Changeset 99680 in vbox for trunk/src/VBox/Main/xml

Timestamp:

May 8, 2023 4:50:51 PM (21 months ago)

Author:

vboxsync

Message:

Main/Settings: Be nice when loading the settings on downgraded versions: In case the selected backend isn't available / known to this version, fall back to the default backend, telling the user in the release log. bugref:10051

File:

• trunk/src/VBox/Main/xml/Settings.cpp (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/src/VBox/Main/xml/Settings.cpp

@@ -4969 +4969 @@
             aa.driverType = AudioDriverType_MMPM;
         else
-            throw ConfigFileError(this, &elmAudioAdapter, N_("Invalid value '%s' in AudioAdapter/@driver attribute"), strTemp.c_str());
+        {
+            /* Be nice when loading the settings on downgraded versions: In case the selected backend isn't available / known
+             * to this version, fall back to the default backend, telling the user in the release log. See @bugref{10051c7}. */
+            LogRel(("WARNING: Invalid value '%s' in AudioAdapter/@driver attribute found; falling back to default audio backend\n",
+                    strTemp.c_str()));
+            aa.driverType = AudioDriverType_Default;
+        }
 
         /* When loading settings >= 1.19 (VBox 7.0), the attribute "useDefault" will determine if the VM should use