Currently the old dvdrecord (no ATAPI support) or the binary cdrecord-ProDVD are the only options for burning DVD-R media. I would like to propose a USE flag "dvdr" which would apply the DVD support patch (from http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~warly/files/cdrtools/ ) to the regular cdrecord source which could allow for DVD burning. I have created a test ebuild that does this using the latest patch (2.01a32 dvd patch) with the latest ebuild (cdrtools-2.01_alpha36). The patch applies just fine (minor offset warnings, no errors though) and I have burned 3 DVD-Rs without a single problem. (2.6 kernel, ATA: interface) It would be nice to have an up-to-date (not like dvdrtools) and open alternative (unlike cdrecord-ProDvd) set of tools. See my attached ebuild and the cdrecord DVD patch I used Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: N/A: Feature request Actual Results: N/A Expected Results: cdrecord will contain DVD capabilites if the proper USE flag is supplied by the user. DVD patch for cdrecord homepage: http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~warly/files/cdrtools/
Created attachment 37995 [details] DVD patch for cdrtools 2.01 alpha32 or higher This is a patch for cdrtools which enables DVD burning. The original source appears to be MandrakeSoft at: http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~warly/files/cdrtools/
Created attachment 37997 [details] Example ebuild to apply the DVD patch This is an example ebuild that adds 2 things: 1) a USE flag "dvdr" which when enabled will: 2) apply the cdrtools-dvd patch The ebuild with the attached patch have been tested on my 2.6 kernel system without error.
Created attachment 37998 [details, diff] Non-bziped version of the DVD patch. Same as 37995 patch, but not bzipped... should enable easier viewing.
I had the patchset in some time ago, but removed it with the following reason (as you can read in the ChangeLog): I removed all dvdr-patches as they break some cdr-writing (see bug #45589). Who wants to do dvd-writing should use cdrecord-prodvd or dvd+rw-tools (or a GUI like k3b). Beside cdrecord-prodvd and dvd+rw-tools there is also dvdrtools in portage now. I'm not eager to go on that patching-mission again. Sorry. You can create the ebuilds for yourself, but this patchset should not go into portage again.
Understandable. I never thought to check the changelog or older versions, otherwise I would have seen the removal of the patch and wouldn't have reposted it. I'll continue using my own ebuild until I can find something that I like to replace it.
