IMO it is worth committing diffs to preemptively fix ports with newer FFmpeg before the update, as long as they don't break with the old version - I only skimmed the diff but it looked like these are generally safe from a quick look.
(also if there is a choice between fixing by adding a patch, and fixing by updating the relevant port, updating would generally be preferred) On 2025/09/20 00:45, Kirill A. Korinsky wrote: > ports@, > > I'd like to update graphics/ffmpeg to 8.0. > > I had attached a diff as gz which updated ffmpeg and fixes build of > everything. My bulk on -current/amd64 ended as: > > Elapsed time=1 day 21:22:13 > I=12230 B=0 Q=0 T=0 F=0 !=115 > E=emulators/retroarch lang/apl math/wxMaxima net/synapse net/py-tinytuya! > www/tuba > > All errors aren't ffmpeg related. > > Here https://kirill.korins.ky/pub/ffmpeg8/ is the same diff and prebuilt > unsigned packages from this bulk to make testing who willing do it easy. > > I also add to CC maintainers of all affected ports. > > Well, I run my laptop on ffmpeg8 for something between one and two weeks, > when I've worked to fix all ports, so far no regression noticed. > > Anyone willing to test it? Or OK it? > > Thus, I do not plan to move forward with it until the unlock. > > -- > wbr, Kirill
