Bug 53748 – xmms-midi doesn't install timidity-eawpatches

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED INVALID

[Description jens 2004-06-12 15:27:35 UTC]

After installing xmms-midi there was just a message that I have to create a /etc/timidity.cfg.
I didn't understand the .pat or patch names in the config file of timidity (/usr/share/timidity/config/timidity.cfg).
After emerging timidity-eawpatches I found a suitable timidity.cfg (/usr/share/timidity/timidity.cfg) from eawpatches and xmms was playing.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. emerge xmms-midi (without having timidity-eawpatches installed)
2. xmms yourfavouritesong.mid (doesn't work)
3. emerge timidity-eawpatches
4. cp /usr/share/timidity/timidity.cfg /etc/
5. xmms yourfavouritesong.mid (works)
Actual Results:  
Now xmms plays midi file.

Expected Results:  
xmms-midi should install timidity-eawpatches

[Comment 1 Jeremy Huddleston (RETIRED) 2004-06-15 01:16:54 UTC]

timidity doesn't require the eawpatches... you can use any sound font you want.

[Comment 2 Jeremy Huddleston (RETIRED) 2004-06-15 01:51:04 UTC]

I added a suggestion to the postinst() comment for xmms-midi to suggest timidity-eawpatches if the user isn't sure what to do... also timidity++ and timidity-eawpatches now put their default config in /etc with a symlink to it in the /usr/share/timidity location