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+rtmidi (crossplatform realtime MIDI library)
+
+RtMidi is a set of C++ classes (RtMidiIn, RtMidiOut, and API specific
+classes) that provide a common API for realtime MIDI input/output
+across Linux (ALSA, JACK), Macintosh OS X (CoreMIDI, JACK), and
+Windows (Multimedia Library) operating systems. RtMidi significantly
+simplifies the process of interacting with computer MIDI hardware and
+software.
+
+Optional dependency: jack (autodetected). If jack is installed when
+rtmidi is built, rtmidi will be built with jack support. If you have
+jack installed and don't want to build rtmidi jack support, export
+JACK=no in the environment.