The PipeWire runtime (headers and libraries) used in the Flatpak version of EasyEffects is outdated.

[hayama77]

I am currently using EasyEffects on a Raspberry Pi 5 environment.
Recently, while working on a system, I noticed that the PipeWire runtime (headers and libraries) used in the Flatpak version of EasyEffects is outdated.
Although the host system is running the latest PipeWire core, the Flatpak version of EasyEffects is still using older PipeWire headers and libraries.
As a result, some of the latest PipeWire features and optimizations are not available.

For your reference, when installing EasyEffects via Flatpak, the PipeWire version details are as follows:
Header version: 0.3.69
Library version: 0.3.69
Core version: 1.2.7

If possible, could you update the Flatpak runtime or the EasyEffects package itself to incorporate the latest PipeWire runtime?
This update would allow users to benefit from improved performance and the newest features provided by PipeWire.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

[violetmage]

This was done to maintain compatibility with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

The pipewire api changed significantly around version 0.3.70, and is now more stable; but Ubuntu was only shipping version 0.2.x in 20.04, and in 22.04 version 0.3.48

@wwmm I think it's about time to drop support for pipewire < 0.3.70 and go back to using the default libpipewire in the flatpak runtime.

edit: accuracy of version numbers

[wwmm]

I think it's about time to drop support for pipewire < 0.70 and go back to using the default libpipewire in the flatpak runtime.

I agree. It is time to move on.

[hayama77]

Thank you for considering the update to the latest PipeWire version.
I truly appreciate your forward-thinking approach and your efforts in maintaining EasyEffects.
I look forward to seeing this change implemented in the future.