[mythtv] Re: [PATCH] Fix MythMusic metadata extracting from filename

[J. Donavan Stanley]

Simon Kenyon wrote:

>well we should go after that then - if the current dependency is not up to the 
>job then we should move.
>did firewire just get added?
>that introduced libraw1394  and libiec61883
>so the no new dependencies argument does not hold water
>  
>

Those libraries are only required by myth when an optional compile time
flag is set.  Metadata and tags are central to MythMusic and can not /
should not be a compile time switch.

If you're really concerned about it, dlopen the other library if it's
available and use it, if not fall back on the older one.