The original bug-report expresses doubt about the solution proposed.
As documented here:
https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-all.html#drawtext-1
the build must be configured with both --enable-libfreetype and
--enable-libharfbuzz.
I can confirm that is correct, when building ffmpeg against current git
Package: ffmpeg
Version: 7:6.1-4
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
The FFmpeg binaries (i.e. ffplay and ffmpeg) no longer
provides the drawtext filter, useful for embedding text (such
as subtitles and time codes) into a video.
Here's a simple test command using a legally available video.
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