Select provider of libav* libraries

[Bálint Réczey]

Hi Andreas,

2015-06-06 21:05 GMT+02:00 Andreas Cadhalpun <andreas.cadhalpun at googlemail.com>:

>> The current libav packaging already implements
>> this in a way that the user can choose what packages to install.
>>
>> On a personal note: The libav packaging can surely be improved and
>> simplified. But throwing away years of work just because, and knowing
>> about the regressions for the sake of simplicity feels wrong.
>
> The main modernization would be a rewrite of the debian/rules file
> in dh7-style. This naturally replaces the previous one.
> The rest of the packaging is mainly declarative and can't be varied
> that much anyway.
>
> Not having the libavcodec-extra flavor is not only a regression
> (having no AMR encoder), but also an improvement (simpler debian/rules,
> no license incompatibility to worry about, faster build, ...).
> I happen to think the improvement factor is bigger than the regression
> factor, but others may disagree.
IMO there is a big problem in this reasoning. Our primary focus should
be our users' needs and non of them would perceive any of the
advantages directly, only the missing encoder. :-(

Cheers,
Balint