[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] web/download: update min. kernel version for linux binaries

[Gyan Doshi]

On 14-03-2020 07:15 pm, Carl Eugen Hoyos wrote:
> Am Sa., 14. März 2020 um 14:24 Uhr schrieb Gyan Doshi <ffmpeg at gyani.pro>:
>>
>>
>> On 14-03-2020 06:11 pm, Carl Eugen Hoyos wrote:
>>> Am Sa., 14. März 2020 um 13:19 Uhr schrieb Gyan Doshi <ffmpeg at gyani.pro>:
>>>>
>>>> On 14-03-2020 04:29 pm, Carl Eugen Hoyos wrote:
>>>>> Am Sa., 14. März 2020 um 07:31 Uhr schrieb Gyan Doshi <ffmpeg at gyani.pro>:
>>>>>> As per https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>     src/download | 2 +-
>>>>>>     1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> diff --git a/src/download b/src/download
>>>>>> index 6292a7e..d9155ee 100644
>>>>>> --- a/src/download
>>>>>> +++ b/src/download
>>>>>> @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
>>>>>>                 <h3>Linux Static Builds</h3>
>>>>>>                 <div class="list-group">
>>>>>>                   <a class="list-group-item" href="https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/">32-bit and
>>>>>> -                64-bit for kernel 2.6.32 and above</a>
>>>>>> +                64-bit for kernel 3.2.0 and above</a>
>>>>> Shouldn't we instead remove the line?
>>>> Why?
>>> Because we cannot know which kernel version the binaries currently require
>> We know, because the provider mentions it.
>>
>>> Are we mentioning that the Zeranoe binaries do not work on XP?
>> Or on Vista, as mentioned by the provider.  That should be noted.
>>
>> As long as the qualifications don't get too verbose, no harm in
>> adding/maintaining the practice.
> I believe it is better if Zeranoe and johnvansickle mention it, we
> should remove the existing line.

They already so. So have we, for some years now. Why haven't you removed 
it yet?

In any case, the current line is wrong. So it has to be either updated 
or removed. I propose updating it.

Gyan