bug#38172: closed (fixing dangerous PulseAudio defaults and giving it a record type)

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and subject line Re: [bug#39053] [PATCH] Add pulseaudio configuration and fix 
volume bugs
has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #38172,
regarding fixing dangerous PulseAudio defaults and giving it a record type
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> fixing dangerous PulseAudio defaults and giving it a record type
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> Mon, 11 Nov 2019 22:09:41 +0100
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> Discussion from IRC:
> http://logs.guix.gnu.org/guix/2019-11-11.log#213424
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> Basically it makes volume settings behave in erratic and surprising
> ways that are not obvious even to seasoned Linux users, including
> sudden loud noises.
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> The fix is as simple as adding "flat-volumes = no"
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> However, rather than patching it, the consensus seems to be that we
> should create a <pulseaudio-configuration> record type.
> http://logs.guix.gnu.org/guix/2019-11-11.log#213953
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--- Begin Message --- Subject: Re: [bug#39053] [PATCH] Add pulseaudio configuration and fix volume bugs Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2020 18:23:26 +0100 User-agent: Notmuch/0.29.3 (https://notmuchmail.org) Emacs/26.3 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)

Leo Prikler <address@hidden> writes:

> This series of patches adds a configuration type for pulseaudio and also fixes
> a bug, where various applications would inadvertently max out the system 
> volume
> (see e.g. #38172).

Thanks!  I've pushed the patches with mentioned tweaks in
2c7511fb6..71e33e32f.

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