[mythtv] FFmpeg plans

[Peter Bennett]

On 04/30/2018 01:52 PM, Brian J. Murrell wrote:
> Sure, but this is worst-case scenario.  I have not tried to switch
> branches with git subrepo (nor git subtree as I have not even used
> that).  Maybe it's easier than that.  But it's also only something you
> would ever have to do (again, in worst-case) when switching upstream
> tracking (i.e. release) branches, so I think you are still better off.
Currently the only time we do any updating at all is when switching 
upstream branches. So, no improvement.


> At least you have git a workflow and sub{repo|tree} bookkeeping your
> updating for you.  Overall it should make keeping your ffmpeg subdir
> up-to-date with upstream trivial, and the more frequently you refresh
> (git subrepo pull) it the smaller the potential conflicts are.

> If it were me, I'd set up a job daily or weekly just to refresh from
> upstream to keep the potential for conflicts as entirely small as
> possible.
We need to decide a strategy. Currently we only refresh FFmpeg once a 
year or so. I would not want to do any refresh shortly before a new 
MythTV release because we would not want to possibly introduce 
unexpected problems at the last minute.

Peter