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From: Mikael Hallendal <hallski@g.o>
To: "Gentoo Dev." <gentoo-dev@××××××××××.org>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] vlc with alsa, not being resolved anytime soon
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 05:44:43
Message-Id: 1001850267.25800.11.camel@fry
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] vlc with alsa, not being resolved anytime soon by Karl Trygve Kalleberg
1 tis 2001-09-25 klockan 17.36 skrev Karl Trygve Kalleberg:
2 >
3 > Hi gang.
4 >
5 > vlc is written for the unstable 0.9-series of the alsa-libs. I am a tad
6 > skeptical about adding the 0.9 series to media-libs, unless we really
7 > have to. If vlc is the only program that requires 0.9, and I am the
8 > only one interested in vlc, I suggest we wait.
9 >
10 > If not, I can be persuaded to package an unstable alsa-lib from the 0.9
11 > series and update the vlc builds to require it.
12 >
13 > I do not have any hopes of the vlc guys doing a backport to 0.5 at this
14 > stage. Especially considering the fact that there are numerous other
15 > details they should fix in vlc first, the GUI being high on that list
16 > ;p
17 >
18 > Comments ?
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20 If it's not done already we should disable alsa-support in vlc then.
21
22 Regards,
23 Mikael Hallendal
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27 Mikael Hallendal
28 Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop Team Leader
29 CodeFactory AB, Stockholm, Sweden