Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 4/4] [RfC] audio: probe audio drivers by default

[Gerd Hoffmann]

On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 09:54:13AM -0500, Brad Smith wrote:
> On 1/23/2019 8:59 AM, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
> 
> >    Hi,
> > 
> > > > What is the native sound interface for openbsd btw?  oss doesn't
> > > > compile (missing sys/soundcard.h header).
> > > OpenBSD uses sndio, a similar audio daemon to pulseaudio and it's
> > > enforced for all [well integrated] audio applications.
> > Hmm.  Yet another audio daemon.  /me wonders why people keep reinventing
> > the wheel.
> 
> The wheel wouldn't be reinvented if there were viable options. There were
> none.

https://xkcd.com/927/

> > > SDL is an optional intermediate layer kept for practical/compatibility
> > > purposes, but all software shall use sndio natively.
> > Is pulseaudio supported?  The package is at least in the package
> > collection.  If so, then we can choose between pulse and sdl as middle
> > man, due to the lack of a sndio backend.  Which of the two should be
> > preferred?
> 
> Very much SDL. PulseAudio is avoided like the plague.

Ok, so be it.  Lets go with SDL only for openbsd.

cheers,
  Gerd