Bug#726648: liballegro4.4: Is it a good idea to recommend (not depend on) liballegro4.4-plugin-alsa?

[Tobias Hansen]

Am 18.10.2013 20:04, schrieb Sylvain:
> 
> AFAIK desktops tend to use PulseAudio/Alsa or plain Alsa rather than
> OSS, so it may make sense to be sure the Alsa plugin is available.

I'm still not fully convinced. Having that package only recommended is a
neat way to switch between ALSA and OSS without having to know about
Allegros configuration file. You should also know that you're living a
bit on the edge if you don't do what people recommend you to do. ;)

> 
> I would also suggest writing something on the standard output when
> neither Alsa nor OSS can be properly initialized, WDYT?
> 

Good idea. Do you feel like sending a patch?

Cheers,
Tobias