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- Add COMMERCIAL_[AUDIO|VIDEO]_PLUGINS variables to the
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(From yocto-docs rev: 8b161faad6b698b33165f02e1f5e78a693c7817b)

Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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COMMERCIAL_AUDIO_PLUGINS ?= ""
COMMERCIAL_VIDEO_PLUGINS ?= ""
If you
want to enable these components, you can do so by making sure you have
statements similar to the following in your ``local.conf`` configuration
file::
If you want to enable these components, you can do so by making sure you have
statements similar to the following in your ``local.conf`` configuration file::
COMMERCIAL_AUDIO_PLUGINS = "gst-plugins-ugly-mad \
gst-plugins-ugly-mpegaudioparse"
@@ -253,20 +251,26 @@ file::
gst-plugins-ugly-mpegstream gst-plugins-bad-mpegvideoparse"
LICENSE_FLAGS_ACCEPTED = "commercial_gst-plugins-ugly commercial_gst-plugins-bad commercial_qmmp"
Of course, you could also create a matching list for those
components using the more general "commercial" in the
:term:`LICENSE_FLAGS_ACCEPTED` variable, but that would also enable all
the other packages with :term:`LICENSE_FLAGS`
Of course, you could also create a matching list for those components using the
more general "commercial" string in the :term:`LICENSE_FLAGS_ACCEPTED` variable,
but that would also enable all the other packages with :term:`LICENSE_FLAGS`
containing "commercial", which you may or may not want::
LICENSE_FLAGS_ACCEPTED = "commercial"
Specifying audio and video plugins as part of the
``COMMERCIAL_AUDIO_PLUGINS`` and ``COMMERCIAL_VIDEO_PLUGINS`` statements
(along with the enabling :term:`LICENSE_FLAGS_ACCEPTED`) includes the
plugins or components into built images, thus adding support for media
formats or components.
:term:`COMMERCIAL_AUDIO_PLUGINS` and :term:`COMMERCIAL_VIDEO_PLUGINS` statements
(along with :term:`LICENSE_FLAGS_ACCEPTED`) includes the plugins or
components into built images, thus adding support for media formats or
components.
.. note::
GStreamer "ugly" and "bad" plugins are actually available through
open source licenses. However, the "ugly" ones can be subject to software
patents in some countries, making it necessary to pay licensing fees
to distribute them. The "bad" ones are just deemed unreliable by the
GStreamer community and should therefore be used with care.
Maintaining Open Source License Compliance During Your Product's Lifecycle
==========================================================================

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optional at the distribution level, in case the hardware supports
Bluetooth but you do not ever intend to use it.
:term:`COMMERCIAL_AUDIO_PLUGINS`
This variable is specific to the :yocto_git:`GStreamer recipes
</poky/tree/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gstreamer1.0-meta-base.bb>`.
It allows to build the GStreamer `"ugly"
<https://github.com/GStreamer/gst-plugins-ugly>`__ and
`"bad" <https://github.com/GStreamer/gst-plugins-bad>`__ audio plugins.
See the :ref:`dev-manual/licenses:other variables related to commercial licenses`
section for usage details.
:term:`COMMERCIAL_VIDEO_PLUGINS`
This variable is specific to the :yocto_git:`GStreamer recipes
</poky/tree/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gstreamer1.0-meta-base.bb>`.
It allows to build the GStreamer `"ugly"
<https://github.com/GStreamer/gst-plugins-ugly>`__ and
`"bad" <https://github.com/GStreamer/gst-plugins-bad>`__ video plugins.
See the :ref:`dev-manual/licenses:other variables related to commercial licenses`
section for usage details.
:term:`COMMON_LICENSE_DIR`
Points to ``meta/files/common-licenses`` in the
:term:`Source Directory`, which is where generic license