Extract the contents of the archive.
> tar xvfz esound-0.2.4.tar.gz
To compile the package, change to the newly created esound-0.2.4 directory, and type:
> configure ; make all
A sample test script is provided, follow the directions given by the test script:
> ./test-script
The sound daemon, and the command line toolset should build as is. All executables should run fine from the source directory.