Bug#587898: Bug#587904: error message should say what to try next if codec not found

2010-07-05 Thread Fabian Greffrath
Am 02.07.2010 17:50, schrieb jida...@jidanni.org: So they spread the word forget ffmpeg. There is a reason for everything and there is even documentation for (nearly) everything. People who keep themselves informed should know about both and not render premature justice. So that's why

Bug#587898: Bug#587904: error message should say what to try next if codec not found

2010-07-05 Thread jidanni
OK, but still maybe the package Description shouldn't be as upbeat as it currently is. ___ pkg-multimedia-maintainers mailing list pkg-multimedia-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org

Bug#587898: Bug#587904: error message should say what to try next if codec not found

2010-07-05 Thread Fabian Greffrath
Am 05.07.2010 13:35, schrieb jida...@jidanni.org: Just say This version of ffmpeg is NOT compiled against ... or This package differs from the default compilation in that ... There is no such thing like a default compilation but anyway, the package descriptions could be improved to reflect

Bug#587898: Bug#587904: error message should say what to try next if codec not found

2010-07-05 Thread Reinhard Tartler
On Mon, Jul 05, 2010 at 08:14:26 (EDT), Fabian Greffrath wrote: Am 05.07.2010 13:35, schrieb jida...@jidanni.org: Just say This version of ffmpeg is NOT compiled against ... or This package differs from the default compilation in that ... There is no such thing like a default compilation

Bug#587898: Bug#587904: error message should say what to try next if codec not found

2010-07-05 Thread Fabian Greffrath
Having said this, I do think that the description could and probably should be improved. Word. ___ pkg-multimedia-maintainers mailing list pkg-multimedia-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org

Bug#587898: Bug#587904: error message should say what to try next if codec not found

2010-07-02 Thread Fabian Greffrath
[Dammit, this didn't go to the bug and submitter by accident.] Am 02.07.2010 15:34, schrieb jida...@jidanni.org: The reason may be documented in /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg/README.Debian.gz but it is very hard to tell. I fail to see what is difficult to understand in this sentence from

Bug#587898: Bug#587904: error message should say what to try next if codec not found

2010-07-02 Thread Fabian Greffrath
Am 02.07.2010 15:59, schrieb Fabian Greffrath: However, I agree that the error message Encoder (codec id 86017) not found for output stream #0.0 should be improved to at least call the encoder by name. Which will be done by the attached patch. Would you please try it out? - Fabian diff

Bug#587898: Bug#587904: error message should say what to try next if codec not found

2010-07-02 Thread jidanni
All I know is it seems to the average user that ffmpeg can't even make .mp3s, a rather common format. So they spread the word forget ffmpeg. So that's why your patch should at least say ***Probable causes:... There's only a small chance that the user will be nurd enough to dig out the README