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ffmpeg-extra package

  1. Bug #306751
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Comment 0 for bug 306751

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Paul Gevers (paul-climbing) wrote : create a virtual package ffmpeg-unstripped which pulls in all unstripped versions of the libs

Binary package hint: ffmpeg

Some packages would like to have the unstripped version installed if it is available for the user. Would it not be an idea to create a virtual package ffmpeg-unstripped which depends on the unstripped versions of the libs? I.e.:
libavcodec-unstripped-52 libavdevice-unstripped-52 libavfilter-unstripped-0 libavformat-unstripped-52 libavutil-unstripped-49 libpostproc-unstripped-51 libswscale-unstripped-0

That way, packages can recommend ffmpeg-unstripped while still depending on ffmpeg and all will be as expected (right?). May also be easier to understand for the users that want the unstripped codecs.