====== ffmpeg-uploaded ======

Finally [[ http://ftp-master.debian.org/new/ffmpeg-debian_0.svn20080206-9.html | ffmpeg version 0.svn20080206-9 ]] was uploaded to unstable and is currently waiting to get out of [[ http://ftp-master.debian.org/new.html | NEW ]]. Special thanks go out to Fabian Greffrath, for testing, reviewing and pushing me, to Lïoc   Minier, for his thoughts on the package renaming and handling of potential unstripped replacement packages and Darren Salt for his work on the ''debian/rules'' file. This upload is targeted lenny. Highlights of that upload include:

  * introduction of ''ffmpeg-doc'' [[debbugs>438369]]
  * build flavors (read more below)
  * renaming of the source package to ''ffmpeg-debian''
  * ''DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=noopt'' now compiles the package with ''-O0'' (and works!)
  * ''ffmpeg-config'' has been removed. please port your packages to use ''pkg-config'' instead, cf. [[debbugs>487917]] and [[debbugs>487922]].

As for the build flavors: The ''debian/rules'' file was refactored so that flavors can easily be added. The flavors are architecture specific. All architectures support a //static// and a //dynamic// flavor. The following architectures support the following flavors:

  * //i386//: cmov (an i686 optimized flavor using the cmov instruction)
  * //powerpc//: altivec (requires G4 or better)
  * //sparc//: vis (uses v9 instructions)

If you are interested how we manage these build flavors, [[ http://svn.debian.org/viewsvn/pkg-multimedia/unstable/ffmpeg/debian/rules?view=auto | have a look at our debian/rules ]] file. I remember that this was recently discussed on debian-devel at some point.

Anyway, if you need/want additional flavors, please file wishlist bugs.

~~DISCUSSION~~

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