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Some videos don't work with recent Icecat

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From: Nils Gillmann <gillmann <at> infotropique.org>
To: Clément Lassieur <clement <at> lassieur.org>
Cc: 31356 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#31356: Some videos don't work with recent Icecat
Date: Thu, 3 May 2018 14:16:20 +0000

Clément Lassieur transcribed 409 bytes:
> Hi,
> 
> Recent Icecat can't play some videos, like this one:
> 
> https://www.radioradicale.it/scheda/540252/operazione-black-job-illustrazione-dei-dettagli-del-blitz-contro-la-corruzione
> (thank you catonano for the link and for reporting it on IRC).
> 
> Whereas an older one (say,
> /gnu/store/s85ykg7ggz8vlc0rf7ccjyz1af9n1q73-icecat-52.3.0-gnu1/bin/icecat)
> can play them.
> 
> It should be bisectable.
> 
> Cheers,
> Clément
> 

Hi, thanks for reporting it.

This is not a bug, however it has been reported multiple times in the past.
This is a not so obvious reminder that you need to install the some of the
codecs into your global or user profile.

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