audio/linux-c7-alsa-plugins-pulseaudio installs the following symlink: /compat/linux/etc/alsa/conf.d/50-pulseaudio.conf -> /usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf.d/50-pulseaudio.conf This does not work as in case of symlinks there's no translation. This breaks several "Enhanced Edition" games (BG, PST, IWD) -- the game starts, but there's no sound: AL lib: (WW) alc_initconfig: Failed to initialize backend "pulse" ALSA lib conf.c:3652:(config_file_open) cannot access file /etc/alsa/conf.d/50-pulseaudio.conf ALSA lib conf.c:3572:(snd_config_hooks_call) function snd_config_hook_load returned error: No such file or directory ALSA lib conf.c:4026:(snd_config_update_r) hooks failed, removing configuration AL lib: (EE) ALCplaybackAlsa_open: Could not open playback device 'default': No such file or directory Copying the target file instead of symlink helps, as well as the "fixed" version of symlink: /compat/linux/etc/alsa/conf.d/50-pulseaudio.conf -> ../../../usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf.d/50-pulseaudio.conf I'm still getting the warning, but sound works: AL lib: (WW) alc_initconfig: Failed to initialize backend "pulse" Yes, it could be probably fixed in linuxolator, but as it's the only such symlink within the linux-c7 ports it should be easier to fix the port instead. I'm not sure how about the proper changes to the port, so no patch provided.
A commit references this bug: Author: danfe Date: Fri Mar 6 12:47:02 UTC 2020 New revision: 527878 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/527878 Log: Replace the symlink to an absolute patch, which escapes Linuxolator's translation, to a relative one. This allows to unbreak several "Enhanced Edition" games (BG, PST, IWD) when previously, the game started, but there was no sound. PR: 244624 Changes: head/audio/linux-c7-alsa-plugins-pulseaudio/Makefile
Absolute symlinks are evil indeed, thanks for the report. Should be fixed as of ports r527878.