GNU bug report logs - #74863
31.0.50; Problems with play-sound on MS-Windows

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Cecilio Pardo <cpardo <at> imayhem.com>

Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 23:51:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 31.0.50

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 74863 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Cecilio Pardo <cpardo <at> imayhem.com>
Cc: 74863 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#74863: 31.0.50; Problems with play-sound on MS-Windows
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 01:35:46 +0000

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> Should we add support for PipeWire on GNU/Linux?

ALSA clients can be configured to output via PipeWire, and the Pipewire
project itself recommends staying with the ALSA API, at least for now:

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/wikis/FAQ#what-audio-api-do-you-recommend-to-use

> I don't know what PipeWire is, so I have no opinion on this.

It's a new multimedia server that replaces both Pulse Audio and JACK.
AFAIK, it's the default sound server on Debian when using Gnome, and on
Fedora 34.
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