Comment 74 for bug 85751

I am sorry, but I don't get it.

My fix is quite simple, just change a few lines in a file here and there. Any package maintainer could do it in 1/5 the time I spent to make this dpatch thing you said was dropped (I was not aware of that). I spent a few hours remembering all packing stuff, reading documentation compiling the thing many times to ensure it works, tested upgrade, clean install etc etc etc....

So, why not any mplayer package maintainer just change those few lines and make it the right Ubuntu way? I am sorry, but I can not help more that what I did. I will do it again and surely will make another thing wrong / missing. So, lets just let packagers do their part on this whole, and users / contributors (eg. myself) make ours.

Please do not take me wrong. I am not full aware of Ubuntu packing system, people / assignments and stuff. All I know is that I already gave a solution on July 11, a patch (not "correct" Ubuntu way) on August 15 , confirmation that my fix solves the issue a few hors ago and until now I have not seen anything done for real to take up or kick away my solution (except Raster's feedback). All I see is a bunch of users confirming the bug on this thread asking for solution.

So, if anyone with enough access to fix this and commit the fix to both Feisty and Gutsy decides to take action, nice to every mplayer /mencoder / dependent packages users. I will not stress myself anymore on this matter.