Mailing List Archive: [PATCH] News item v2: media-sound/pulseeffects "renaming"

[PATCH] News item v2: media-sound/pulseeffects "renaming"

Jul 13, 2021, 5:38 AM

Post #1 of 3 (60 views)

Signed-off-by: Marek Szuba <marecki@gentoo.org>
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...2021-07-16-pulseeffects-easyeffects.en.txt | 33 +++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 33 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 2021-07-16-pulseeffects-easyeffects/2021-07-16-pulseeffects-easyeffects.en.txt

diff --git a/2021-07-16-pulseeffects-easyeffects/2021-07-16-pulseeffects-easyeffects.en.txt b/2021-07-16-pulseeffects-easyeffects/2021-07-16-pulseeffects-easyeffects.en.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70d1899
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2021-07-16-pulseeffects-easyeffects/2021-07-16-pulseeffects-easyeffects.en.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+Title: PulseEffects-5+ are now media-sound/easyeffects
+Author: Marek Szuba <marecki@gentoo.org>
+Posted: 2021-07-16
+Revision: 1
+News-Item-Format: 2.0
+Display-If-Installed: >=media-sound/pulseeffects-5.0.0
+
+Since version 5.0.0, media-sound/pulseeffects have explicitly required
+media-video/pipewire rather than just a PulseAudio client (i.e. either
+PipeWire or plain media-sound/pulseaudio). Following up on this change,
+upstream has decided to rename the project to EasyEffects starting with
+version 6.0.0.
+
+Gentoo will follow the upstream renaming but in a slightly different
+fashion:
+ - versions older than 5.0.0, i.e. ones not depending on
+ media-video/pipewire, will continue to use the name
+ media-sound/pulseeffects;
+ - versions: 5.0.0 and newer, i.e. all requiring media-video/pipewire,
+ will be available as media-sound/easyeffects.
+
+media-sound/easyeffects is already available in the tree, and the
+remaining PipeWire-dependent ebuilds of media-sound/pulseeffects will
+be removed in 7 days. Therefore, PipeWire users of
+media-sound/pulseeffects should switch to the new package by
+deselecting the old one and installing the new one, e.g.
+
+emerge --deselect media-sound/pulseeffects
+emerge media-sound/easyeffects
+
+No action is required of media-sound/pulseeffects users who either use
+PulseAudio exclusively or wish to retain the ability to use this
+package with both PulseAudio and PipeWire.
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2.31.1

Re: [PATCH] News item v2: media-sound/pulseeffects "renaming" [ In reply to ]

mgorny at gentoo

Jul 13, 2021, 10:54 AM

Post #2 of 3 (60 views)

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On Tue, 2021-07-13 at 13:38 +0100, Marek Szuba wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Marek Szuba <marecki@gentoo.org>
> ---
> ...2021-07-16-pulseeffects-easyeffects.en.txt | 33 +++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 2021-07-16-pulseeffects-easyeffects/2021-07-16-pulseeffects-easyeffects.en.txt
>
> diff --git a/2021-07-16-pulseeffects-easyeffects/2021-07-16-pulseeffects-easyeffects.en.txt b/2021-07-16-pulseeffects-easyeffects/2021-07-16-pulseeffects-easyeffects.en.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..70d1899
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/2021-07-16-pulseeffects-easyeffects/2021-07-16-pulseeffects-easyeffects.en.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
> +Title: PulseEffects-5+ are now media-sound/easyeffects
> +Author: Marek Szuba <marecki@gentoo.org>
> +Posted: 2021-07-16
> +Revision: 1
> +News-Item-Format: 2.0
> +Display-If-Installed: >=media-sound/pulseeffects-5.0.0
> +
> +Since version 5.0.0, media-sound/pulseeffects have explicitly required
> +media-video/pipewire rather than just a PulseAudio client (i.e. either
> +PipeWire or plain media-sound/pulseaudio). Following up on this change,
> +upstream has decided to rename the project to EasyEffects starting with
> +version 6.0.0.
> +
> +Gentoo will follow the upstream renaming but in a slightly different
> +fashion:
> + - versions older than 5.0.0, i.e. ones not depending on
> + media-video/pipewire, will continue to use the name
> + media-sound/pulseeffects;
> + - versions: 5.0.0 and newer, i.e. all requiring media-video/pipewire,
> + will be available as media-sound/easyeffects.
> +
> +media-sound/easyeffects is already available in the tree, and the
> +remaining PipeWire-dependent ebuilds of media-sound/pulseeffects will

s/ebuilds/versions/.

> +be removed in 7 days.
>

Probably better to use an explicit date here. '7 days' sounds relative
to 'now'.

> Therefore, PipeWire users of
> +media-sound/pulseeffects should switch to the new package by
> +deselecting the old one and installing the new one, e.g.
> +
> +emerge --deselect media-sound/pulseeffects
> +emerge media-sound/easyeffects
> +
> +No action is required of media-sound/pulseeffects users who either use
> +PulseAudio exclusively or wish to retain the ability to use this
> +package with both PulseAudio and PipeWire.

--
Best regards,
Micha? Górny

Re: [PATCH] News item v2: media-sound/pulseeffects "renaming" [ In reply to ]

marecki at gentoo

Jul 14, 2021, 4:27 AM

Post #3 of 3 (60 views)

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On 2021-07-13 18:54, Micha? Górny wrote:

>> +media-sound/easyeffects is already available in the tree, and the
>> +remaining PipeWire-dependent ebuilds of media-sound/pulseeffects will
>
> s/ebuilds/versions/.

Changed locally.

>> +be removed in 7 days.
>
> Probably better to use an explicit date here. '7 days' sounds relative
> to 'now'.

It was supposed to mean "7 days from the date of this news item having
been published" - but you're right, an explicit date will be easier to
parse. Changed locally to "on 2021-07-23".

PS. Having thought about it some more, now that we do have instructions
for users not wishing to switch to PipeWire in the news item I have
locally removed the media-sound/pulseeffects version limit from
Display-If-Installed. That way people who haven't thought about
switching from plain PA to PW yet, or perhaps do not even know yet that
PW can be used as a drop-in replacement for PA (I for one did not until
just a few weeks ago; the fact the former resides in media-video doesn't
help) will not be caught by surprise if/when they do decide to switch.

--
Marecki

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