On Mon, Jul 02, 2012 at 05:50:20PM -0500, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > Ken Moffat wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 02, 2012 at 04:07:04PM -0500, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > >> > >> Or we could just remove libdv. However it is referenced in > >> > >> general/genlib/ptlib.xml: <xref linkend="libdv"/>, > >> multimedia/videoutils/transcode.xml: <xref linkend="libdv"/>, > >> multimedia/videoutils/mplayer.xml: <xref linkend="libdv"/>, > >> multimedia/videoutils/vlc.xml: <xref linkend="libdv"/>, > >> multimedia/libdriv/libquicktime.xml: <xref linkend="libdv"/>, > >> multimedia/libdriv/gst-plugins-good.xml: <xref linkend="libdv"/>, > >> > >> -- Bruce > >> > > My impression is that it allows people to play .avi files. If that > > is right, it's not the sort of thing to drop just because the > > package is old. Many AV libs are old, but they generally seem to > > keep building with newer toolchains. > > OK, I don't see a lot of avi files, but I do see some. > > -- Bruce
Well, whether or not my impression is true, Wayne has a valid reason for keeping it. Looking back at the details, transcode in the list above is actually commented out (needs ffmpeg < 0.11 unless a distro manages to fix it). I'll comment out playdv and gtk1, and move libXv to recommended. ĸen -- das eine Mal als Tragödie, das andere Mal als Farce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
