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 QLOGK2TRZ182FAAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Sun, 20 Sep 2020 22:02:12 +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 SBNzJ2TRZ19EKgAAbx9fmQ (envelope-from ) for ; Sun, 20 Sep 2020 22:02:12 +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 406FB9404D3 for ; Sun, 20 Sep 2020 22:02:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:44440 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kK7PP-0004KD-87 for larch@yhetil.org; Sun, 20 Sep 2020 18:02:11 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:33268) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kK7PG-0004K6-SE for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 20 Sep 2020 18:02:03 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:41331) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kK7PG-00066M-Iq for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 20 Sep 2020 18:02:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kK7PG-000162-GV for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 20 Sep 2020 18:02:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#43501: gst-plugins-bad cannot be built on linux-armhf, breaking qemu Resent-From: Mark H Weaver Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-guix@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2020 22:02:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 43501 X-GNU-PR-Package: guix X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: Maxim Cournoyer , 43501@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 43501-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B43501.16006393154202 (code B ref 43501); Sun, 20 Sep 2020 22:02:02 +0000 Received: (at 43501) by debbugs.gnu.org; 20 Sep 2020 22:01:55 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:52877 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kK7P9-00015g-Dz for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 20 Sep 2020 18:01:55 -0400 Received: from world.peace.net ([64.112.178.59]:33334) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kK7P6-00015R-PW for 43501@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 20 Sep 2020 18:01:53 -0400 Received: from mhw by world.peace.net with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kK7P0-0004bs-IB; Sun, 20 Sep 2020 18:01:46 -0400 From: Mark H Weaver In-Reply-To: <87wo0q77t3.fsf@netris.org> References: <878sd6zgii.fsf@gmail.com> <87wo0q77t3.fsf@netris.org> Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2020 18:00:29 -0400 Message-ID: <87zh5kw1k7.fsf@netris.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain 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: scn0 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: 0.49 X-TUID: utA7Kp5xDAP8 Earlier, I wrote: > Ever since 'spice-gtk' was added, it has included *every* gstreamer > plugin package in its 'propagated-inputs'. On my private branch, I removed 'gst-libav', 'gst-plugins-bad' and 'gst-plugins-ugly' from the propagated-inputs of 'spice-gtk'. --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- diff --git a/gnu/packages/spice.scm b/gnu/packages/spice.scm index 4aff8dbf56..4b4c673a9d 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/spice.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/spice.scm @@ -144,11 +144,8 @@ which allows users to view a desktop computing environment.") (build-system gnu-build-system) (propagated-inputs `(("gstreamer" ,gstreamer) - ("gst-libav" ,gst-libav) ("gst-plugins-base" ,gst-plugins-base) ("gst-plugins-good" ,gst-plugins-good) - ("gst-plugins-bad" ,gst-plugins-bad) - ("gst-plugins-ugly" ,gst-plugins-ugly) ("spice-protocol" ,spice-protocol) ;; These are required by the pkg-config files. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- I rebuilt my system and user profiles with this patch applied, and everything seems to work fine. Moreover, I'm glad to report that 'gst-plugins-ugly' is no longer in my store. (Sadly, 'gst-plugins-bad' still is, because our 'gnome' package depends on 'cheese' which depends on 'gst-plugins-bad', and last I checked that was unavoidable.) I haven't tried using the 'spice' functionality specifically, but I suspect that any reduced "out-of-the-box" functionality could be regained by users simply installing those plugins as needed, along with gstreamer for its 'native-search-paths' field. What do you think? Mark PS: Danny's idea is worth considering in its own right, but I think it's orthogonal to this proposed change.