Bug#834022: mpv: load libsmbclient dynamically

[Jörg-Volker Peetz]

Hi,

James Cowgill wrote on 02/07/17 00:07:
> Hi,
> 
> On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 15:18:00 +0200 Jörg-Volker Peetz  wrote:
>> Package: mpv
>> Version: 0.18.1-1
>> Severity: wishlist
>>
>> Dear Maintainer,
>>
>> would it be possible to load libsmbclient dynamically like libdvdread4 does 
>> with
>> libdvdcss? That would avoid installing samba-libs if there's no Samba 
>> network.
>> vlc, for example, separates this functionality with a plugin.
> 
> Possibly, but something like this would need to be done upstream rather
> in the Debian package. Please file an upstream bug.
> 
I did take a look into the git source. The linking with samba is configurable.
It is possible to compile an executable without samba support.
Maybe, I'll file a bug/wish there for runtime linking.

> Having said that, I'm not sure there's that much benefit in doing this.
> On my system, installing libsmbclient added 30M which isn't a lot for

Yes, from the viewpoint of the stable release. From the viewpoint of a
testing/sid system (which I'm using) there normally there happen several updates
of the samba libs.
Also from a security viewpoint, why install (networking) software on the system
which never is used.
But maybe, I'm to much a disciple of Ockham's razor ;-)

> most people. libdvdcss is different - it's loaded dynamically for legal
> reasons.
> 
As another example, the package vlc has put the samba functionality into a
plugin (but that's also an upstream decision, I think).

Regards,
Jörg-Volker.

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Bug#834022: mpv: load libsmbclient dynamically

[James Cowgill]

Hi,

On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 15:18:00 +0200 Jörg-Volker Peetz  wrote:
> Package: mpv
> Version: 0.18.1-1
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> would it be possible to load libsmbclient dynamically like libdvdread4 does 
> with
> libdvdcss? That would avoid installing samba-libs if there's no Samba network.
> vlc, for example, separates this functionality with a plugin.

Possibly, but something like this would need to be done upstream rather
in the Debian package. Please file an upstream bug.

Having said that, I'm not sure there's that much benefit in doing this.
On my system, installing libsmbclient added 30M which isn't a lot for
most people. libdvdcss is different - it's loaded dynamically for legal
reasons.

Thanks,
James



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Bug#834022: mpv: load libsmbclient dynamically

[Jörg-Volker Peetz]

Package: mpv
Version: 0.18.1-1
Severity: wishlist

Dear Maintainer,

would it be possible to load libsmbclient dynamically like libdvdread4 does with
libdvdcss? That would avoid installing samba-libs if there's no Samba network.
vlc, for example, separates this functionality with a plugin.

Regards,
jvp.

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