From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp1 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id +MtjLeO7pV+CNQAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Fri, 06 Nov 2020 21:10:59 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp1 with LMTPS id MLNNKeO7pV+oDQAAbx9fmQ (envelope-from ) for ; Fri, 06 Nov 2020 21:10:59 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 203D59404E0 for ; Fri, 6 Nov 2020 21:10:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:58390 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kb90b-0003ST-Sz for larch@yhetil.org; Fri, 06 Nov 2020 16:10:57 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:58246) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kb8xm-0001kt-4j for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Nov 2020 16:08:02 -0500 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:45922) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kb8xl-00084X-RN for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Nov 2020 16:08:01 -0500 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kb8xl-0000mJ-Lg for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Nov 2020 16:08:01 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#44453: MPEG-4 AAC decoder plugin is not installed Resent-From: Mark H Weaver Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-guix@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2020 21:08:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 44453 X-GNU-PR-Package: guix X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: Leo Famulari , 44453@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 44453-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B44453.16046968292930 (code B ref 44453); Fri, 06 Nov 2020 21:08:01 +0000 Received: (at 44453) by debbugs.gnu.org; 6 Nov 2020 21:07:09 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57468 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kb8wu-0000lC-Tq for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 06 Nov 2020 16:07:09 -0500 Received: from world.peace.net ([64.112.178.59]:34018) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kb8wt-0000ky-7P for 44453@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 06 Nov 2020 16:07:07 -0500 Received: from mhw by world.peace.net with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kb8wn-0003Ry-1Q; Fri, 06 Nov 2020 16:07:01 -0500 From: Mark H Weaver In-Reply-To: <20201106170328.GE28669@jasmine.lan> References: <20201106170328.GE28669@jasmine.lan> Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2020 16:06:19 -0500 Message-ID: <87ft5mb3fd.fsf@netris.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) X-BeenThere: bug-guix@gnu.org List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" X-Scanner: ns3122888.ip-94-23-21.eu Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of bug-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=bug-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -1.01 X-TUID: sx1DMY2ueH9K Leo Famulari writes: > On Wed, Nov 04, 2020 at 10:27:33PM +0100, musics--- via Bug reports for G= NU Guix wrote: >> To play a video with totem, I have this problem: >>=20=20 >> An error occurred >> The playback of this movie requires a MPEG-4 AAC decoder plugin which is= not installed. >>=20 >> What package should be installed? > > I'm not 100% sure, but I think you'd need the "bad" set of GStreamer > plugins =E2=80=94 the package is called gst-plugins-bad. Totem is based on > GStreamer and gst-plugins-bad includes the faad2 AAC decoder. gst-libav should also be sufficient. Also, it *might* be necessary to install 'gstreamer' to the same profile that 'gst-*' is installed in, to ensure that the environment variables are automatically set as needed. > Maybe we should add these plugins to our Totem package? I think it's important that plugins with patent-encumbered codecs, or codecs with code quality issues, should remain *optional*, and not be installed automatically. It should be possible to install a modern desktop environment in Guix that does not include these codecs. What do you think? Thanks, Mark