Debian Bug report logs - #445806
Torcs can crash if OpenAL is unable to open a sound device

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Emmet Hikory" <emmet.hikory@gmail.com>

To: bugs@debian.org

Subject: Torcs can crash if OpenAL is unable to open a sound device

Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 19:43:07 +0900

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Package: torcs
Version: 1.3.0-1
Tags: patch
Severity: wishlist

    If torcs attempts to start a race with the OpenAL audio backend
enabled, and OpenAL is unable to open an audio device, torcs
segfaults.  The Plib audio backend just prints an error message when
it cannot open a device, and allows play to continue.  When sound is
disabled, torcs doesn't even try to open a device.  This is admittedly
a bug in OpenAL, but the attached patch to torcs provides a workaround
to allow torcs to work smoothly until the OpenAL issue is addressed.
Please consider this for application.

    To verify the issue and solution, temporarily remove or displace
/etc/openalrc and (if it exists) $HOME/.openalrc; disable OSS (rmmod),
and start torcs.

-- 
Emmet HIKORY

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Message #10 received at 445806@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Rudy Godoy Guillén <rudy@debian.org>

To: Emmet Hikory <emmet.hikory@gmail.com>, 445806@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#445806: Torcs can crash if OpenAL is unable to open a sound device

Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:30:49 -0500

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On 08/10/2007 at 13:07 Emmet Hikory wrote...

> Package: torcs
> Version: 1.3.0-1
> Tags: patch
> Severity: wishlist
> 
>     If torcs attempts to start a race with the OpenAL audio backend
> enabled, and OpenAL is unable to open an audio device, torcs
> segfaults.  The Plib audio backend just prints an error message when
> it cannot open a device, and allows play to continue.  When sound is
> disabled, torcs doesn't even try to open a device.  This is admittedly
> a bug in OpenAL, but the attached patch to torcs provides a workaround
> to allow torcs to work smoothly until the OpenAL issue is addressed.
> Please consider this for application.
> 
>     To verify the issue and solution, temporarily remove or displace
> /etc/openalrc and (if it exists) $HOME/.openalrc; disable OSS (rmmod),
> and start torcs.

Thanks for your report, I'll test the patch and include as a Debian
bonus.



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Message #17 received at 445806-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Rudy Godoy <rudy@debian.org>

To: 445806-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#445806: fixed in torcs 1.3.0-3

Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2007 17:17:04 +0000

Source: torcs
Source-Version: 1.3.0-3

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
torcs, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

torcs_1.3.0-3.diff.gz
  to pool/main/t/torcs/torcs_1.3.0-3.diff.gz
torcs_1.3.0-3.dsc
  to pool/main/t/torcs/torcs_1.3.0-3.dsc
torcs_1.3.0-3_i386.deb
  to pool/main/t/torcs/torcs_1.3.0-3_i386.deb



A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 445806@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Rudy Godoy <rudy@debian.org> (supplier of updated torcs package)

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believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@debian.org)


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Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:25:12 -0500
Source: torcs
Binary: torcs
Architecture: source i386
Version: 1.3.0-3
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Rudy Godoy <rudy@debian.org>
Changed-By: Rudy Godoy <rudy@debian.org>
Description: 
 torcs      - 3D racing cars simulator game using OpenGL
Closes: 445806
Changes: 
 torcs (1.3.0-3) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * Reworked dependencies, now using libgl1-mesa-dev. mesa GLX libs are not
     actually used.
   * Not running autoconf and automake before compiling, this causes configure
     to ran again and loses arguments.
   * Exclude xrandr from configure to workaround OpenAL bug when it can't open
     a sound device (Closes: #445806)
Files: 
 0b91987329ce540378118363bacc7732 899 games optional torcs_1.3.0-3.dsc
 049f44fdc504adfd5123541ece66ff75 7583 games optional torcs_1.3.0-3.diff.gz
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Message #22 received at 445806-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Rudy Godoy <rudy@debian.org>

To: 445806-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#445806: fixed in torcs 1.3.0-2

Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:17:06 +0000

Source: torcs
Source-Version: 1.3.0-2

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
torcs, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

torcs_1.3.0-2.diff.gz
  to pool/main/t/torcs/torcs_1.3.0-2.diff.gz
torcs_1.3.0-2.dsc
  to pool/main/t/torcs/torcs_1.3.0-2.dsc
torcs_1.3.0-2_i386.deb
  to pool/main/t/torcs/torcs_1.3.0-2_i386.deb



A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 445806@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Rudy Godoy <rudy@debian.org> (supplier of updated torcs package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@debian.org)


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Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:41:04 -0500
Source: torcs
Binary: torcs
Architecture: source i386
Version: 1.3.0-2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Rudy Godoy <rudy@debian.org>
Changed-By: Rudy Godoy <rudy@debian.org>
Description: 
 torcs      - 3D racing cars simulator game using OpenGL
Closes: 445806
Changes: 
 torcs (1.3.0-2) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * Reworked dependencies, now using libgl1-mesa-dev. mesa GLX libs are not
     actually used.
   * Not running autoconf and automake before compiling, this causes configure
     to ran again and loses arguments.
   * Exclude xrandr from configure to workaround OpenAL bug when it can't open
     a sound device (Closes: #445806)
   * Removed Application category and FilePattern to match FreeDesktop specs from .desktop entry.
   * Upgraded to debian policy 3.7.3, no changes need
Files: 
 b4b6ffc40d3b331b7ade6da050485113 899 games optional torcs_1.3.0-2.dsc
 57a20805f8cdefb573fab15e0315594b 7588 games optional torcs_1.3.0-2.diff.gz
 f6bd29397d77429aa3a96c40cf388f1d 2376758 games optional torcs_1.3.0-2_i386.deb

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