code and an _espeak-ng-compatibility_ package that installs the symlinks.
1. The installation creates compatibility symlinks mapping _espeak_, _speak_
and _libespeak.la_ to their _espeak-ng_ equivalents. These are optional if
you are packaging _espeak_ using the upstream eSpeak code, and can be
handled in distributions in other ways, such as the
[Debian Alternatives](https://wiki.debian.org/DebianAlternatives) system.


1. The command-line interface to _espeak-ng_ and _speak-ng_ are compatible, and will remain so, with espeak.
2. The command-line interface to _espeak-ng_ and _speak-ng_ are compatible
with the upstream versions and intend to remain so. Only new command
options will be added.


1. The C API to _libespeak-ng.so_ will remain API and ABI compatible with libespeak.so. The only change _speak_lib.h_ is a change to the
_ESPEAK_API_ macro when building on Windows. All new APIs are being added to _espeak-ng/espeak_ng.h_.
3. The C API to _libespeak-ng.so_ will remain API and ABI compatible with
_libespeak.so_. The only change `speak_lib.h` has is a change to the
`ESPEAK_API` macro when building on Windows. All new APIs are being added
to `espeak-ng/espeak_ng.h`.


1. The _espeak-data_ files have been modified slightly. Currently _espeak-ng_ can read _espeak_ data, but _espeak_ cannot read _espeak-ng_ data,
because espeak-ng uses a different voice data so that both _espeak_ and _espeak-ng_ can be installed on the same machine without problems.
4. The _espeak-data_ files have been modified slightly. Currently _espeak-ng_
can read _espeak_ data, but _espeak_ cannot read _espeak-ng_ data, because
_espeak-ng_ uses a different voice data so that both _espeak_ and
_espeak-ng_ can be installed on the same machine without problems.


1. The _espeak-ng_ project does not include _espeakedit_. The voice data is built using the _espeak-ng_ command line itself.
Currently, to create and edit the voice data, you need _espekaedit_ from the _espeak_ project.
5. The _espeak-ng_ project does not include _espeakedit_. The voice data is
built using the _espeak-ng_ command line itself. Currently, to create and
edit the voice data, you need _espeakedit_ from the _espeak_ project.


## eSpeak for Android ## eSpeak for Android



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