FS#32069 - [v4l-utils] Inclusion of qv4l2

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by David Gregory (TheGrunch) - Thursday, 18 October 2012, 21:23 GMT
Last edited by Thomas Bächler (brain0) - Saturday, 20 October 2012, 13:13 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Thomas Bächler (brain0)
Architecture All
Severity Very Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
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Description: I have noticed that v4l-utils includes qv4l2 after discovering the 'QT V4L2 test Utility' in my applications menu. Would you consider splitting qv4l2 into a separate package? I imagine that (like myself) the majority of users have v4l-utils solely because it provides libv4l, which is a dependency of the ubiquitous ffmpeg. It's just not very Archy to provide a superfluous GUI app along with a library. Thanks for your time and consideration!


Additional info:
* package version - 0.8.8-1


Steps to reproduce:
Install v4l-utils.
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Closed by  Thomas Bächler (brain0)
Saturday, 20 October 2012, 13:13 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't implement
Comment by Greg (dolby) - Thursday, 18 October 2012, 23:21 GMT
-1 from me. Since it doesnt have a hard dependency on qt there is no reason to split the package.
If you dont want to use the qt test utility dont use it. BTW splitting packages like you suggest is "Debiany" not "Archy".
Comment by Thomas Bächler (brain0) - Saturday, 20 October 2012, 13:13 GMT
The qt dependency is optional, so this shouldn't disturb anyone. If it really is a problem, use NoExtract= in pacman.conf to get rid of the files.

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