I don't need or want ALSA and I'm on x86! I don't know why they are doing
this! I have an SBLive! which does not sue ALSA, why requre it?? And this
isn't the only package either, lots of stuff now needs ALSA :(
On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, Stefan van der Eijk wrote:
> > * Mon Jul 24 2000 Frederic Crozat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 1.2.1-8mdk
> >
> > - BM + macroszification
> > - update to use wmsession.d from mandrake_desk
> > - use tmpdir variable for BuildRoot
>
> Hmmm... all of a sudden I'm getting this message while trying to
> rebuild this package:
>
> error: failed build dependencies:
> alsa-lib-devel is needed by gnome-core-1.2.1-8mdk
> Installing /mirrors/mandrake-devel/SRPMS/gnome-core-1.2.1-8mdk.src.rpm
>
> This worries me... This means that I will be unable to run gnome on my
> linux-mandrake alpha box. Since the alsa packages are arch-excluded for
> this platform. I've seen that the gnome-audio package has the same.
>
> alsa (kernel --> the kernel currently
> doesn't build out of the box on
> alpha)
> alsa-lib + alsa-lib-devel (Architecture is excluded:
> alpha)
>
> I know I shouldn't whine --> mandrake is a (mostly) x86 distro, other
> ports have low priority, but this has a significant impact on the alpha
> (ppc & sparc??) port(s). Imagine having a distro without gnome...
>
> On the RedHat's AXP list I observed that ALSA on Alpha works. What do we
> need first to get it working? A alsa enabled kernel?
>
> Stefan
>
--
Sincerely,
David Walluck
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
