#9154 closed defect (invalid)
ffmpeg is CVS fetch by default (and breaks)
| Reported by: | yeled@… | Owned by: | macports-tickets@… |
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| Priority: | Normal | Milestone: | |
| Component: | ports | Version: | 1.2 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
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Description
ffmpeg has a fetch.type of cvs, and the site is down now. this is the reason CVS should *not* be used as a default! ffmpeg will release tarballs like any other sane project surely?
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Change History (4)
comment:1 Changed 18 years ago by rhwood@…
Changed 18 years ago by automatthew@…
| Attachment: | ffmpeg_Portfile_patch added |
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Patch to ffmpeg Portfile - changed fetch info from CVS to Subversion
comment:3 Changed 18 years ago by automatthew@…
The project now uses Subversion. http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/download.html
Minimal changes to the Portfile allow successful fetch and build.
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ffmpeg does not release tarballs. See http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/download.html for downloading instructions. Note that the link to "formal releases" (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=16082) links to a SourceForge page that reads:
"This project has not yet created any file release packages."
The project has this to say on the matter:
"FFmpeg has always been a very experimental and developer-driven project. It is a key component in many multimedia projects and has new features added constantly. New, official "releases" are few and far between. In short, if you want to work with FFmpeg, you are advised to go along with CVS development rather than relying on formal releases. CVS snapshots work really well 99% of the time so people are not afraid to use them."
Recommend that this bug be closed, marked INVALID.