Bug#527761: ffmpeg-debian: FTBFS for unstripped ffmpeg build, static libraries missing

[Andres Mejia]

On Saturday 09 May 2009 02:24:01 Reinhard Tartler wrote:
> Andres Mejia <mcitadel at gmail.com> writes:
> > Package: ffmpeg-debian
> > Version: 4:0.5+svn20090420-2
> > Severity: normal
> > Tags: patch
>
> where is the patch? Did you forget to attach it?

Sorry, I was just mentioned how to fix it in the first paragraph.

> > Building the unstripped ffmpeg library fails because the static libraries
> > are not built. Simple fix is to edit debian/confflags and have 'FLAVORS'
> > always include 'static'.

It's a one line fix. in debian/confflags. I'll just make a commit in git.

> where will the .a files be installed then? If they are not (which I
> suppose), then I don't think this is the correct solution.

They're installed as normal, with the various -dev packages.

> > What's the reason to not include the static libraries in the unstripped
> > ffmpeg library?
>
> the static libraries are installed in the -dev packages, and there is
> not really a point in adding them
>
> > Those static libraries can be useful and are probably more beneficial
> > to those that don't want to depend on the stripped Debian system or
> > static libraries.
>
> please provide me a specific use case and preferably a user that would
> actually benefit from this. the package is already pretty complicated
> and I'd rather like make it easier than more complicated.

They're for anyone who may wish not to depend on system libs and instead link to 
static libraries. This won't complicate the package, for us or for users.

-- 
Regards,
Andres
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