[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] Dynamic plugins loading

[Reinhard Tartler]

On Mi, Nov 03, 2010 at 09:24:24 (CET), Diego Biurrun wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 03, 2010 at 09:02:27AM +0100, Reinhard Tartler wrote:
>> On Mi, Nov 03, 2010 at 08:39:02 (CET), Diego Biurrun wrote:
>> 
>> > On Tue, Nov 02, 2010 at 08:41:41PM +0100, Reinhard Tartler wrote:
>> >> On Di, Nov 02, 2010 at 14:28:59 (CET), Luca Barbato wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> > On 11/2/10 1:23 PM, Felipe Contreras wrote:
>> >> >> There is a need to package separately free, and patent encumbered
>> >> >> codecs. Right now that's impossible with FFmpeg, and that's the reason
>> >> >> it's not offered on Fedora, or MeeGo.
>> >> >
>> >> > That is a stupid excuse as pointed by ubuntu.
>> >> 
>> >> Just FTR, I really dislike the ffmpeg/ffmpeg-extra hack and would prefer
>> >> a solution that does not involve a copied source package.
>> >> 
>> >> What's holding me back from doing this are three build dependencies,
>> >> that are not available in the 'main' section: libx264-dev,
>> >> libxvidcore-dev and libmp3lame-dev. Moving these three dependencies to
>> >> main is unfortunately not an option AFAIUI.
>> >
>> > Why?
>> 
>> cf. Message-ID: <87lj5b6i36.fsf at faui44a.informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
>
> Sorry, I misread and thought this was about Debian.  What is the status
> of these packages in Debian?

seems that reviewing NEW packages is suspended until after squeeze release:

http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2010/10/msg00012.html

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