Bug 76420

Summary:	Mplayer - when not USEing svga, vidix is also disabled
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Rafal Dejewski <r2dtu>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Media-video project <media-video>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	minor	CC:	mike
Priority:	High
Version:	2004.2
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Rafal Dejewski 2005-01-02 08:55:21 UTC

Now when svga use flag is disabled than also vidix is disabled. May I ask to let vidix be enabled even when not using svga? I know that without svgalib_helper only root can use vidix video output. I just use vidix output sporadically and don't mind running it as root then. What I don't like is recbuilding mplayer after every kernel change.
Maybe introducing one more use flag 'vidix' would be a compromise?

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.USE=-svga emerge mplayer


Actual Results:  
mplayer vidix output method is disabled 

Expected Results:  
mplayer vidix output method should be enabled

Comment 1 Chris White (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-01-02 19:35:44 UTC

I did this because , according to the MPlayer help docs, vidix output may work without svgalib, but for most users, it needs it.  Thus said, I put vidix as dependant on svgalib as I know it will work more of the time than without it.  If it works with you without svgalib, best I can do is offer to edit the ebuild manually.

Comment 2 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-03-18 16:47:32 UTC

*** Bug 126730 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***