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

[Rob Savoye]

Russ Nelson wrote:
> 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.

  While we may not get rid of Gstreamer entirely, for Gnash, it's 
overkill. All we really need is a simple decoder. I had considered 
mimicing the ffmpeg-gstreamer API for plugins so end users could just 
grab that package of codecs from where ever they normally do.

>  > 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 ...

  Sounds like a good idea.

>  > 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. 

  Yep, at LinuxTag I had several discussions with Novell and OpenSUSE 
folks about this, as it effects Gnash.

>  > 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?

  Work on what ? libffmpeg-api ? Or host the ffmpeg codecs in a safe 
place ? What's the status of libffmpeg-api's code ?

        - rob -