Bug 57543 - [NEW PORT] audio/xmms-real-random: REAL shuffle mode for xmms
Summary: [NEW PORT] audio/xmms-real-random: REAL shuffle mode for xmms
Status: Closed FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Ports & Packages
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Individual Port(s) (show other bugs)
Version: Latest
Hardware: Any Any
: Normal Affects Only Me
Assignee: freebsd-ports-bugs (Nobody)
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Reported: 2003-10-03 18:00 UTC by Ulrich Spoerlein
Modified: 2003-10-04 20:06 UTC (History)
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xmms-real-random-0.2.shar (3.09 KB, text/plain)
2003-10-03 18:00 UTC, Ulrich Spoerlein
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Description Ulrich Spoerlein 2003-10-03 18:00:26 UTC
The shuffle mode of xmms is not as I expected it. So I created this plugin
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Comment 1 Kirill Ponomarev freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2003-10-03 21:38:13 UTC
Hi,

On Fri, Oct 03, 2003 at 06:59:40PM +0200, Ulrich Spoerlein wrote:
> 
> >Number:         57543
> >Category:       ports
> >Synopsis:       [NEW PORT] audio/xmms-real-random: REAL shuffle mode for xmms
> >Confidential:   no
> >Severity:       non-critical
> >Priority:       low
> >Responsible:    freebsd-ports-bugs
> >State:          open
> >Quarter:        
> >Keywords:       
> >Date-Required:
> >Class:          change-request
> >Submitter-Id:   current-users
> >Arrival-Date:   Fri Oct 03 10:00:26 PDT 2003
> >Closed-Date:
> >Last-Modified:
> >Originator:     Ulrich Spoerlein
> >Release:        FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE-p2 i386
> >Organization:
> >Environment:
> System: FreeBSD roadrunner 5.1-RELEASE-p2 FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE-p2 #1: Sat Sep 27 20:33:30 CEST 2003
> >Description:
> The shuffle mode of xmms is not as I expected it. So I created this plugin


Is the shuffle mode of xmms really bad ? Why ?

-Kirill
Comment 2 Ulrich Spoerlein 2003-10-03 22:50:11 UTC
On Fri, 03.10.2003 at 22:38:13 +0200, Kirill Ponomarew wrote:
> > The shuffle mode of xmms is not as I expected it. So I created this plugin
> Is the shuffle mode of xmms really bad ? Why ?


Try it on a playlist of about 1000 MP3s, listen to it for about 3-5 days
and wonder why the same songs get played over and over again.

I think random() or rand() is the problem. I changed the XMMS source
to use arc4random() and that gives a real shuffle mode. However since
this plugin exists, I think that's the way to go.

Ulrich Spörlein
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Comment 3 Oliver Lehmann freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2003-10-04 20:06:32 UTC
State Changed
From-To: open->closed

Committed,Tthanks!