On 08/28/2016 07:28 PM, Paweł Hajdan, Jr. wrote: > See <https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=591722> for context. > > chromium-54 is currently hard masked; it'd soon enter ~arch, and then > stable in ~6 weeks. ffmpeg-3.0.1 is currently hard masked. > > These are the options I see for how to proceed. Feel free to share > further alternatives. > > A. Prepare to unmask and eventually stabilize ffmpeg-3.0.1
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=ffmpeg-3 > > B. Backport just the changes needed for chromium to older ffmpeg Any chance of it being included upstream or would it be a downstream carry for a long time? > > C. Mask chromium's system-ffmpeg flag when the dependency on > ffmpeg-3.0.1 can't be satisfied Would this result in using bundled libraries instead? > > D. Patch chromium not to require newer ffmpeg > > Please share your thoughts about pros, cons, and viability of each option. > > I'd certainly be willing to help with testing and making progress on > these, and I could possibly use a fast machine as a tinderbox for this. > > That also means help is welcome. > > Paweł > -- Kristian Fiskerstrand OpenPGP certificate reachable at hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net fpr:94CB AFDD 3034 5109 5618 35AA 0B7F 8B60 E3ED FAE3
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