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Building a non-tainted and a tainted totem +</I>><i> The tainted one has Requires: for the tainted gstreamer 1.0 packages +</I>><i> you'll very likely want. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Benefit: +</I>><i> - Avoids Gstreamer 1.0 plugin packages from depending on lots of +</I>><i> other packages +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Drawback: +</I>><i> - Has to be repeated for every video player that uses GStreamer +</I>><i> - Tracking subpackages can be difficult +</I>><i> - Totem tainted version has a lot more dependencies +</I>><i> +</I>><i> 2. Ensure that installing the tainted gstreamer1.0 plugin packages +</I>><i> installs all related tainted plugin packages +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Example: +</I>><i> gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad package in tainted should have: +</I>><i> Requires: gstreamer1.0-dts +</I>><i> Requires: gstreamer1.0-faad +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Due to subpackages possibly being moved in and out of the tainted +</I>><i> section, the only thing I want to change is the Requires. I'm not +</I>><i> planning to merge the subpackage.. even if it maybe is a little bit +</I>><i> weird to have the main package always require the subpackage. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Benefit: +</I>><i> - Ensures that enabling tainted section makes video playing 'work' +</I>><i> in any player that uses GStreamer +</I>><i> - List of subpackages is maintained in just one place +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Drawback: +</I>><i> - Increases the size + dependencies of the tainted gstreamer +</I>><i> subpackage +</I>><i> - Cannot just install just one tainted subpackage, have to install +</I>><i> them all at once +</I>><i> +</I>><i> I think #2 is the best option. If someone enables tainted, then likely +</I>><i> they just want video playing to work. Furthermore, this avoids changing +</I>><i> all the video players which could use GStreamer. +</I> +Have you noticed gstreamer0.10-decoders and gstreamer0.10-decoders-audio ? +Those can do the same as your point 2. but for all plugins independent of +the source packages. So basically task- packages for gstreamer plugins +that totem, other players and transcoders/editors can use. + +That way you get meta packages for demuxers, muxers, audio-decoders, +audio-encoders, video-decoders, and video-encoders which depend on the +standard/typical plugins. + + + Christiaan +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="022171.html">[Mageia-dev] Proposal for Gstreamer 1.0 packaging: tainted version should require the tainted specific plugins +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="022174.html">[Mageia-dev] Proposal for Gstreamer 1.0 packaging: tainted version should require the tainted specific plugins +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#22160">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#22160">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#22160">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#22160">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |