[mpg123-users] mpg123 version 1.22.4, re-enabling free format support

[IOhannes m zmölnig]

thanks for the clarification.
makes total sense.

fgmrdsa
IOhannes

On 08/13/2015 05:59 PM, Thomas Orgis wrote:
> Am Thu, 13 Aug 2015 15:18:26 +0200
> schrieb forum::für::umläute <zmoelnig at umlaeute.mur.at>: 
> 
>> while i haven't followed the bug that required a fix that breaks
>> functionality you need, it seems to me that the correct solution would
>> be to spend time fixing the regression (while at the same time keeping
>> the fix for the original bug intact).
> 
> To clarify: This was me, mpg123 upstream, following-up to the
> announcement of the new release on the mpg123-users list that fixes the
> regression (1.22.4), precisely because …
> 
>> and distributions will hopefuly distribute the fixed version (without
>> the regression), rather than an outdated version.
> 
> … distributions tend to keep the old base version of packages around
> and carry patches where it is deemed necessary. In the case of Debian,
> this affects
> 
> wheezy (oldstable): mpg123 1.14.4-1
> jessie (stable):    mpg123 1.20.1-2
> stretch (testing):  mpg123 1.22.2-1
> 
> I suppose stretch will upgrade to 1.22.4 soon-ish, but wheezy and
> jessie likely want to stay on the 1.14.x and 1.20.x feature series.
> 
> That's about exactly the range of versions affected by the regression,
> so I provided a little script to make patching them up easy. It's a
> 3-line change, but a plain patch would differ subtly between the
> versions.
> 
> While my policy is to keep each new mpg123 superior and compatible to
> the previous version, it is exactly the case of unintended regressions
> that can creep in that still gives a good argument for not always going
> with the latest & greatest. Even an actual undisputed improvement in
> user behaviour might not be wanted when the promise to the user is that
> things are stable and do not change where it is not required to fix
> bugs / vulnerabilities.
> 
> 
> Alrighty then,
> 
> Thomas
> 
> 
> 
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