Re: [Gap-dev-discuss] Cynthiune: song inspector without title bar

[Riccardo Mottola]

On 05/04/12 14:49, Sebastian Reitenbach wrote:
> On Friday, May 4, 2012 14:32 CEST, Riccardo Mottola<address@hidden>  wrote:
>
> > On 05/04/12 12:08, Sebastian Reitenbach wrote:
> > > On Friday, May 4, 2012 11:55 CEST, Riccardo Mottola<address@hidden>   wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > On 05/03/12 12:38, Andreas Schik wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > I am using Cynthiune on Linux (Ubuntu 10.04) w/o major problems so far.
> > > > > Even the new ALSW backend worked w/o any hassle :-) Thanks.
> > > > > The only issue I have so far is with the song inspector. It comes
> > > > > completely w/o window decorations. I observed this on xfce and GNOME,
> > > > > while on WindowMaker the title bar was there. After digging for a while,
> > > > > I found that the gorm bundle does not set the NSTitledWindowMask flag
> > > > > for the panel. I don't know why, though. I also don't know about the nib
> > > > > bundle. Is there any way to fix that w/o having to recreate the gorm bundle?
> > > > The window should be fine.
> > > >
> > > > I tried the Alsa backend on debian/linux/ppc on my iBook and I just get
> > > > garbage-sounding output when I play files. (mpg123 works...). I didn't
> > > > try OSS because I have a minimal install and don't have the OSS
> > > > compatibilty layer...
> > > > On my x86 though it works.
> > > IIRC, PowerPC is big endian, and there may be more a problem in the MP3 decoder
> > > than with the output plugin? But I'm just guessing. I can probably try on the 
> > > weekend
> > > or maybe even later today, on my OpenBSD macppc notebook.
> > Ok, do some tests.. although this is linux here. PPC is big endian on
> > macs. I also have a sparc machine, but it is slow and has no sound output.
> Big or Little endian is Processor dependent, so its for any OS running there 
> the same.
yes/no: some processors can be big endian depending on the 
architecture... some can even switch depending on the OS (there were 
certain MIPS machines capable of that).

In this case I was just referring to the fact that I was using ALSA, 
which you don't have on OpenBSD :)

> My sparcstation 5 also doesn't have sound. But I just got a sparcbook 3GX from
> ebay \o/ Unfortunately, without HDD, nor do I have a 26Pin AUI Adapter yet, to 
> be
> able to connect it to the network to let it boot from the network.
> So it will take some time before I can do tests on that machine.
>
> For the time being, the macppc has to suffice ;)
yes, indeed :) I envy your sparcbook!

I have a PPC machine, a 9600, which was a very nice machine back then. I 
don't use it since ages, it used to run NetBSD, but I wlays had trouble 
with it, with the need to patch kernels to get its dual-scsi setup 
working with certain disks, etc... and I don't know if the sound chip 
was supported. Maybe time for a revamp? Or pass it to OpenBSD ? :)

Riccardo