Re: No mplayer package?

[Andreas Metzler <ametzler@downhill.at.eu.org>]

Norbert Tretkowski <nobse@debian.org> wrote:
> I'm wondering if there is any good reason why there is no mplayer
> package until now in sid. If there is no special reason, I am going to
> create a package.

[...]
-Copyright is a real mess
-Optimisation is made at compile time, ie. a package with optimal
 performance for AMD K6 won't run on PIII, a package compiled for i386
 will be slow on PII, MMX, PII, K6, etc.
-Mplayer's sourcecode includes a debian-subdirectory, making it easy
 to build a debian package yourself.

MPlayer-FAQ
   Q:  Are there rpm/deb/... packages of MPlayer?
   A:  You can make a .deb package for yourself, check section 6.1.
   It's _STRONGLY_ discouraged to use precompiled packages of MPlayer,
   since it (currently) _highly_ depends on compile-time options and
   optimizations! Precompiled packages are COMPLETELY unsupported by
   the MPlayer team!

             cu andreas
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