Remove QTKit dependency

Question

I want to submint an application using FFMPEG to the Mac App Store but I get rejected because libavcodec links against the deprecated QTKit framework:

Deprecated API Usage - Apple no longer accepts submissions of apps that use QuickTime APIs.

I installed ffmpeg using brew install ffmpeg. How can I remove this dependency?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 30 '14 at 12:34

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You could recompile FFmpeg from sources disabling the QTKit by adding --disable-indev=qtkit to the ./configure call. Since you have not stated what exactly are you using FFmpeg for this may not solve the issue - if you use a component that directly relies on QTKit then you will not have that functionality if FFmpeg is compiled without QTKit.

answered Oct 30 '14 at 12:34

Rudolfs Bundulis

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Is it possible to do it using `brew`? Do I have to modify the formula? https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/blob/master/Library/Formula/ffmpeg.rb – Martin Delille Oct 30 '14 at 12:38
I'm not very familiar with homebrew, but looking at the formula, you could try to add the --disable-indev=qtkit line to the args block on line 67 and see if that helps. – Rudolfs Bundulis Oct 30 '14 at 12:44
I will try to add an option instead and I'll send a PR. – Martin Delille Oct 30 '14 at 12:48
This should do the trick: https://github.com/MartinDelille/homebrew/commit/7f8f42ef4f65088bfcd18d570ccce8b44434c7b0 – Martin Delille Oct 30 '14 at 12:57
Well, you'll see if it does when you have built it, but looks fine. – Rudolfs Bundulis Oct 30 '14 at 13:06

Remove QTKit dependency

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