On Wed, Sep 15, 2021 at 10:48:39AM +0000, li...@wrant.com wrote: > Tue, 14 Sep 2021 23:16:24 -0600 (MDT) Rafael Sadowski > <rsadow...@cvs.openbsd.org> > > CVSROOT: /cvs > > Module name: ports > > Changes by: rsadow...@cvs.openbsd.org 2021/09/14 23:16:24 > > > > Modified files: > > multimedia/mpv : Makefile > > > > Log message: > > Disable the sndio backend again > > > > Too many errors have been reported with it. > > > > Leave the backend in for anyone else that might want to look at the code and > > work on it. > > > > From Brad > > > > Hello Rafael, > > Objection to this removal, the errors are negligible usage trivial problems on > loops and playlist audo-advance only. It actually works fine on streaming and > other media playback. It is 2x more efficient on bandwidth and processor load > when using remote sndiod server on the network, it really makes a difference.. > > Please leave it enabled, since it is a configuration tunable. This mpv player > is a port (third party application), not part of the operating system and does > not follow that rubber stamped "remove it all" for another year. Programs are > not supposed to have their modules "unavailable" just because someone reported > they can not enjoy it completely, or rather fix their own configuration files.
Don't worry, the sdl backend uses sndio internally, so you still can use all the sndio networking features seamlessly. The main purpose of the sndio backend is to reduce the number of software layers and in turn the risk of bugs and audio glitches. Anyway the plan is to restore it soon.
