Codecs package removed from extra.

Babets · 2009-06-01 14:18:08

Hi, i saw that "codecs" has been removed from extra, but i didn't find any type of message to justify this decision in all ml (except arch-commits obviously). Could a devel explain why?
Thanks in advance.

Last edited by Babets (2009-06-01 14:18:20)

Allan · 2009-06-01 14:24:13

From memory, this is part of the licence cleanup. The codecs package has no licence distributed with it so it is questionable about whether we are allowed to distribute it. Also, it is not really needed these days...

Babets · 2009-06-01 16:39:29

Allan wrote:

From memory, this is part of the licence cleanup. The codecs package has no licence distributed with it so it is questionable about whether we are allowed to distribute it.

Thank you Allan for your answer.
So there are problems if anyone create an aur pkg? (an mplayer-codecs package already exists but is horrible)
Can anyone post here the original pkgbuild?

Allan wrote:

Also, it is not really needed these days...

Are you sure it is not needed at all? For example, can i play wmv/wma without installing it?

ataraxia · 2009-06-01 19:24:59

mplayer will play WMV, WMA, and Real formats without extra codecs.

Garns · 2009-06-01 20:26:05

Babets wrote:

Can anyone post here the original pkgbuild?

Here you go:

pkgname=codecs
pkgver=20071007
pkgrel=3
pkgdesc="Non-linux native codec pack. (Win32, Real9, QuickTime)"
arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
license=('unknown')
# The codec packages are different
# only the 32 bit package needs legacy libstdc++
[ "$CARCH" = "i686" ] && depends=('libstdc++5')
[ "$CARCH" = "x86_64" ] && depends=('gcc-libs')
options=('!strip')
url="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html"

md5sums=('4ea9c2dbd0945c83af1a8d0dd363993c')
_arch=""
if [ "${CARCH}" = "x86_64" ]; then
  _arch="-amd64"
  md5sums=('8e1ceeec51469f5baac65e56fac709e8')
fi
source=(http://www.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/releases/codecs/essential${_arch}-${pkgver}.tar.bz2)

build() {
  mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/usr/lib/codecs
  cd ${pkgdir}/usr/lib
  ln -s codecs win32
  install -m755 ${srcdir}/essential${_arch}-${pkgver}/* ${pkgdir}/usr/lib/codecs
  rm ${pkgdir}/usr/lib/codecs/README
}

But like Allan said, pretty much everything should work without the codecs package.

Babets · 2009-06-01 20:41:57

Thank you Garns. Yeah almost everything works without it, but not all
For example, does wmv/wma/real works using gstreamer-based applications like rhythmbox, totem etc.?
However thank you again, probably i'll upload that pkgbuild in aur.

Edit: uploaded in aur.

Last edited by Babets (2009-06-01 20:59:36)

bhadotia · 2009-08-13 01:18:40

This package is also available from archlinux.fr, the repo that also has yaourt. To use this repo add this to your pacman.conf:

[archlinuxfr]
Server = http://repo.archlinux.fr/i686

for i686. And this:

[archlinuxfr]
Server = http://repo.archlinux.fr/x86_64

for x86_64.
Look here to see what more packages are there.

Last edited by bhadotia (2009-08-13 01:20:13)

markisthejob · 2009-08-13 04:03:10

As the above post said, archlinuxfr has a package called codecs-all

Last edited by markisthejob (2009-08-13 04:03:26)

Babets · 2009-08-13 08:04:03

I know but that package is not correct, it also install 32 bits codecs in 64 bits installation
The package maintainer need to be informed.
However as i said the codecs pkgbuild is present in aur but normally we don't need to install it.

Last edited by Babets (2009-08-13 08:05:13)

flamelab · 2009-08-13 09:05:57

Really, there is no need for w32codecs any more. Mplayer can play succesfully most media out there right now.

scv5 · 2009-10-10 21:12:18

and what of the people who don't like mplayer (i do, but i'm just sayin)

skottish · 2009-10-10 23:13:08

Babets wrote:

I know but that package is not correct, it also install 32 bits codecs in 64 bits installation
The package maintainer need to be informed.
However as i said the codecs pkgbuild is present in aur but normally we don't need to install it.

That doesn't matter anyway. There are no codecs in the 64 bit package that aren't covered with native drivers.

Kalinda · 2009-10-11 16:38:27

scv5 wrote:

and what of the people who don't like mplayer (i do, but i'm just sayin)

Yeah... I mean, I like mplayer (although not the original player), but I still use Kaffeine with Xine...

I imagine one day I'll have to find something else considering that that codecs package hasn't been updated since 2007 o-o

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