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

[Helge Kreutzmann]

Hello Barry,
the issue is still present in the latest version.

On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 03:21:55PM -0400, Barry deFreese wrote:
> 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
>>   
> 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 for this; any news from upstream regarding this and its
fellow bug of mine? Any chance for a patch in time for Wheezy?

Greetings

            Helge
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