vdr-plugin-softdevice now in SVN repository

Nicolas Huillard pkg-vdr-dvb-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org
Mon, 23 May 2005 18:36:39 +0200


Tobias Grimm a =E9crit :
> Martin Wache wrote:
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>> If you compile the softdevice with for instance Xv and DirectFB out=20
>> enabled the libvdr-softdevice.so will depend on libdfb++.so and=20
>> several X11 shared libraries (eg libX11.so, libXv.so and many more).=20
>> That means that these libraries have to be available on the disk since=
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>> they will be loaded when the plugin is loaded.
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> Ok, that's a good reason. But right now only FB and Xv is supported in=20
> Debian. Maybe we will create several binaray packages later on.

DirectFB is must for softdevice.
Another must is to provide not-too-old libraries : DirectFB, DFB++,=20
ffmpeg, etc.
A cool thing would be to allow users to choose his library repository=20
(you use Debian sarge, I use Marillat sarge, if I dare to recompile).
Or e-tobi could provide recent libraries ? (that should be the case for=20
DFB++, since there is no binary anywhere)

>> PS: is there a known reason why debian has only static ffmpeg librarie=
s?
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> I have absolutely no idea. I'm wondering, that ffmpeg is in Debian at=20
> all, because of all the patent issues. But it's kinda annoying, because=
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> the Debian ffmpeg doesn't coexist very well with Christian Marillats=20
> ffmepg -  at least in Sarge C. Marillats ffmpeg can't be used, because=20
> libpostproc is always taken from the Debian repository.

I use Marillat's ffmpeg-cvs, but had problems with libpostproc, which I=20
do not try to use anymore.

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NH