Re: [Ekiga-devel-list] Trunk: OPAL Fax problem

[Eugen Dedu <Eugen Dedu pu-pm univ-fcomte fr>]

Luca Capello wrote:
> Hi there!
>
> On Thu, 08 May 2008 09:43:39 +0200, Matthias Schneider wrote:
> > Let me explain again how x264 is used by Ekiga. By default, OPAL
> > dynamically loads the x264 plugin at runtime. The x264 plugin executes
> > a separate GPLed process, which in turn dynamically loads libx264. In
> > case this failes, the GPLed process tells this to the plugin which in
> > turn disables itself.
>
> Thank you for the explanation!
>
> > Now the packages should be compiled with x264 header files present,
> > and, with libx264 suggested.
>
> While this is perfectly OK for packages hosted in a non-official Debian
> repository (like seconix.com), AFAIK this won't be the case for the
> official Debian package, which unfortunately will completely lack x264
> support.
>
> This because Debian distinguishes three different kind of package
> categories: main, contrib and non-free [1].  If ekiga build-depends on
> x264 (which, BTW, is *still* not present as a Debian package, neither in
> non-free), ekiga itself will have to be put in non-free, which is
> something I won't prefer.
>
> Thx, bye,
> Gismo / Luca
>
> Footnotes: 
> [1] http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive.html#s-sections

Hi,

I will take care, for official packages, to put libx264* as 
build-depends and depends only for ubuntu.  Debian will not have 264 
support (there's nothing you can do IMO).

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Eugen