Sounf and GNOME [was Re: ports/58840: [PATCH] exclude possibly unrequireddependenciesfrom x11/gnome2]

[Jens Rehsack]

Pav Lucistnik wrote:
> V po, 03. 11. 2003 v 18:15, Jens Rehsack píše:
> 
> 
>>>Those ports are not the cause of this problem.  ESounD is imported via
>>>x11/libgnome.  You could solve this problem by creating a symlink of
>>>/dev/dsp (or whatever device is listed in the error dialog)pointing to
>>>/dev/null.
>>
>>On 5.x you have to do it on every reboot. There should be a better
>>solution, shouldn't it?
> 
> 
> add this to /etc/devfs.conf
> 
> link	null	dsp

It's not much better, it's even the same. but I think there's ever
something you have to pay if things like gnome, kde, windows or similar
killer desktops are used.

Jens