Code review of the ffmpeg-sys crate // Lib.rs

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4.3.3 (current) Rating: Neutral + Unmaintained Thoroughness: Low Understanding: Low

by kornelski on 2023-10-12

This crate has very sporadic and unreliable maintenance. Additionally, the sister ffmpeg crate is broken almost all of the time, because these crates generate working bindings valid for only a single very specific version of ffmpeg installed in the system, and cause compile breakage if your ffmpeg is any newer or older. You should use ffmpeg-next/ffmpeg-sys-next crates, even though they're not very actively maintained either.

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To review the actual code of the crate, it's best to use cargo crev open ffmpeg-sys. Alternatively, you can download the tarball of ffmpeg-sys v4.3.3 or view the source online.