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-rw-r--r--DOCS/tech/binary-packaging.txt5
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/DOCS/tech/binary-packaging.txt b/DOCS/tech/binary-packaging.txt
index 479de44895..60e99df994 100644
--- a/DOCS/tech/binary-packaging.txt
+++ b/DOCS/tech/binary-packaging.txt
@@ -88,8 +88,9 @@ packages containing a shared libavcodec library, they are often based on the
last "release" version of FFmpeg, which is quite old and will usually not
function correctly with MPlayer.
-Support for binary codecs MUST be present but it MUST NOT result in a hard
-dependency on a binary codecs package. MPlayer is fully functional without
+Support for binary codecs SHOULD be present to the extent that the combination
+of operating system and CPU architecture permits, but it MUST NOT result in a
+hard dependency on a binary codecs package. MPlayer is fully functional without
external binary codecs. If you package binary codecs yourself, package the
essential codecs package, not the all codecs package.