[Bf-committers] Are ffmpeg, xvidcore, libmp3lame and x264 permanently removed from blender?

[Dave Plater]

I maintain blender for openSUSE where these packages aren't allowed, I'm
happy that they are no longer there because the pre_checkin.sh and the
script it calls to remove the offending directories are no longer
needed. I just needed confirmation that no prohibited formats are
included so I can change the spec file and remove the scripts for good,
I also have to mention it in the change log.
ATM blender-2.50 is only in my home project but I am building svn
snapshots to ensure there aren't build issues when it's released. Do you
think that there will be a stable 2.50 by the end of May in time to make
it into openSUSE 11.3?
Regards
Dave P
On 02/18/2010 03:05 PM, Campbell Barton wrote:
> This removal is intentional, if the packages are not available from
> your distribution you can either use non-official packages or compile
> them yourself.
> Otherwise you could change distribution to one that matches your taste
> in commercial codecs or disable FFMPEG.
>
> To my knowledge official releases will still be bundled with ffmpeg
> libs (xvidcore, lame etc) so this is only a problem if your building
> blender.
>
> On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Dave Plater <dplater at webafrica.org.za> wrote:
>   
>> Hi, in preparation for a build of svn 26977 my pre_checkin.sh couldn't
>> find any of the above directories in extern. These aren't allowed in
>> openSUSE, does this mean they're gone for good?
>> BTW I'm building with collada using static libs because of uncertainty
>> over openCOLLADA being consistent with their API.
>> Thanks
>> Dave P
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