[mpg123-users] mpg123 version 1.22.4, re-enabling free format support

[Thomas Orgis]

Am Thu, 13 Aug 2015 15:18:26 +0200
schrieb forum::für::umläute <zmoelnig at umlaeute.mur.at>: 

> while i haven't followed the bug that required a fix that breaks
> functionality you need, it seems to me that the correct solution would
> be to spend time fixing the regression (while at the same time keeping
> the fix for the original bug intact).

To clarify: This was me, mpg123 upstream, following-up to the
announcement of the new release on the mpg123-users list that fixes the
regression (1.22.4), precisely because …

> and distributions will hopefuly distribute the fixed version (without
> the regression), rather than an outdated version.

… distributions tend to keep the old base version of packages around
and carry patches where it is deemed necessary. In the case of Debian,
this affects

wheezy (oldstable): mpg123 1.14.4-1
jessie (stable):    mpg123 1.20.1-2
stretch (testing):  mpg123 1.22.2-1

I suppose stretch will upgrade to 1.22.4 soon-ish, but wheezy and
jessie likely want to stay on the 1.14.x and 1.20.x feature series.

That's about exactly the range of versions affected by the regression,
so I provided a little script to make patching them up easy. It's a
3-line change, but a plain patch would differ subtly between the
versions.

While my policy is to keep each new mpg123 superior and compatible to
the previous version, it is exactly the case of unintended regressions
that can creep in that still gives a good argument for not always going
with the latest & greatest. Even an actual undisputed improvement in
user behaviour might not be wanted when the promise to the user is that
things are stable and do not change where it is not required to fix
bugs / vulnerabilities.


Alrighty then,

Thomas
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