[mythtv] Decision on FFmpeg repository

[Jean-Yves Avenard]

> On 16 May 2018, at 8:48 pm, David Engel <david at istwok.net> wrote:
> 
> On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 12:45:55PM -0400, Peter Bennett wrote:
>> I would like to get a decision on what to do about a couple of FFmpeg
>> questions:
>> 
>> 1. Use FFmpeg master or release branch? My recommendation is to use master.
>> - the FFmpeg website recommends using master for those who are compiling
>> FFmpeg themselves. It states that the release branches are for those who
>> rely on downloaded prebuilt packages
>> (https://ffmpeg.org/download.html#repositories <https://ffmpeg.org/download.html#repositories>).
>> - Only master has the recent mediacodec changes which I need for android.
>> - If we sync to master, we can use a better approach for the repository
>> (question 2 below).
> 
> As I've already mentioned, I'm not thrilled with using the master
> branch.  However, since the MediaCodec support still appears to need
> it and that's the most important reason for upgrading ffmpeg right
> now, I'll just have to accept it.

IMHO, going with the master branch is a *big* mistake…
API changes, methods are constantly obsoleted, bugs are introduced to be fixed after etc…


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