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From: "Paweł Hajdan
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-dev] chromium-54 needs ffmpeg-3.0.1
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2016 17:29:43
Message-Id: e2909bd4-9d81-673a-0168-3fd51ea79b46@gentoo.org
1 See <https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=591722> for context.
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3 chromium-54 is currently hard masked; it'd soon enter ~arch, and then
4 stable in ~6 weeks. ffmpeg-3.0.1 is currently hard masked.
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6 These are the options I see for how to proceed. Feel free to share
7 further alternatives.
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9 A. Prepare to unmask and eventually stabilize ffmpeg-3.0.1
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11 B. Backport just the changes needed for chromium to older ffmpeg
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13 C. Mask chromium's system-ffmpeg flag when the dependency on
14 ffmpeg-3.0.1 can't be satisfied
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16 D. Patch chromium not to require newer ffmpeg
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18 Please share your thoughts about pros, cons, and viability of each option.
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20 I'd certainly be willing to help with testing and making progress on
21 these, and I could possibly use a fast machine as a tinderbox for this.
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23 That also means help is welcome.
24
25 Paweł

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Re: [gentoo-dev] chromium-54 needs ffmpeg-3.0.1 Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-dev] chromium-54 needs ffmpeg-3.0.1 Alexis Ballier <aballier@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-dev] chromium-54 needs ffmpeg-3.0.1 Kent Fredric <kentnl@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-dev] chromium-54 needs ffmpeg-3.0.1 Alexis Ballier <aballier@g.o>