On lun, mag 25, 2015 at 01:46:47 +0200, Bálint Réczey wrote: > Hi Alessandro, > > 2015-05-24 12:50 GMT+02:00 Alessandro Ghedini <gh...@debian.org>: > > Source: ffmpeg > > Version: 7:2.6.3-1+b1 > > Severity: wishlist > > > > Hello, > > > > I was looking at the various dependencies of the -ffmpeg packages, and it > > seems > > to me some of them are a bit superfluous. For example: > > > > - Do we really need 2 different MP3 encoders (libmp3lame and libshine)? > > - Given the libmp3lame support, what's the purpose of libtwolame? > > - What is the purpose of the libopenjpeg support given that ffmpeg has its > > own built-in JPEG2000 encoder/decoder? > > > > Other stuff seems a bit niche to me (e.g. the libzmq thing in libavfilter), > > but > > I guess someone could find that useful. > > > > I mean, if people actually ask for these features then I see no problem, but > > you might want to reduce the number of dependencies otherwise, to reduce the > > attack surface of the ffmpeg packages. > > > > Any thought? > As the maintainer of xbmc/kodi I prefer to ffmpeg to provide all > codecs rather than having to handle ones implemented in other packages > separately.
But why provide multiple implementations for the same formats? Also, if people really need them they can be readded later. Cheers
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