Re: [gentoo-core] Re: [gentoo-dev] Possible virtual/alsa change

["Stephen P. Becker" <geoman@gentoo.org>]

dont see this as a real reason to not change the default personally.
> mips-sources exists in the tree for a reason, and are being actively
> maintained. by setting the default virtual for alsa-sound to
> gentoo-sources surely wont effect you anyways, considering alsa-drivers
> doesn't work, gentoo-sources likely dont work, and mips-sources provide
> virtual/alsa?

The problem is that *all* mips-sources ebuilds do not provide alsa. 
Only the mips-sources-2.6.* versions do this, and then only if 
USE="ip30" (Octane users).

> If at some point alsa-drivers decides to work, then can you not just
> redefine the virtual in the mips profile?

Sure, it would be no problem in that case.

> Anyways, I see no real point here to prevent the move, however I found
> it educational re: alsa-driver :)

I'm just worried about folks running 2.4 systems (only Indys at this 
point) with mips-sources "providing" alsa, but not really.  This could 
get even more tricky because I happen to know somebody is working on an 
alsa driver for Indy, and it will be for 2.6 only.  We're trying really 
hard to get everything to where we can just get rid of 2.4, but until 
that time, setting the virtual to mips-sources is technically broken.

-Steve
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