[MacPorts] #63443: ffmpeg-4.4_3+gpl2: build failures: possibly related to libffi

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#63443: ffmpeg-4.4_3+gpl2: build failures: possibly related to libffi
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  Reporter:  Tommaso93  |      Owner:  jeremyhu
      Type:  defect     |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal     |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports      |    Version:  2.7.1
Resolution:             |   Keywords:
      Port:  ffmpeg     |
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Comment (by amagela):

 FWIW, I did the following and was able to upgrade ffmpeg. This may help
 point to `libffi` and its recent update as the item to focus upon.

 {{{
 $ sudo port deactivate libffi @3.4.2_0
 $ sudo port activate libffi @3.3_1
 $ sudo port upgrade ffmpeg
 --->  Computing dependencies for ffmpeg
 --->  Fetching archive for ffmpeg
 --->  Attempting to fetch ffmpeg-4.4_4+gpl2.darwin_19.x86_64.tbz2 from
 https://packages.macports.org/ffmpeg
 --->  Attempting to fetch ffmpeg-4.4_4+gpl2.darwin_19.x86_64.tbz2 from
 https://nue.de.packages.macports.org/ffmpeg
 --->  Attempting to fetch ffmpeg-4.4_4+gpl2.darwin_19.x86_64.tbz2 from
 http://atl.us.packages.macports.org/ffmpeg
 --->  Fetching distfiles for ffmpeg
 --->  Attempting to fetch ffmpeg-4.4.tar.xz from
 https://ffmpeg.org/releases/
 --->  Verifying checksums for ffmpeg
 --->  Extracting ffmpeg
 --->  Applying patches to ffmpeg
 --->  Configuring ffmpeg
 --->  Building ffmpeg
 --->  Staging ffmpeg into destroot
 --->  Installing ffmpeg @4.4_4+gpl2
 --->  Cleaning ffmpeg
 --->  Computing dependencies for ffmpeg
 --->  Deactivating ffmpeg @4.4_2+gpl2
 --->  Cleaning ffmpeg
 --->  Activating ffmpeg @4.4_4+gpl2
 --->  Cleaning ffmpeg
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/63443#comment:21>
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