getting rid of ffmpeg-config
Reinhard Tartler
siretart at tauware.de
Mon Jun 23 15:12:09 UTC 2008
Loïc Minier <lool at dooz.org> writes:
> On Mon, Jun 23, 2008, Fabian Greffrath wrote:
>> Next question is: What should we do to finally get rid of ffmpeg-config?
>> - File bugs against these 6 packages?
>> - File bugs and provide patches for these 6 packages?
>> - Send a message to debian-devel?
>> - Silently remove ffmpeg-config?
>>
>> Patches should be trivial and since ffmpeg-config is Debian-specific
>> anyway, most upstream sources should have allready switched to use
>> pkg-config, anyway. What do you think?
>
> Ah if ffmpeg-config is Debian specific, I warmly welcome your efforts
> to drop it!
Yes, it it debian specific, and upstream looks forward seeing it going
away.
> I'd recommend filing bugs, waiting a little, providing patches for
> remaining bugs, wait a little, upload ffmpeg without -config; perhaps
> NMU packages if you feel like it.
I also think this is the correct way to proceed.
--
Gruesse/greetings,
Reinhard Tartler, KeyID 945348A4
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