While discussing a couple issues I was having with automated tinderbox testing of gnome/kde on x86, it was decided that now might be a good time to visit the default virtual for alsa. Basically, the Gentoo Linux ALSA Guide[1] recommends using the in-kernel ALSA. We are also using 2.6 kernels as the default on almost all architectures. The idea is pretty simple. Change virtual/alsa to match virtual/kernel-sources in base/virtuals, and change virtual/alsa to alsa-driver on architectures still using a 2.4 kernel.
So should we do this? I think it would be a wise move, as I've seen more and more issues with alsa-driver being pulled in when people don't want/need it. -- Chris Gianelloni Release Engineering - Strategic Lead x86 Architecture Team Games - Developer Gentoo Linux
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