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[PATCH] gnu: sdl-mixer: Describe runtime configuration.

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To: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym <at> scratchpost.org>
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Subject: bug#38980: closed ([PATCH] gnu: sdl-mixer: Describe runtime
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Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 11:42:01 +0000

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From: Timotej Lazar <timotej.lazar <at> araneo.si>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Cc: Timotej Lazar <timotej.lazar <at> araneo.si>
Subject: [PATCH] gnu: sdl-mixer: Describe runtime configuration.
Date: Mon,  6 Jan 2020 12:06:51 +0100

* gnu/packages/sdl.scm (sdl-mixer)[description]: Add information about runtime
  MIDI playback options.
---
 gnu/packages/sdl.scm | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/sdl.scm b/gnu/packages/sdl.scm
index 80725561fb..727a276dc5 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/sdl.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/sdl.scm
@@ -281,8 +281,14 @@ WEBP, XCF, XPM, and XV.")
     (synopsis "SDL multi-channel audio mixer library")
     (description "SDL_mixer is a multi-channel audio mixer library for SDL.
 It supports any number of simultaneously playing channels of 16 bit stereo
-audio, plus a single channel of music.  Supported format include FLAC, MOD,
-MIDI, Ogg Vorbis, and MP3.")
+audio, plus a single channel of music.  Supported formats include FLAC, MOD,
+MIDI, Ogg Vorbis, and MP3.
+
+This package supports two MIDI backends, selectable at runtime.  To use the
+newer @code{fluidsynth} library, install a soundfont such as @code{fluid-3}
+and specify it using the @code{SDL_SOUNDFONTS} environment variable.  For the
+legacy @code{timidity} backend, install a patch set such as @code{freepats}
+and set the path to the configuration file with @code{TIMIDITY_CFG}.")
     (home-page "https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/")
     (license zlib)))
 
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From: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym <at> scratchpost.org>
To: Timotej Lazar <timotej.lazar <at> araneo.si>
Cc: 38980-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#38980] [PATCH] gnu: sdl-mixer: Describe runtime
 configuration.
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2020 12:41:00 +0100

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Thanks!

Pushed to guix master as commit 769b96b62e8c09b078f73adc09fb860505920f8f.

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