Bug#673324: [libsdl1.2debian] Left/Right Joystick Axis doesn't work with some controllers

[Schrober]

Package: libsdl1.2debian
Version: 1.2.15-1
Severity: normal
Tags: patch

I tried to use mupen64plus-input-sdl and noticed that my right/left axis 
doesn't work anymore. It worked perfectly some months ago. The first reaction 
was to blame the mupen64plus-input-sdl, but one of the developers told me that 
my SDL was broken and told me how to test it.

# apt-get source libsdl1.2
...
# cd libsdl1.2-1.2.15/test/
# ./configure
...
# make
# ./testjoystick
There are 1 joysticks attached
Joystick 0: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller
       axes: 4
      balls: 0
       hats: 0
    buttons: 19
# ./testjoystick "Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller"


I don't see any reactions when moving the stick left or right. I downgraded to 
the version 1.2.14-6.1 of libsdl1.2debian from squeeze. The binary started to 
work without any problems. I would guess that this makes the bug a regression. 
An update to 1.2.15-3 instantly reintroduced the problem.

The problem is known since a while and not fixed in svn (but user fixed it):

* http://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1460

--- System information. ---
Architecture: amd64
Kernel:       Linux 3.2.0-2-amd64

Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  500 unstable        www.deb-multimedia.org 
  500 unstable        ftp.de.debian.org 
  500 testing         ftp.de.debian.org 
    1 experimental    www.deb-multimedia.org 
    1 experimental    ftp.de.debian.org 

--- Package information. ---
Depends                        (Version) | Installed
========================================-+-===================
libasound2                   (>= 1.0.16) | 1.0.25-2
libc6                           (>= 2.4) | 2.13-32
libcaca0              (>= 0.99.beta17-1) | 0.99.beta18-1
libdirectfb-1.2-9                        | 1.2.10.0-4.3
libpulse0                    (>= 0.99.1) | 2.0-1
libx11-6                                 | 2:1.4.99.901-2
libxext6                                 | 2:1.3.1-2


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