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Tiny Core Extensions => TCE Bugs => Topic started by: bmarkus on November 13, 2011, 01:12:05 AM

Title: OSS_alsa and alsa-plugins depenedency
Post by: bmarkus on November 13, 2011, 01:12:05 AM

OSS_alsa.tcz depends on alsa-plugins.tcz which depends on alsa.tcz Installing OSS_alsa.tcz whole ALSA system is installed which is not intented.

Title: Re: OSS_alsa and alsa-plugins depenedency
Post by: curaga on November 13, 2011, 03:17:06 AM

Ping Jason, what was the story of alsa-config and friends?

Title: Re: OSS_alsa and alsa-plugins depenedency
Post by: Jason W on November 13, 2011, 05:05:25 AM

alsa.tcz  alsa-dev.tcz alsaconf.tcz  libasound.tcz   are the ones I have dealt with.   alsaconf.tcz exists because I was asked to factor out the alsaconf script as it depends on bash and other stuff not needed for normal alsa use.

I am not familiar with nor have ever used any of the other alsa related extensions. 

Title: Re: OSS_alsa and alsa-plugins depenedency
Post by: curaga on November 13, 2011, 08:21:24 AM

In the earlier days, alsa-config had the data files currently in alsa.tcz, which made it possible to use alsa apps on top of OSS, at least that's how I remember it.

OTOH, it must not have many users, seeing it went this long without being reported.

Title: Re: OSS_alsa and alsa-plugins depenedency
Post by: Jason W on November 13, 2011, 11:59:55 AM

Ok, I was unaware that the current setup was an issue, we can split it back up that way.

Title: Re: OSS_alsa and alsa-plugins depenedency
Post by: andrewb on November 15, 2011, 05:30:34 AM

To save starting another thread - I have just noticed on downloading alsa to a fresh installation of TC4.1rc2 that alsa-modules-2.6.33.3-tinycore.tcz is listed as a dependent of alsa. the 3.0.3 modules were downloaded by AppBrowser, even though not listed as a dependent.

Title: Re: OSS_alsa and alsa-plugins depenedency
Post by: bmarkus on November 15, 2011, 05:55:46 AM

Quote from: andrewb on November 15, 2011, 05:30:34 AM

To save starting another thread - I have just noticed on downloading alsa to a fresh installation of TC4.1rc2 that alsa-modules-2.6.33.3-tinycore.tcz is listed as a dependent of alsa. the 3.0.3 modules were downloaded by AppBrowser, even though not listed as a dependent.

Probably the answer is there: http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,11856.0.html (http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,11856.0.html)

Title: Re: OSS_alsa and alsa-plugins depenedency
Post by: Jason W on November 15, 2011, 09:31:55 AM

alsa-config.tcz is now factored out like before, though I don't use apps that make use of that split to test it's usefulness, but hopefully it is correct.

Title: Re: OSS_alsa and alsa-plugins depenedency
Post by: curaga on November 15, 2011, 09:43:06 AM

Did a quick test in Qemu, worked ok.

Title: Re: OSS_alsa and alsa-plugins depenedency
Post by: andrewb on November 15, 2011, 07:35:49 PM

Quote from: bmarkus on November 15, 2011, 05:55:46 AM

Quote from: andrewb on November 15, 2011, 05:30:34 AM

To save starting another thread - I have just noticed on downloading alsa to a fresh installation of TC4.1rc2 that alsa-modules-2.6.33.3-tinycore.tcz is listed as a dependent of alsa. the 3.0.3 modules were downloaded by AppBrowser, even though not listed as a dependent.

Probably the answer is there: http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,11856.0.html (http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,11856.0.html)

If that's the case it doesn't help in weeding out unused files from the TCE directory after upgrading TC3 -> TC4 as one of the sources of information on what is still required is the information provided by AppBrowser.