Bug#654984: libav: Please use a less confusing package name

[IOhannes m zmoelnig]

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On 2012-01-07 21:47, Paul Gevers wrote:
>>
>> It was specifically design for migration purposes. Still, you might
>> want to update the dependencies for your package and update it to use
>> '/usr/bin/avconf' instead of '/usr/bin/ffmpeg'.
> 
> If I understand correctly (I have not yet looked at the real content of
> the libav package) you are providing a /usr/bin/ffmpeg binary (for now).
> That seems fine with me, and I will let my upstream know that for Debian
> the way to go is /usr/bin/avconf. I assume other distributions are doing
> the same, lets try to make sure we stay in sync as much as possible
> (although we might be leading the way

wouldn't using an alternative/diversion of /usr/bin/ffmpeg to
/usr/bin/avconv be a good idea?
even if "ffmpeg" is not going to be packaged as such within the
foreseeable future?

iiuc, libav is meant as a _replacement_ of ffmpeg, so i don't see a
compelling reason to wipe out all traces of the former package.

fgmasdr
IOhannes
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