On 08/10/2007 at 13:07 Emmet Hikory wrote... > Package: torcs > Version: 1.3.0-1 > Tags: patch > Severity: wishlist > > If torcs attempts to start a race with the OpenAL audio backend > enabled, and OpenAL is unable to open an audio device, torcs > segfaults. The Plib audio backend just prints an error message when > it cannot open a device, and allows play to continue. When sound is > disabled, torcs doesn't even try to open a device. This is admittedly > a bug in OpenAL, but the attached patch to torcs provides a workaround > to allow torcs to work smoothly until the OpenAL issue is addressed. > Please consider this for application. > > To verify the issue and solution, temporarily remove or displace > /etc/openalrc and (if it exists) $HOME/.openalrc; disable OSS (rmmod), > and start torcs.
Thanks for your report, I'll test the patch and include as a Debian bonus. -- Rudy Godoy | 0x3433BD21 | http://www.htu.com.pe ,''`. http://www.apesol.org - http://www.debian.org : :' : GPG FP: 0D12 8537 607E 2DF5 4EFB 35A7 550F 1A00 3433 BD21 `. `' `-
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