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[bug#65668] [PATCH] gnu: gst-plugins-bad: Remove the svt-hevc input.
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Liliana Marie Prikler |
Subject: |
[bug#65668] [PATCH] gnu: gst-plugins-bad: Remove the svt-hevc input. |
Date: |
Fri, 01 Sep 2023 06:21:42 +0200 |
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Evolution 3.46.4 |
Am Donnerstag, dem 31.08.2023 um 23:08 -0400 schrieb Maxim Cournoyer:
> * gnu/packages/gstreamer.scm (gst-plugins-bad)
> [inputs]: Remove svt-hevc; add comment.
> ---
> gnu/packages/gstreamer.scm | 4 +++-
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/gnu/packages/gstreamer.scm b/gnu/packages/gstreamer.scm
> index 86886c025f..f38d2157bd 100644
> --- a/gnu/packages/gstreamer.scm
> +++ b/gnu/packages/gstreamer.scm
> @@ -849,7 +849,9 @@ (define-public gst-plugins-bad
> (inputs
> (append
> (if (target-x86?) (list mediasdk) '())
> - (if (target-x86-64?) (list svt-hevc) '())
> + ;; Note: svt-hevc cannot be used, as it would break the
> package for
> + ;; older x86_64 CPUs such as Core 2 Duo that lack AVX2 (see:
> + ;;
> https://github.com/OpenVisualCloud/SVT-HEVC/issues/573#issuecomment-680678144
> ).
> (list bluez
> bzip2
> cairo
I think you should put that comment above the commented existing line
rather than deleting it outright. We should also look into building
svt-hevc without those CPU extensions; perhaps using tuning instead.
The comment could itself be shortened to
svt-hevc is broken on older x86_64 CPUs [such as…]
see also <URL>
but you do you in terms of phrasing :)
Cheers
- [bug#65668] [PATCH] gnu: gst-plugins-bad: Remove the svt-hevc input.,
Liliana Marie Prikler <=