[gentoo-user] audacious-1.4* - can't adjust volume

[Matthias Langer]

Since audacious-1.4* there seems to be something b0rked with the volume
controls. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't (there is a thread
about this in users-de). In more detail:

Adjusting the volume from within audacious works, usually with all files
in the current playlist, if at least one of these files has been added
manually, since audacious has been started.

If this is not the case, you might be able to change the volume from
within audacious for a few seconds, but after that, audacious seems to
loose complete control over it. You can move the sliders, without them
changing anything. If you want to do a quick check, if this problem
applies also to you, try

"
$ audacious foo.mp3
"

wait, say 10 seconds, and then try to change the volume from within
audacious.

I'm going to file a Bug about this, but before doing so, I want to
collect some more information, as I don't think, that this problem
affects anyone using audacious, and I want this fixed. So, if you are
using audacious-1.4.*, please tell me if the issue I've described above
applies to you or not. Also include at least the following information:

a.) The versions and USE-Flags of audacious and audacious-plugins.
b.) "$ uname -msvr"
c.) Your CFLAGS.
d.) The audio output plugin you are using.

Here is what I have:

a.)
media-sound/audacious-1.4.5  
USE="dbus nls -chardet -libsamplerate" 0 kB 
media-plugins/audacious-plugins-1.4.4  
USE="aac alsa dbus flac gnome mp3 nls pulseaudio sdl sse2 vorbis wma
-adplug -arts -chardet -esd -jack -lirc -modplug -mtp -musepack -oss
-sid -sndfile -timidity -tta -wavpack" 0 kB

b.)
Linux 2.6.23-gentoo-r9 #2 SMP PREEMPT Mon Mar 10 21:18:38 CET 2008
x86_64

c.)
CFLAGS="-march=nocona -O2 -pipe"

d.)
ALSA

Thanks for your help,
Matthias