Bug#527761: ffmpeg-debian: FTBFS for unstripped ffmpeg build, static libraries missing

[Reinhard Tartler]

Andres Mejia <mcitadel at gmail.com> writes:

> Package: ffmpeg-debian
> Version: 4:0.5+svn20090420-2
> Severity: normal
> Tags: patch

where is the patch? Did you forget to attach it?

> Building the unstripped ffmpeg library fails because the static libraries are
> not built. Simple fix is to edit debian/confflags and have 'FLAVORS' always
> include 'static'.

where will the .a files be installed then? If they are not (which I
suppose), then I don't think this is the correct solution.

> What's the reason to not include the static libraries in the unstripped ffmpeg
> library?

the static libraries are installed in the -dev packages, and there is
not really a point in adding them

> Those static libraries can be useful and are probably more beneficial
> to those that don't want to depend on the stripped Debian system or static
> libraries.

please provide me a specific use case and preferably a user that would
actually benefit from this. the package is already pretty complicated
and I'd rather like make it easier than more complicated.

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Reinhard Tartler, KeyID 945348A4