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FS#18588 - [chromium] ffmpeg dep could be optional

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Ray (ataraxia) - Sunday, 07 March 2010, 02:43 GMT
Last edited by Dan Griffiths (Ghost1227) - Monday, 08 March 2010, 23:33 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Dan Griffiths (Ghost1227)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

chromium works properly without ffmpeg installed. Of course, some functionality isn't there, but that doesn't seem a strong enough reason to make ffmpeg a mandatory dep.
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Closed by  Dan Griffiths (Ghost1227)
Monday, 08 March 2010, 23:33 GMT
Reason for closing:  Implemented
Additional comments about closing:  Fixed in trunk, will be in next release
Comment by Ray (ataraxia) - Monday, 08 March 2010, 20:57 GMT
  • Field changed: Percent Complete (100% → 0%)
See http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=92149&p=3
Comment by Allan McRae (Allan) - Monday, 08 March 2010, 20:58 GMT
I think this case is the definition of an optional dep. Without ffmpeg installed, it falls back gracefully to just not playing html5 video. Also, ffmpeg brings in a lot of deps with it.

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