Public bug reported: Incorrect package description (and name) of gst-libav1.0 / gstreamer1.0-libav: Refers to libav even though Ubuntu uses FFmpeg instead of libav:
------------ Package: gstreamer1.0-libav ... Description: libav plugin for GStreamer ... http://www.libav.org/ http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/ http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/modules/gst-libav.html ------------ They are distinct projects: http://libav.org/ <-- Was used in the past https://ffmpeg.org/ <-- Now used by Ubuntu and Debian More history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libav#History The incorrect wording appears to be directly inherited from upstream: https://packages.debian.org/experimental/gstreamer1.0-libav So the package description and names in Ubuntu and in Debian appear to be wrong. They should replace 'libav' with 'ffmpeg' (although confusingly both provide 'libav*' libraries). ** Affects: gst-libav1.0 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: Incorrect package description (and name) of gst-libav1.0 / gstreamer1.0-libav: - Refers to libav even though Ubuntu uses FFmpeg instead of libav. + Refers to libav even though Ubuntu uses FFmpeg instead of libav: + + ------------ + Package: gstreamer1.0-libav + ... + Description: libav plugin for GStreamer + ... + http://www.libav.org/ + http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/ + http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/modules/gst-libav.html + ------------ They are distinct projects: http://libav.org/ <-- Was used in the past https://ffmpeg.org/ <-- Now used by Ubuntu and Debian More history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libav#History So the package description and names in Ubuntu and in Debian appear to be wrong. They should replace 'libav' with 'ffmpeg' (and confusingly both contain libav* libraries). The incorrect wording appears to be directly inherited from upstream: https://packages.debian.org/experimental/gstreamer1.0-libav ** Description changed: Incorrect package description (and name) of gst-libav1.0 / gstreamer1.0-libav: Refers to libav even though Ubuntu uses FFmpeg instead of libav: ------------ Package: gstreamer1.0-libav ... Description: libav plugin for GStreamer ... - http://www.libav.org/ - http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/ - http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/modules/gst-libav.html + http://www.libav.org/ + http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/ + http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/modules/gst-libav.html ------------ They are distinct projects: http://libav.org/ <-- Was used in the past https://ffmpeg.org/ <-- Now used by Ubuntu and Debian More history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libav#History - So the package description and names in Ubuntu and in Debian appear to - be wrong. They should replace 'libav' with 'ffmpeg' (and confusingly - both contain libav* libraries). - The incorrect wording appears to be directly inherited from upstream: https://packages.debian.org/experimental/gstreamer1.0-libav + + So the package description and names in Ubuntu and in Debian appear to + be wrong. They should replace 'libav' with 'ffmpeg' (although + confusingly both provide 'libav*' libraries). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1694409 Title: Incorrect package description (and name) of gst-libav1.0 / gstreamer1.0-libav: Refers to libav even though Ubuntu uses FFmpeg instead of libav To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-libav1.0/+bug/1694409/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
