[Bug 37555] New: Request for enhancement: add alsa-lib-devel message when ./configure can't find Pulse Audio

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=37555

Bug ID: 37555
           Summary: Request for enhancement: add alsa-lib-devel message
                    when ./configure can't find Pulse Audio
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.7.30
          Hardware: x86
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
          Assignee: [e-mail]
          Reporter: [e-mail]
      Distribution: ---

Hi Guys,

Would you consider the following enhancement:

When running "./configure" on Wine-1.7.30, and "./configure" can not find the
Audio Driver (as in it can't find the Pulse Audio driver), you get the
following frustrating/bogus/nonsensical error message:

"configure: WARNING: No sound system was found.
     Windows applications will be silent."

This is an especially confusing message to see, whilst you listen to music on
VLC.

When this error appears, would mind looking to see if alsa-lib-devel.i686 is
installed?  And if not, asking for it or making come comment about it?

If you don't mind, I would like you to consider rewriting the error message
too:

"configure: WARNING: No sound system was found.
     If you are using Pulse Audio, please install the
     alsa-lib-devel package."

Thank you for your consideration.

-T