[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] FreeBSD DVD Fix

[rcooley]

On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 11:20:11 +0900
Attila Kinali <attila at kinali.ch> wrote:

> This doesnt justify adding workarounds in mplayer just because
> gcc is broken. If gcc is broken, then gcc should be fixed.

That's easy for you to say.

When the options are:

A)  Make a one-line change to MPlayer to get it working.

OR

B)  Spend many, many hours tracking down a problem in, and writing a fix
for, gcc.

I would obviously choose the former, especially if I was just the
MPlayer port maintainer (which I'm not BTW, in case anyone has the
wrong idea), and had no standing to decide what happens with GCC.

Maybe it doesn't justify the patch being comitted to MPlayer, but it
certainly does justify the patch being in the ports.

> I really hate this BSD attitude to not touch any software that
> comes from linux or has any connections to GNU.

I don't know where you get that idea.  There is plenty of GPL'd software
in-use, being modified, etc.  Both in the base system and in ports.  The
issue is that GCC is a huge and complex program, and nobody really wants
to volunteer to fix it.  Would you like to tackle the job?  You'll be
welcomed with open arms, I'm sure.