[mythtv-users] mythtv 0.25-rc will not compile with gcc 4.7

[Gary Buhrmaster]

On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 09:24, Kevon <mythtv at reidsresidence.com> wrote:
....
> The embedded ffmpeg does need patching. The patch has been submitted
> upstream and should be included when ffmpeg is synced.

I was told that the latest git master FFmpeg (and/or the libav
fork, should mythtv move to that library) already have the
needed patches for the changes in gcc 4.7 (although FFmpeg
did provide the initial test case for a compiler bug in gcc that
was fixed just a few weeks ago in gcc).

That all said, there is a wide range of apps that have older
FFmpeg source (and other sources) that have been experiencing
"opportunities" with gcc 4.7.  As Richard indicated, with
Fedora 17 defaulting to gcc 4.7, a lot of packagers and
upstream packages have gotten the word, but it takes
time with some of the less actively maintained packages
out there to see an official new release.

Gary