Re: [proaudio] Alsaplayer

[Frieder Bürzele <evermind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dominique Michel wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:06:38 +0200
> Frieder Bürzele <evermind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   
> > Dominique Michel wrote:
> >     
> > > On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:48:46 +0000
> > > carmen <_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > >   
> > >       
> > > > On Mon Aug 21, 2006 at 03:17:09PM +0200, Dominique Michel wrote:
> > > >     
> > > >         
> > > > > Alsaplayer will soon be removed from portage:
> > > > >
> > > > > https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=143402
> > > > > https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=143742
> > > > >
> > > > > I like it very much to play with audio cd. Is it some other cd
> > > > >       
> > > > >           
> > > player
> > >   
> > >       
> > > > > that have the possibility to change the speed of the playback both
> > > > > fordward and backward in a linear fashion as alsaplayer can do?
> > > > >
> > > > > If not, I suggest at we keep it in the overlay tree. Maybe add a
> > > > >       
> > > > >           
> > > warning
> > >   
> > >       
> > > > > in the ebuild as what at it can crash sometime and at it is not
> > > > > recommended to use it as a sound player for a browser.
> > > > >       
> > > > >           
> > > > agreed. i use it because it has excellent incomplete-file handling (eg
> > > >     
> > > >         
> > > from a browser or streamripper) and a native JACK support. why are they
> > > removing it. just becuse it hasnt had an updated isnce 2004 or
> > > somethign? silly...
> > >   
> > >
> > > Not only. It have a few bugs and it is not maintened upstream anymore.
> > > If you look at the alsaplayer devel email list, one of the last message
> > > (2006-05-28) was from a debian guy that send patches to correct some
> > > bugs and they don't even made the change in the cvs. Those patches are
> > > incorporated in the debian version, so they must be safe and well
> > > tested. Maybe at we can incorporate those fixes in our ebuild.
> > >
> > > What is silly is at the first place at a so good program is not
> > > maintened.
> > >
> > > Dominique
> > >
> > >   
> > >       
> > agreed, ca you or someone point me to available patches?
> > So I'll integrate them into the ebuild and add it to the overlay
> >
> > Greetz
> >     Frieder
> >
> >     
>
> All the diffs can be downloaded from http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=alsaplayer-devel&m=114878812719626&w=2
> I think at the code in the cvs must be the same, as the package is quite old, as the code in the package.
> They are for the bug 
>
> The cvs acces is here, but the files are 2 years old or more:
> http://www.alsaplayer.org/cvs.php3
>
> Cheers,
> Dominique
>
>   
done added

greetz
   Frieder