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bug#73898: MPV should not propagate all inputs
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From: |
Maxim Cournoyer |
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Subject: |
bug#73898: MPV should not propagate all inputs |
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Date: |
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 21:52:39 +0900 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) |
Hi Antero,
Antero Mejr <mail@antr.me> writes:
> Currently, MPV propagates most of its inputs, which is not correct.
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> When MPV tries to propagate a different version of a dependency (like
> ffmpeg) that is a different version what is currently installed, Guix
> operations will fail.
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> The source code in video.scm says that the inputs are propagated so
> pkg-config will work, but that is not a valid reason. The pkg-config
> file should be patched so that pkg-config will work without unnecessary
> propagated-inputs.
Maybe we could have a mpv package that doesn't propagate anything, and a libmpv
that does, if there are any users (other packages) of mpv as a library?
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Thanks,
Maxim