This is because the ~x86 version of ffmpeg is not a requirement for 0.8.1 and it should be. As you can see, postprocess.h is only in the ~x86 version of the ffmpeg package. ~x86 version of ffmpeg should be added as a dependency for 0.8.1. BOX 1: Has [ebuild R ] media-video/ffmpeg-0.4.9_pre1 -aac (-altivec) -debug -doc +dvd +encode +imlib +mmx +oggvorbis +sdl -static +truetype 0 kB BOX 2: Has [ebuild R ] media-video/ffmpeg-0.4.7 -aac -debug -doc +dvd +encode +imlib +mmx +oggvorbis +sdl -static +truetype 0 kB BOX 1: qpkg -l ffmpeg media-video/ffmpeg-0.4.9_pre1 * CONTENTS: /etc /etc/ffserver.conf /usr /usr/bin /usr/bin/ffserver /usr/bin/ffmpeg /usr/bin/ffplay /usr/lib /usr/lib/vhook /usr/lib/vhook/imlib2.so /usr/lib/vhook/fish.so /usr/lib/vhook/ppm.so /usr/lib/vhook/drawtext.so /usr/lib/vhook/null.so /usr/lib/libpostproc.so.0.0.1 /usr/lib/libpostproc.a /usr/lib/libavcodec-0.4.9-pre1.so /usr/lib/libpostproc.so.0 -> libpostproc.so.0.0.1 1097441163 /usr/lib/libpostproc.so -> libpostproc.so.0.0.1 1097441163 /usr/lib/libavformat-0.4.9-pre1.so /usr/lib/libavcodec.so -> libavcodec-0.4.9-pre1.so 1097441163 /usr/share /usr/share/doc /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.9_pre1 /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.9_pre1/doc /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.9_pre1/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.9_pre1/doc/TODO.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.9_pre1/doc/hooks.texi.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.9_pre1/doc/ffplay-doc.texi.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.9_pre1/doc/faq.texi.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.9_pre1/doc/ffserver-doc.texi.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.9_pre1/README.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.9_pre1/Changelog.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.9_pre1/INSTALL.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.9_pre1/COPYING.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.9_pre1/CREDITS.gz /usr/include /usr/include/postproc /usr/include/postproc/postprocess.h /usr/include/ffmpeg /usr/include/ffmpeg/rtspcodes.h /usr/include/ffmpeg/rtp.h /usr/include/ffmpeg/avio.h /usr/include/ffmpeg/common.h /usr/include/ffmpeg/rational.h /usr/include/ffmpeg/avformat.h /usr/include/ffmpeg/rtsp.h /usr/include/ffmpeg/avcodec.h /usr/lib/libavformat.so -> libavformat-0.4.9-pre1.so 1097441163 BOX 2: qpkg -l ffmpeg media-video/ffmpeg-0.4.7 * CONTENTS: /usr /usr/share /usr/share/man /usr/share/man/man1 /usr/share/man/man1/ffserver.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/ffmpeg.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/ffplay.1.gz /usr/share/doc /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.7 /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.7/doc /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.7/doc/TODO.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.7/doc/faq.html.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.7/doc/faq.texi.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.7/doc/ffmpeg-doc.html.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.7/doc/ffplay-doc.html.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.7/doc/hooks.html.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.7/doc/ffserver-doc.html.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.7/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.7/doc/ffplay-doc.texi.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.7/doc/hooks.texi.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.7/doc/ffserver-doc.texi.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.7/COPYING.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.7/CREDITS.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.7/INSTALL.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.7/Changelog.gz /usr/share/doc/ffmpeg-0.4.7/README.gz /usr/lib /usr/lib/vhook /usr/lib/vhook/null.so /usr/lib/vhook/fish.so /usr/lib/vhook/imlib2.so /usr/lib/vhook/drawtext.so /usr/lib/libavcodec-0.4.7.so /usr/lib/libavcodec.so -> /usr/lib/libavcodec-0.4.7.so 1105240477 /usr/lib/libavformat-0.4.7.so /usr/lib/libavformat.so -> libavformat-0.4.7.so 1105240477 /usr/include /usr/include/ffmpeg /usr/include/ffmpeg/avcodec.h /usr/include/ffmpeg/common.h /usr/include/ffmpeg/avformat.h /usr/include/ffmpeg/avio.h /usr/include/ffmpeg/rtp.h /usr/include/ffmpeg/rtsp.h /usr/include/ffmpeg/rtspcodes.h /usr/bin /usr/bin/ffmpeg /usr/bin/ffserver /usr/bin/ffplay -> /usr/bin/ffmpeg 1105240477 /etc /etc/ffserver.conf BOX 1: Calculating dependencies ...done! [ebuild R ] media-video/vlc-0.8.1 -3dfx +X -a52 -aalib +alsa (-altivec) +arts -bidi -cdda -cddb -cdio -debug -dts -dvb +dvd +esd -faad -fbcon +ffmpeg +flac -freetype -ggi -gnutls -hal -httpd -joystick -libcaca -lirc -live +mad -matroska +mozilla +mpeg2 +ncurses +nls -ogg +opengl +oss -stream -svg +svga -theora -utf8 -v4l +vcd -vlm -vorbis +wxwindows -xosd +xv 0 kB BOX 2: [ebuild N ] media-video/vlc-0.8.1 -3dfx +X -a52 -aalib +alsa (-altivec) +arts -bidi -cdda -cddb -cdio -debug -dts -dvb +dvd +esd -faad -fbcon +ffmpeg +flac -freetype -ggi -gnutls -hal -httpd -joystick -libcaca -lirc -live +mad -matroska +mozilla +mpeg2 +ncurses +nls -ogg +opengl +oss -stream -svg +svga -theora -utf8 -v4l +vcd -vlm -vorbis +wxwindows -xosd +xv 0 kB Ebuild fails: [snip] checking for ffmpeg-config... no checking ffmpeg/avcodec.h usability... yes checking ffmpeg/avcodec.h presence... yes checking for ffmpeg/avcodec.h... yes checking postproc/postprocess.h usability... no checking postproc/postprocess.h presence... no checking for postproc/postprocess.h... no configure: error: Missing header file postproc/postprocess.h. !!! ERROR: media-video/vlc-0.8.1 failed. [snip]
Fixed in cvs.
*** Bug 80387 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 52778 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
