mplayer should use the shared libass instead of a compiled-in version
Bug #423643 reported by
Kimiko Koopman
This bug affects 2 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mplayer (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Rolf Leggewie | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: mplayer
Trying to set up MPlayer to display ASS subtitles, I found that it uses a compiled-in version of libass instead of the installed shared library. Why is that? The separate libass package can be kept up to date more easily, as well as shared with other programs of course. Please fix this shortcoming.
Karmic has these versions:
MPlayer 2:1.0~rc3+
libass 0.9.6-1
Newer packages found in PPAs:
MPlayer svn20090831r29604
libass 0.9.7-0ubuntu1~ppa0
I've no idea which versions of libass the MPlayer packages have built into them, which is quite annoying when I want it to use the most recent version for the best ASS subtitle support.
| Changed in mplayer (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| status: | New → Triaged |
Revision history for this message
| Rolf Leggewie (r0lf) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in mplayer (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | nobody → Rolf Leggewie (r0lf) |
| status: | Triaged → Incomplete |
Revision history for this message
| Sebastian Ramacher (s-ramacher) wrote | #2 |
Revision history for this message
| Rolf Leggewie (r0lf) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in mplayer (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Incomplete → Fix Released |
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does this ever occur in trusty or later?
If so, can you please be more specific how to verify the problem?