On Fri, 2007-10-12 at 07:26 +0100, Steve Long wrote: > Duncan wrote: > > > Steve Dibb posted 470CD9B5.3000706@gentoo.org, > > excerpted below, on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:55:01 -0600: > > > >> The reason we have mp3 and lame use flag is because there is more than > >> one mp3 encoder. In almost every case of the use flag being applied > >> above, there is already support for another mp3 codec (ffmpeg). So, > >> lame adds support for lame, not for mp3, which is also provided. > > > > In that case, shouldn't the description mention that? Something like: > > > > MP3 encoding support using LAME (as opposed to ffmpeg) > > > What about when the next one gets added-- would it need to say "as opposed > to ffmpeg or lame"? > > I agree where there's a choice, the ebuild should offer lame or ffmpeg or > w/e, and where not simply mp3 (along with the encode/decode being > orthogonal.) How about: Prefer using LAME for MP3 encoding support It doesn't mention anything else, so it'll work in all cases. -- Chris Gianelloni Release Engineering Strategic Lead Alpha/AMD64/x86 Architecture Teams Games Developer/Foundation Trustee Gentoo Foundation