[Gnash-dev] Re: i586 libffmpeg-api installs in /usr/lib64

[Russ Nelson]

Juergen, meet the gnash-dev mailing list.  Gnash-dev, meet Juergen.
He's the author of libffmpeg-api, a package for OpenSUSE.  Rob Savoye
(project leader) has been talking about giving up on gstreamer
entirely and going with an ffmpeg plugin system.  Sounds like we
should talk about that, since it looks like you're wanting the same
thing.
-russ

Juergen Weigert writes:
 > On Jun 09, 08 17:09:39 -0400, Russ Nelson wrote:
 > > Juergen Weigert writes:
 > >  > On May 31, 08 16:02:08 -0400, Russ Nelson wrote:
 > >  > > Hi.  I'm trying to make sure that gnash works on OpenSUSE, but I'm
 > >  > > having trouble compiling it.  It seems that the i586 version of
 > >  > > libffmpeg-api installs in /usr/lib64, which seems somehow .... wrong
 > >  > > to me.  To you too?
 > >  > 
 > >  > Yes that is wrong.
 > >  > Anyway, libffmpeg-api is far from usable. You'll have to 
 > >  > work with the real thing.
 > > 
 > > Okay, thanks, I'll make sure that gets into the release notes.
 > 
 > libffmpeg-api is the idea to provide all the linkables for development of 
 > dependant projects without containing the actual codecs.
 > It is a dummy implementation, that, when actually called just shells out
 > to an installer, e.g. your web browser going to a one-click install page ...
 > 
 > I'd like to have this in the build service, as novell is not willing
 > to host the ffmpeg codec, for legal reasons.
 > But build service can host projects that depend on the codecs without
 > actually containing them. 
 > This api trick of mine should serve as a technical crutch to get this going.
 > 
 > Do you know someone who would want to work on this idea?
 >         
 >         cheers,
 >                 Jw.
 > 
 > -- 
 >  o \  Juergen Weigert  paint it green! __/ _=======.=======_
 > <V> | address@hidden                    __/        _---|____________\/
 >  \  | 0911 74053-508         (tm)__/          (____/            /\
 > (/) | __________________________/             _/ \_ vim:set sw=2 wm=8
 > SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg)