[Slackbuilds-users] Updates - 20141220.1

[John Vogel]

On Sun, 21 Dec 2014 08:17:42 +0700
Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr at slackbuilds.org> wrote:

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> > Certainly works with current git FFmpeg and as well with the latest
> > FFmpeg release 2.5.1. I realise it sounds a little like the 'tail
> > wagging the dog' but perhaps it is time to update FFmpeg?
> > 
> > Slackbuilds.org is holding FFmpeg 2.1.5 which is now unmaintained
> > by the FFmpeg developers, a little rough since it only came out 5
> > months ago and was only updated to 2.1.6 in November  but that is
> > the way with FFmpeg...
> 
> just FYI, ffmpeg is used by many other packages
> here's a list of packages that depends (only 1st level) on ffmpeg
> they must be tested against newer ffmpeg before we can have ffmpeg
> released or else they will be broken
> 
> audio/kradio
> audio/lastfm
> audio/pithos
> audio/quodlibet
> audio/soundconverter
> desktop/ffmpegthumbnailer
> desktop/recorditnow
> desktop/ssr
> games/alephone
> games/openmw
> games/vcmi
> games/wargus
> graphics/digikam
> libraries/ffms2
> libraries/wxsvg
> multimedia/bombono-dvd
> multimedia/cantata
> multimedia/cinelerra
> multimedia/devede
> multimedia/dvd-slideshow
> multimedia/ffmpeg2theora
> multimedia/flowblade
> multimedia/get_iplayer
> multimedia/guvcview
> multimedia/imagination
> multimedia/kino
> multimedia/lives
> multimedia/makemkv
> multimedia/minidlna
> multimedia/miro
> multimedia/mlt
> multimedia/mpv
> multimedia/oggconvert
> multimedia/parole
> multimedia/picard
> multimedia/radiotray
> multimedia/ripit
> multimedia/rosa-media-player
> multimedia/sinthgunt
> multimedia/transcode
> multimedia/winff
> multimedia/xjadeo
> multimedia/xvst
> network/Pafy
> network/freerdp
> network/imageshack-uploader
> network/linphone
> SlackBuilds/digikam
> SlackBuilds/ffms2
> SlackBuilds/guvcview
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I'm not clear what version of ffmpeg we should be testing against.
There are several to choose from: 2.1.6, 2.2.11, 2.3.5, 2.4.5, 2.5.1
I willing to start testing, but it would be nice to know in advance
if there is a preferred target.