Make the path to 'sox' configurable by marking it '@sox@' (easy to match with sed). Author: Bjørn Forsman diff -uNr espeakedit-1.48.03.orig/src/compiledata.cpp espeakedit-1.48.03/src/compiledata.cpp --- espeakedit-1.48.03.orig/src/compiledata.cpp 2014-03-04 17:48:11.000000000 +0100 +++ espeakedit-1.48.03/src/compiledata.cpp 2014-07-22 16:38:50.261388452 +0200 @@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@ fname2 = msg; } - sprintf(command,"sox \"%s%s.wav\" -r %d -c1 -t wav %s\n",path_source,fname2,samplerate_native, fname_temp); + sprintf(command,"@sox@ \"%s%s.wav\" -r %d -c1 -t wav %s\n",path_source,fname2,samplerate_native, fname_temp); if(system(command) != 0) { failed = 1; diff -uNr espeakedit-1.48.03.orig/src/readclause.cpp espeakedit-1.48.03/src/readclause.cpp --- espeakedit-1.48.03.orig/src/readclause.cpp 2014-03-04 17:48:11.000000000 +0100 +++ espeakedit-1.48.03/src/readclause.cpp 2014-07-22 16:38:37.190440504 +0200 @@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ if((fd_temp = mkstemp(fname_temp)) >= 0) { close(fd_temp); - sprintf(command,"sox \"%s\" -r %d -c1 -t wav %s\n", fname, samplerate, fname_temp); + sprintf(command,"@sox@ \"%s\" -r %d -c1 -t wav %s\n", fname, samplerate, fname_temp); if(system(command) == 0) { fname = fname_temp;