Code review comment for lp:~mixxxdevelopers/mixxx/features_m4a_win7

Note to self : look into dynamic load of the mf DLL. I'll reply in full when
I'm not on my phone.
On Oct 4, 2011 8:57 AM, "Sean M. Pappalardo" <email address hidden> wrote:
> Hrm, Mfreadwrite.lib is not in the Windows 6.0 (Vista) SDK (the one I use
for 1.9.x) so I can't build the plugin for 1.9. I guess this will have to
wait until 1.10.
>
> Bill: Doesn't Media Foundation allow us to use WMA and other kinds of file
types in addition to M4A? If so, how much work would be involved in adding
all of them that we don't currently support? What about just WMA/ASF?
>
> We still need an official decision on whether or not to do this as a
plugin. So the questions are:
> 1) Can we legally distribute the MediaFoundation-using binary without cost
or restriction?
> 2) Will a Mixxx binary that has it built-in (as opposed to a plugin) still
run fine (just without M4A/WMA support) on systems without the required
system libraries, such as Windows 2000 & XP?
>
> If the answer to both is yes, and RJ has no issues, I'd say let's go ahead
and merge this for 1.10.
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>
https://code.launchpad.net/~mixxxdevelopers/mixxx/features_m4a_win7/+merge/67111
> Your team Mixxx Development Team is requested to review the proposed merge
of lp:~mixxxdevelopers/mixxx/features_m4a_win7 into lp:mixxx/1.10.