[gstreamer-bugs] [Bug 389896] New: gstreamer-pluggins-bad can't install faad while other media players do use it

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  GStreamer | don't know | Ver: 0.10.4

           Summary: gstreamer-pluggins-bad can't install faad while other
                    media players do use it
           Product: GStreamer
           Version: 0.10.4
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: Normal
         Component: don't know
        AssignedTo: gstreamer-bugs at lists.sourceforge.net
        ReportedBy: aleidsman at gmail.com
         QAContact: gstreamer-bugs at lists.sourceforge.net
     GNOME version: 2.1/2.2
   GNOME milestone: Unspecified


gstreamer can't play .mp4, .m4a audio files
totem-gstreamer can't play dvd's while totem-xine can

totem error:
"You do not have a decoder installed to handle this file. You might need to
install the necessary plugins."

re-installing via apt doesn't help

when building from source, after ./configure i get the folowing output:

while configuring
configure: *** checking feature: AAC decoder plug-in ***
configure: *** for plug-ins: faad ***
checking for faacDecOpen in -lfaad... no
configure: *** These plugins will not be built: faad

and
after configure
configure: *** Plug-ins with dependencies that will NOT be built:
        amrwb
        bz2
        cdaudio
        dfbvideosink
        divx
        dtsdec
        faac
        faad
        gsmenc gsmdec
        gstalsa
        ivorbisdec
        jack
        ladspa
        libmms
        mpeg2enc
        musepack
        musicbrainz
        neonhttpsrc
        soundtouch
        spc
        theoraexpdec
        wavpack
        xvid

i have faad 2.5-1 and the libfaad-1dev version 2.5-1 on my system
i have installed the latest debian amd64 packages of all the gstramer pluggins
and it still doesnt work

my system is debian etch on an amd64 machine i have never been able to play m4a
files using gstreamer


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