Remove some almost-never-used and therefore untested code, and remove…

… a potentially misleading comment from the ALSA backend.
mikebrady · Apr 24, 2024 · c0f5112 · c0f5112
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commit c0f5112
Showing 1 changed file with 4 additions and 3 deletions.
diff --git a/audio_alsa.c b/audio_alsa.c
@@ -938,9 +938,9 @@ static int prepare_mixer() {
  } else {
  // use the linear scale and do the db conversion ourselves
  warn("The hardware mixer specified -- \"%s\" -- does not have "
- "a dB volume scale.",
+ "a dB volume scale, and so can not be used by Shairport Sync.",
  alsa_mix_ctrl);
-
+ /*
  if ((response = snd_ctl_open(&ctl, alsa_mix_dev, 0)) < 0) {
  warn("Cannot open control \"%s\"", alsa_mix_dev);
  }
@@ -961,9 +961,10 @@ static int prepare_mixer() {
  // we know it can do dB stuff
  audio_alsa.parameters = &parameters; // likewise the parameters stuff
  } else {
- debug(1, "Cannot get the dB range from the volume control \"%s\"", alsa_mix_ctrl);
+ debug(1, "Cannot get a dB range from the volume control \"%s\"", alsa_mix_ctrl);
  }
  }
+ */
  }
  }
  if (((config.alsa_use_hardware_mute == 1) &&