Moving xine-lib and dependent apps to RPM Fusion Free for F17?
by Kevin Kofler
Hi,
the current xine-lib maintainer speaking. :-)
The Xine project:
http://www.xine-project.org/home
has recently released a new major version, version 1.2.0.
Unfortunately, among the list of changes:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xine/files/xine-lib/1.2.0/README.txt.asc/...
there are these new "features":
* Use libavutil-provided implementations for CRC, SHA1 and BASE64 algorithms,
this makes use of libavutil even outside the FFmpeg decoding plugin,
but avoid duplication of algorithms between different plugins.
* Use av_mallocz() when xine_xmalloc_aligned() wouldn't be needed.
* FFmpeg is now required as an external dependency; if you want to build
xine-lib from source, please download a copy of FFmpeg from their SVN
server.
which basically mean that xine-lib now has a global, non-optional dependency
on FFmpeg's libavutil library.
So there are 4 possible ways forward:
(a) Stick with 1.1.x forever. I don't think that's a good idea in the long
run, upstream won't be providing security fixes for the old branch forever.
(b) Package libavutil (and only libavutil) from FFmpeg in Fedora. (I don't
think libavutil, as opposed to libavcodec, is actually patent-encumbered,
though that'd also have to be checked.) The issue there is that FFmpeg
upstream obviously doesn't support this. It would need some more black
packaging magic of the kind already done in xine-lib, and more legal
auditing. I don't think I want to investigate going down that road.
(c) Bundle parts or all of libavutil with xine-lib. Yuck!!!
(d) Move the whole thing (back) to RPM Fusion (where it originally was, before
we started needing xine-lib for Amarok and Phonon, which both no longer
use it). It would go to the Free section, of course.
My proposal is to go with (d).
The following packages currently depend on xine-lib:
* gxine
* (k9copy – already in RPM Fusion, not affected)
* kaffeine (my package, the reason why I maintain xine-lib in the first place)
* oxine
* xine-plugin
* xine-ui
These packages would have to move to RPM Fusion along with xine-lib.
In Kaffeine's case, upstream is switching from xine-lib to MPlayer in their git
repository, so it will likely have to move to RPM Fusion sooner or later
anyway. This means the affected packages are basically *xine*.
So my plan is to retire (for my packages, resp. have the respective maintainer
retire) the listed packages in Fedora for Fedora ≥ 17 and get (or have the
respective maintainer get) them into RPM Fusion Free instead. (I'd take care
of xine-lib and kaffeine myself, I hope the maintainers of the other packages
will take care of them.)
Comments? Objections?
Kevin Kofler
11 years, 1 month
[Bug 2098] New: Review request: dolphin-emu - Gamecube / Wii / Triforce Emulator
by RPM Fusion Bugzilla
https://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2098
Bug #: 2098
Summary: Review request: dolphin-emu - Gamecube / Wii /
Triforce Emulator
Classification: Unclassified
Product: Package Reviews
Version: Current
Platform: All
OS/Version: GNU/Linux
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P5
Component: Review Request
AssignedTo: rpmfusion-package-review(a)rpmfusion.org
ReportedBy: alexjnewt(a)hotmail.com
CC: rpmfusion-package-review(a)rpmfusion.org
Dolphin is a Gamecube, Wii and Triforce (the arcade machine based on the
Gamecube) emulator which supports many extra features and abilities not present
on the original consoles.
Why it's not in Fedora: Emulators of video game systems seem to have legal
problems, which is not a new story for such applications, thus this excluded
from the fedora repos.
I left a bunch of comments in the SPEC file for easer review. As well, no
source code changes should be required between distribution versions (e.g. f15
and f16), thus the source rpm should be quite agnostic. Although, it does need
to be build every major change in dependency versions (e.g. SDL 1.2.X to 1.3.X
or glew 1.6.X to 1.7.X), which should only happen every distribution upgrade
anyway.
This package is already posted in the Wishlist by the way, and is licensed as
FOSS (GPL2). This is my first RPM Fusion package and I would assume I would
want a sponsor? Though I'm not sure what that is to be honest.
SPEC URL:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/42480493/dolphin-emu.spec
SOURCE RPM URL: (though f16, should be distribution agnostic)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/42480493/dolphin-emu-3.0-1.fc16.src.rpm
RPMLINT WARNINGS:
Gamecube is not in the dictionary, hence this warning:
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: spelling-error Summary(en_US) Gamecube -> Game cube,
Game-cube, Gamecock
I'm pretty sure this is required, hence why I left it in:
dolphin-emu.x86_64: E: zero-length
/usr/share/dolphin-emu/user/GameConfig/WBEEJV.ini
I don't believe a manpage is required or even existent. Should I convert the
readme file to a manpage?
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: no-manual-page-for-binary dolphin-emu
I'm unfamiliar with this error and rpmlint -I file-not-in-%lang provides no
explanation. Dolphin seems to run fine, but any help/feedback would be great.
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
dolphin-emu.x86_64: W: file-not-in-%lang
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/dolphin-emu.mo
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[Bug 2112] New: Review request: SMESH - OpenCascade based MESH framework
by RPM Fusion Bugzilla
https://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2112
Bug #: 2112
Summary: Review request: SMESH - OpenCascade based MESH
framework
Classification: Unclassified
Product: Package Reviews
Version: Current
Platform: All
OS/Version: GNU/Linux
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P5
Component: Review Request
AssignedTo: rpmfusion-package-review(a)rpmfusion.org
ReportedBy: hobbes1069(a)gmail.com
CC: rpmfusion-package-review(a)rpmfusion.org
Blocks: 2
SPEC:
SRPM:
A complete OpenCascade based MESH framework.
This package can not be included in Fedora because it links with the non-free
package OCE.
rpmlint output:
$ rpmlint *.rpm
smesh.src: W: invalid-license GPL+ with exception
smesh.src: W: invalid-url Source0: smesh-5.1.2.2-svn54.tar.gz
smesh.x86_64: W: invalid-license GPL+ with exception
smesh.x86_64: E: incorrect-fsf-address
/usr/share/doc/smesh-5.1.2.2/LICENCE.lgpl.txt
smesh-debuginfo.x86_64: W: invalid-license GPL+ with exception
smesh-devel.x86_64: W: invalid-license GPL+ with exception
smesh-devel.x86_64: W: no-documentation
smesh-doc.noarch: W: invalid-license GPL+ with exception
5 packages and 0 specfiles checked; 1 errors, 7 warnings.
All warnings are rpmlint being pedantic and I have reported the wrong FSF
address error upstream.
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12 years, 3 months