[pkg-mad-maintainers] Bug#656814: Bug#656814: Severe sound distortion on armel/armhf

[Kurt Roeckx]

On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 02:07:56AM +0400, Paul Fertser wrote:
> Package: libmad0
> Version: 0.15.1b-6
> 
> Misdecoding due to incorrect code in
> debian/patches/Provide-Thumb-2-alternative-code-for-MAD_F_MLN.diff
> 
> This is also reported at Ubuntu bugtracker at
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmad/+bug/587632
> 
> The proposed fix is at
> http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~dave-martin-arm/ubuntu/maverick/libmad/fix-thumb2-MAD_F_MLN/download/dave.martin%40linaro.org-20100915140323-t681n45mgxc6j1k6/providethumb2alterna-20100319222415-dm2ft1kirrvbct5g-2/Provide-Thumb-2-alternative-code-for-MAD_F_MLN.diff
> and it solves the issue here.
> 
> Debian GNU/Linux wheezy/sid armhf on a Tegra2 platform (Toshiba ac100).

Am I right in understanding that it only affects armhf and not
armel, because armel isn't build with thumb?  I assume that's why
people running Ubuntu claim that "-marm" fixes it?

I have an armel box, but I can't reproduce it and it can't run
armhf, but does support thumb.


Kurt