ffmpeg 5.x status

[Nils Breunese]

When a new version introduces breaking changes and some other ports still require an older version, creating a new separate port (e.g. ffmpeg5) makes perfect sense to me.

Nils.

> Op 24 jul. 2022 om 20:12 heeft Christopher Nielsen <mascguy at rochester.rr.com> het volgende geschreven:
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> For anyone curious as to where things stand with updating ffmpeg to 5.x: Based on local testing of dependents, it appears that upstream has made some breaking API changes. And that affects a number of ports, making the update a no-go at present.
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> However, I still need to dig into the details, to see if upstream provided any facilities to ease migration. If not, we may need to support side-by-side installations of ffmpeg 4.x and 5.x, in concert with the ability for users to select their preferred version via ‘port select’.
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> In the interim, if folks are interested in testing their dependents against the latest upstream release, it’s available via port ffmpeg-upstream.
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> Presumably this situation will eventually be alleviated, as dependent projects are updated. But at the moment, things don’t look rosy.
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> Thoughts/comments welcome!
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> Cheers,
> -Chris