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From: Rodolphe Rocca <fake2@××××.fr>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] PulseAudio, multilib, emul-linux-x86-soundlibs
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:58:50
Message-Id: 4704D2D3.3000509@free.fr
In Reply to: [gentoo-amd64] PulseAudio, multilib, emul-linux-x86-soundlibs by Rodolphe Rocca
1 Rodolphe Rocca wrote:
2 > Hi,
3 >
4 > I don't know if it's been discussed before so I don't open a bug right
5 > now.
6 >
7 > The emul-linux-x86-soundlibs package (version 10.0-r1) comes with
8 > basic alsa libraries.
9 > However, some 32 bits applications using alsa may need 32 bits alsa
10 > plugins.
11 > This is especially true in my case where :
12 > - I _need_ to use 32 bits skype (corporate decision I cannot discuss
13 > although I would have much to say about)
14 > - I _want_ to use the pulseaudio sound server whose 64-bits alsa
15 > plugin is delivered with the alsa-plugins package
16 >
17 > I haven't try yet, but I'm pretty sure I won't have sound with my
18 > favorite game (enemy-territory) neither.
19 >
20 > Question : is there a strong reason why a 32-bits version of
21 > alsa-plugins (that would install plugins in /usr/lib32/alsa-lib) is
22 > not included in emul-linux-x86-soundlibs ?
23 Opened issue http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194697
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] PulseAudio, multilib, emul-linux-x86-soundlibs Thomas Jost <thomas.jost@×××××.com>