[Mageia-discuss] Package management system

Ahmad Samir ahmadsamir3891 at gmail.com
Wed Sep 29 21:45:17 CEST 2010


On 29 September 2010 22:40, Richard <richard.j.walker at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday 29 September 2010 19:39:51 Ahmad Samir wrote:
>> Which apps? if you rpm -e --nodeps a lib package, it's logical that an
>> binary that has a dep on that package will not work as it'll won't
>> find it at startup, even if it's not going to really use it (mplayer
>> example applies here too).
>
> Well, Ahmad, I don't go looking for problem apps, but I surely know when I
> have found one. Foobillard is a wonderful snooker/billiards/pool game. Just
> like the real thing it is also a great way to waste a few hours in the
> evening. With the 2010.1 package it is now possible to do this in complete
> silence. Sorry, not "possible" because it is now inevitable on a PC which is
> not using Pulse.
>
> It took me a couple of months of exploring and testing before I stumbled on
> thge cause of the problem. The 2010.1 package (not the 2010.0 one; it
> performs in glorious stereocolour) has been "enhanced" by the packager in a
> way which introduces a Pulse dependency. When I found the offending script I
> realised it could be fixed by deleting all but the last line. Now foobillard
> shouts out loud and clear in pure Alsa. Whoopee. Tokk a long time to sort out
> though, and I didn't get the clue until I had deleted  all traces of Pulse.
>
> I'm not smart enough to do it any other way. As long as I know I have no trace
> of pulse on the machine I can better focus on getting stuff to work. Unlike
> you, I cannot KNOW that disabling Pulse is enough. I can only BELIEVE it, and
> I don't have enough faith for that yet.
>
> Richard
>
>

Well, I think you should have also filed a bug report about that package...

(I am going off-topic, sorry about that).

-- 
Ahmad Samir


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