[OE-core] RFC: libav vs. ffmpeg, redux

[Koen Kooi]

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Paul Eggleton schreef op 09-07-15 om 12:24:
> Hi all,
> 
> A few years ago we made the switch from ffmpeg to libav (a mostly drop-in
>  compatible fork), with fairly good justification at the time. However,
> it looks like Debian has just made the switch back to ffmpeg, citing a
> number of reasons - most notably more responsive security issue patching
> in recent history. Here's a page with their full reasoning:
> 
> https://wiki.debian.org/Debate/libav-provider/ffmpeg
> 
> Gstreamer (gst-libav, specifically) has also just recently made the
> switch back for its internal copy:
> 
> https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=751607
> 
> What do people think? Should we be looking to make the switch back in OE
> as well?

As much as I like the libav guys, ffmpeg seems to win the popular vote which
makes it easier to use. Kodi/xbmc has been named, opencv is another.

regards,

Koen

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