Bug#1005899: mplayer: should not release with bookworm
> On 28 Feb 2022, at 19:12, Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
> It seems to me that at #1004579 (ffmpeg 5.0) and #939032 (giflib)
> would need to be addressed,
These are definitely fixed in 1.5, and the fix for giflib should be not hard to cherry-pick for 1.4 if there is a need.
> and #958865 (crash on theora) really ought
> to be fixed too.
I could never reproduce it, but it could be I never tested 1.4 Debian build. But chances are this is fixed by 1.5 at least.
> If we had a maintainer who is able to deal with
> those, and also deal with some of the outstanding bug gardening, then
> we could conclude that mplayer ought to stay.
I am completely unfamiliar with the Debian processes and doubt I have time to learn (and interacting with the bug tracker seems supremely painful and confusing to me).
So I also don't know what exactly is needed.
But if it's just about debugging/fixing bugs or finding patches to cherry-pick I am here, and as said the lists are also there, as is MPlayer's trac bug tracker (though not that actively monitored, so would need to ping me for a fast response).
Best regards,
Reimar
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