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jhon987
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 12:50 pm    Post subject: New Use Flag -gstreamer-0% ??? Reply with quote

Hi,
I've updated my system today and saw that latest Firefox version has a new use flag disabled named -gstreamer-0%.
can someone please explain what it does and what's the difference between it and normal gstreamer use flag?
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 12:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

firefox[gstreamer] used to use gstreamer:0.10 until version 37. Version 38 switched to gstreamer:1.0. There have been problems, like a HUGE memory leak in any h264 HTML5 video with ffmpeg (fixed now). The useflag "gstreamer-0" is supposed to force the usage of the older gstreamer slot.

Maybe I did not have the versions right, but the change must have happended between firefox 31 and 38.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 1:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Apheus wrote:
firefox[gstreamer] used to use gstreamer:0.10 until version 37. Version 38 switched to gstreamer:1.0. There have been problems, like a HUGE memory leak in any h264 HTML5 video with ffmpeg (fixed now). The useflag "gstreamer-0" is supposed to force the usage of the older gstreamer slot.

Maybe I did not have the versions right, but the change must have happended between firefox 31 and 38.


It says guru just below your username and indeed a guru you are! Thanks.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 1:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jhon987 wrote:
It says guru just below your username and indeed a guru you are! Thanks.


Oh, over 300 posts means guru, so :-)

I got the firefox/gstreamer info from the user or developer mailing list which I have subscribed and read irregularly.

https://www.gentoo.org/get-involved/mailing-lists/
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 08, 2015 8:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Apheus wrote:
Oh, over 300 posts means guru, so :-)

I got the firefox/gstreamer info from the user or developer mailing list which I have subscribed and read irregularly.

https://www.gentoo.org/get-involved/mailing-lists/


Awesome :)
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