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Subject: Re: [gentoo-core] Re: [gentoo-dev] Possible virtual/alsa change
From: John Mylchreest <johnm () gentoo ! org>
Date: 2005-10-27 18:37:37
Message-ID: 1130438257.10014.38.camel () localhost
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On Thu, 2005-10-27 at 14:28 -0400, Stephen P. Becker wrote:
> The problem is that *all* mips-sources ebuilds do not provide alsa.
> Only the mips-sources-2.6.* versions do this, and then only if
> USE="ip30" (Octane users).
This makes sense, although not the USE flag.
> I'm just worried about folks running 2.4 systems (only Indys at this
> point) with mips-sources "providing" alsa, but not really. This could
> get even more tricky because I happen to know somebody is working on an
> alsa driver for Indy, and it will be for 2.6 only. We're trying really
> hard to get everything to where we can just get rid of 2.4, but until
> that time, setting the virtual to mips-sources is technically broken.
Of course, 2.4 kernels are technically broken because they dont support
alsa, and this is fixed in other profiles with the inclusion of a 2.4
(or 2.6) sub profile. However.. if nothing actually works with alsa,
then I dont see the problem in that case of making the profile default
mips-sources. if it happens to install 2.4 sources, then so be it. it
might be a technically incorrect provide.. but nothing else can fill it
any better. At least at this moment in time.
If it were me, thats what I would do. But of course, this change doesn't
really make any difference to mips one way or the other.
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