On Thu, 13 May 2004, James Courtier-Dutton wrote: [...]
You have to use a version of alsa that came out after 19th June 2002 I.E. 0.9.0rc2 or above. The version of alsa you are using came out in 26th Feb 2002
Just upgrade your alsa version to a NON-BETA version.
Debian stable does not have anything more recent you insensitive clod! (I hope you read the Slashdot polls, otherzise ignore the last 3 words)
Would restoring the macros be an acceptable way to restore compatibility with older Alsa versions?