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MPV should not propagate all inputs

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Message #8 received at 73898 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Antero Mejr <mail <at> antr.me>
Cc: 73898 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#73898: MPV should not propagate all inputs
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 21:52:39 +0900

Hi Antero,

Antero Mejr <mail <at> antr.me> writes:

> Currently, MPV propagates most of its inputs, which is not correct.
>
> When MPV tries to propagate a different version of a dependency (like
> ffmpeg) that is a different version what is currently installed, Guix
> operations will fail.
>
> The source code in video.scm says that the inputs are propagated so
> pkg-config will work, but that is not a valid reason. The pkg-config
> file should be patched so that pkg-config will work without unnecessary
> propagated-inputs.

Maybe we could have a mpv package that doesn't propagate anything, and a libmpv
that does, if there are any users (other packages) of mpv as a library?

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim

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