[gentoo-dev] Re: lame use flag, local to global

[Steve Long <slong@rathaus.eclipse.co.uk>]

Duncan wrote:

> Steve Dibb <beandog@gentoo.org> 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.)


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