ping. It's an easy call, I think. -rz
On Fri, Feb 13, 2026 at 10:11 PM Roman Žilka <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > in bugs.gentoo.org/970029 I'm proposing making "pipewire" a global USE > flag. It's found in multiple packages commonly present in desktop > installations (incl. qtmultimedia, gnome-shell and libsdl[23]) and > constitutes a well-defined piece of functionality. Pulseaudio, which > serves a similar purpose, already has a global flag and making > "pipewire" global as well would put it on equal footing. Moreover, the > flag's position in use.desc will put the the option to get rid of the > obnoxious daemon and its ecosystem on full display for those who see > no point in pipewire (incl. myself). It's often on by default *sigh*. > > "pipewire" is currently local in these packages in ::gentoo: > app-accessibility/speech-dispatcher > app-emulation/qemu > dev-libs/weston > dev-qt/qtmultimedia > games-arcade/osu-lazer > games-fps/serioussam > gnome-base/gnome-shell > gui-apps/waybar > gui-apps/wf-recorder > gui-wm/gamescope > media-gfx/blender > media-libs/libsdl2 > media-libs/libsdl3 > media-libs/openal > media-plugins/audacious-plugins > media-sound/cava > media-sound/deadbeef > media-sound/fluidsynth > media-sound/mpd > media-sound/musescore > media-sound/qmmp > media-sound/snapcast > media-tv/kodi > media-video/mpv > media-video/obs-studio > media-video/qmplay2 > net-voip/mumble > > How do you feel about the idea? > > Thanks, > Roman
