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[FFe] PulseAudio output plugin support

Bug #204050 reported by Luca Falavigna
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: vlc

I am requesting a Feature Freeze exception to have PulseAudio support for VideoLAN in Hardy.
Hardy ships PulseAudio by default and VideoLAN does not work out of the box with new sound server, but it requires a specific output plugin, which is now missing in our repository.

Attached patch implements PulseAudio plugin, it is taken directly from trunk:
http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/1aac6d6516e507bc0230ebf9ee85d9890ead7565
http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/changeset/c7caf0005dcab6d0f4bb007bff53f84a5977de44

New plugin will be shipped through a new binary package (as you can see from debdiffs in bug #196417), so regression potential should be limited because existing binaries are not touched by this new feature. Users have to expliticly install new package in order to add support for the new plugin.

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lp:ubuntu/karmic/vlc
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Luca Falavigna (dktrkranz) wrote :
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Changed in vlc:
status: Unknown → Fix Released
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StefanPotyra (sistpoty) wrote :

Have you tested the new functionality?

Changes don't seem big to me, so ACK #1 in case it is actually working.

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Luke Yelavich (themuso) wrote :

Does this patch apply against vlc that is currently in hardy?

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Luca Falavigna (dktrkranz) wrote :

It does, but it actually FTBFS as I reported it in bug #196417 comment 21.
This is probably due to missing dependencies, though.

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Luke Yelavich (themuso) wrote :

Ok ack from me, go a head and get it in. I am happy to help if needed.

Changed in vlc:
status: New → Confirmed
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Luca Falavigna (dktrkranz) wrote :

vlc (0.8.6.release.d-0ubuntu7) hardy; urgency=low

  * Add new package with pulse output plugin (LP: #196417)
    - debian/patches/030_pulse.diff:
      + patch from upstream trunk to support pulseaudio output
    - debian/rules:
      + enable pulseaudio
    - debian/control:
      + add dependencies to libpulse-dev
      + new package description

 -- Martin Hamrle <email address hidden> Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:09:49 +0100

Changed in vlc:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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