Bug#229877: Bug#229876: Any news on these

[Barry deFreese]

Helge Kreutzmann wrote:
> Hello Barry,
> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 10:32:37AM -0400, Barry deFreese wrote:
>   
>> Helge Kreutzmann wrote:
>>     
>>> these bugs are open for quite some years, without a single response.
>>> I've seen several uploads have happend since then, is there any
>>> news/development regarding these bugs?
>>>       
>
>   
>> It seems (from BTS #65797) that smpeg-gtv is no longer built with the 
>> package.  Though now looking at PTS, it does ship the binary.  I started 
>> looking at smpeg but I got from #65797 that there might be some non-free 
>> issues.  I will try to see if I can hit up some of the folks in the SDL 
>> team.
>>     
>
> I really can't see why (looking at #65797), especially since mplayer
> (the decoding part) was allowed into Debian, which can play, amongst
> others, also mpeg/mp3 files. And this was done after literally years
> staying in NEW/debian-legal.
>
>   
>> Do you currently use smpeg-gtv?
>>     
>
> No, I once tried to but given these bugs I did not try further. Though
> I still think these are valid bugs. If you want me to retry (probably
> not on alpha, though) please tell me. I am currently looking trough my
> open bugs, and these particular ones have not even be acknowledged
> previously, despite several (!) uploads in the archive (so no MIA case,
> at has happened to other bugs of mine).
>
> Thanks for investigating!
>
> Greetings
>
>          Helge
>   
Helge,

Yes, after talking with Sam Hocevar, I have closed #65797.  I'm 
currently in touch with upstream to see about getting some updates done 
for smpeg and I will make sure these two hit the radar.

Thanks again,

Barry deFreese