335223 – media-video/mplayer-1.0_rc4_p20091026-r1 USE "rar" requires app-arch/unrar

Bug 335223 - media-video/mplayer-1.0_rc4_p20091026-r1 USE "rar" requires app-arch/unrar

Summary: media-video/mplayer-1.0_rc4_p20091026-r1 USE "rar" requires app-arch/unrar

Status:	RESOLVED INVALID

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Media-video project

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Reported:	2010-08-30 11:26 UTC by Sergey S. Starikoff
Modified:	2010-09-04 10:45 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Sergey S. Starikoff 2010-08-30 11:26:49 UTC

The "rar" USE-flag of media-video/mplayer requires app-arch/unrar though there is at least one another full-functional rar unpacker: app-arch/p7zip (built with "rar" USE-flag)

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install app-arch/p7zip (switching on "rar" USE-flag);
2. Uninstall (if installed) app-arch/unrar
3. Try to install (or rebuild) media-video/mplayer (with shitched on "rar" USE-flag).

Actual Results:  
Portage wants to install unnecessary app-arch/unrar.

Expected Results:  
Portage is satisfied with rar-support in app-arch/p7zip.

Comment 1 Reimar Döffinger 2010-09-04 10:40:55 UTC

1) 7zip doesn't support all rar compression methods
2) It supports neither the v nor p options, nor is its 'l' format close enough that it would be easy to support

Thus it's completely useless for MPlayer.

Comment 2 Samuli Suominen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2010-09-04 10:45:39 UTC

Thanks Reimar. 

Closing then.