diff --git a/media-video/ffmpeg-compat/Manifest b/media-video/ffmpeg-compat/Manifest
index 3ac57ee5007a0..d53ec8eaa3d76 100644
--- a/media-video/ffmpeg-compat/Manifest
+++ b/media-video/ffmpeg-compat/Manifest
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 DIST ffmpeg-4.4-patchset-3.tar.xz 8960 BLAKE2B 30ba0829392abba2c0bcf2ac57c42dc739f4dec610cbf2be51ea8e54646c02dc66d1527c613a547600c735843197c266a68153550b3478c21d0fd69c94e22911 SHA512 deabfa31356ec8d3c2ec4f88d9a482238e4491f229017e64b2a0c72e3d5b81ecd72e020a2d527dcd51257d94ad6d6d6bd178b5beedc79f012f414ae170a138b4
 DIST ffmpeg-4.4.7.tar.xz 9587420 BLAKE2B 759d4c6df5dd54e5bfa033163e3d6d59626d1fa73d8b8abb962036440d4190c50ddbab353d9a2ace947098fb9f134991ddc238dcf89d8b0387cb9807bc269ea8 SHA512 5f72f8199353a40f384c10e86801f1e2db27be008d4f6463c754da3daa244bbbafc5dedb7472f299f1c3ddb9c44bc4dd5d979a8de7f952da91b36e12bcdfffd9
 DIST ffmpeg-4.4.7.tar.xz.asc 520 BLAKE2B edcbb47516779c353ee3d5560c87e5d44a233bbce45584bcb67caa4378581d98c9080eba820c45671549be7dc88dc39c5843a950f94f4ff9478387907b536751 SHA512 00a6398af5b10b173991994cdeb6cd6fac26269a60ff8d218199907c549748013e73d7685386b5a7b3514607d6d46ea93b6eb9cc2f830066e411ec75fde8c19e
+DIST ffmpeg-4.4.8.tar.xz 9596292 BLAKE2B fc68a73363c058900765302bba755b22bdff9a0c7752fc87fed4bd363d6d2d6337ba0dc7fa212fcd27226f23221ed718c625148c07a2166c5287c572870d93df SHA512 8733d0b0489f07d10f2a5d16af3cd186b2ccb023a5939b8c034f26d77191cff2bda749b6fe6521906b94eaa753d84a63f2c72248062e50ff3502fb81b1dca5e6
+DIST ffmpeg-4.4.8.tar.xz.asc 520 BLAKE2B 6df194a7b518f865ef73888f3886cad3880ff0f4d532fc1f2baa6c3680c119609e3c259c3fb5a6c641ea24d4138ddbc408d32e5388958cd7747a93745c962299 SHA512 949849bffc2ccb8a3af4b3c146dae7acb0b8b08e4d4ba545be9ee6243b2a6b1fd7fa34066f20eba41038381b3fc659f3e2bbda2e8b803a372781e5b479905f33
 DIST ffmpeg-6.1-patchset-4.tar.xz 10132 BLAKE2B be96252aff302b3c46adeac712ba7cd9e90b1b49a8131d5e84d8e8150fab001e0bd041f20a7d0cca9485bfeb857d8bcd11b440de9257d922a8989c4817d7a3cc SHA512 c17801becaba719712807eb529e201905e0ec4be2d643d0165f2ed90ef244ad940fbaaa6d69592e68587dabd683e554f95e9dd11f324efed0c600384b505b3a3
 DIST ffmpeg-6.1.5.tar.xz 10489924 BLAKE2B b12f7531a9600a44efa1f1b4f46fb9675c01fb7bb5756947ac8da34bae13aeca7060c5b0160ce541c3c2768c5a77e00a2c69634ad148425798c571925a117d07 SHA512 e05fbf5ae80cefbf11da50bc53120e956a500b447bd998716daac890dc68c5d9ebd712cb69eb16f156845924ef89bd27f10b8a14decef9a9bd91f7231778e764
 DIST ffmpeg-6.1.5.tar.xz.asc 520 BLAKE2B f6c4f15f12d86fe032e32bd323dfeabdaf9e5761ba38585aafc9ceaf0c8ed1b2312c126f60628401d5a33bb1eb34193432c81671d92706ddbf8035aeaf45ef86 SHA512 f097f5efb31157011a364137b71da649704908f530385a0e1e44addab3b97aac3df04d5769a7545bb4e5b9151ce22f267056c85ad3f71ed18f6a64dd29663205
diff --git a/media-video/ffmpeg-compat/ffmpeg-compat-4.4.8.ebuild b/media-video/ffmpeg-compat/ffmpeg-compat-4.4.8.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b858f395bb3ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media-video/ffmpeg-compat/ffmpeg-compat-4.4.8.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,521 @@
+# Copyright 2025-2026 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+inherit flag-o-matic multilib-minimal toolchain-funcs
+
+FFMPEG_SUBSLOT=56.58.58 # avutil.avcodec.avformat SONAME
+
+if [[ ${PV} == 9999 ]]; then
+	inherit git-r3
+	EGIT_REPO_URI=(
+		https://git.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.git
+		https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg.git
+	)
+else
+	inherit verify-sig
+	SRC_URI="
+		https://ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-${PV}.tar.xz
+		verify-sig? ( https://ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-${PV}.tar.xz.asc )
+		https://distfiles.gentoo.org/pub/dev/ionen@gentoo.org/ffmpeg-$(ver_cut 1-2)-patchset-3.tar.xz
+	"
+	S=${WORKDIR}/ffmpeg-${PV} # avoid ${P} for ffmpeg-compat
+	KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~mips ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86 ~arm64-macos ~x64-macos"
+fi
+
+DESCRIPTION="Complete solution to record/convert/stream audio and video"
+HOMEPAGE="
+	https://ffmpeg.org/
+	https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/
+"
+
+[[ ${PN} == *-compat ]] && FFMPEG_UNSLOTTED= || FFMPEG_UNSLOTTED=1
+
+FFMPEG_IUSE_MAP=(
+	# [+]flag[:[^][!]opt1,...][@<v3|nonfree>]], ^ = native-only, ! = override
+	# remember to keep LICENSE, REQUIRED_USE, and RESTRICT in sync
+	X:libxcb,libxcb-shape,libxcb-shm,libxcb-xfixes,xlib
+	alsa
+	amrenc:libvo-amrwbenc@v3
+	amr:libopencore-amrnb,libopencore-amrwb@v3
+	appkit
+	bluray:libbluray
+	bs2b:libbs2b
+	bzip2:bzlib
+	cdio:libcdio
+	chromaprint
+	codec2:libcodec2
+	cuda-clang:cuda-llvm
+	+dav1d:libdav1d
+	${FFMPEG_UNSLOTTED:+doc:^htmlpages}
+	+drm:libdrm
+	fdk:libfdk-aac@nonfree
+	flite:libflite
+	+fontconfig:libfontconfig
+	frei0r
+	fribidi:libfribidi
+	gcrypt
+	gme:libgme
+	gmp:@v3
+	+gnutls # unused if USE=openssl, default for bug #905113,#917627
+	+gpl
+	gsm:libgsm
+	iec61883:libiec61883
+	ieee1394:libdc1394
+	jack:libjack
+	jpeg2k:libopenjpeg
+	kvazaar:libkvazaar
+	ladspa
+	lame:libmp3lame
+	libaom
+	libaribb24:@v3 # reminder: req use on gpl unneeded if >=1.0.4 (not in tree)
+	+libass
+	libcaca
+	libilbc
+	librtmp:librtmp
+	libsoxr
+	lv2
+	lzma
+	modplug:libmodplug
+	nvenc:cuvid,ffnvcodec,nvdec,nvenc
+	ocr:libtesseract
+	openal
+	opencl
+	opengl
+	openh264:libopenh264
+	openmpt:libopenmpt
+	openssl:openssl,!gnutls@v3ifgpl # still LGPL2.1+ if USE=-gpl
+	opus:libopus
+	+postproc # exposed as a USE for clarity with the GPL requirement
+	pulseaudio:libpulse
+	rabbitmq:^librabbitmq # no multilib
+	rav1e:^librav1e # no multilib
+	rubberband:librubberband
+	samba:libsmbclient@v3 # GPL-3+ only
+	sdl:sdl2
+	snappy:libsnappy
+	sndio
+	speex:libspeex
+	srt:libsrt
+	ssh:libssh
+	svg:librsvg
+	svt-av1:libsvtav1
+	theora:libtheora
+	+truetype:libfreetype
+	twolame:libtwolame
+	v4l:libv4l2
+	vaapi
+	vdpau
+	vidstab:libvidstab
+	vorbis:libvorbis
+	vpx:libvpx
+	vulkan
+	webp:libwebp
+	x264:libx264
+	x265:libx265
+	+xml:libxml2
+	xvid:libxvid
+	zeromq:^libzmq # no multilib
+	zimg:libzimg
+	+zlib
+	zvbi:libzvbi
+)
+
+# all-rights is used to express the GPL incompatibility (RESTRICT=bindist)
+LICENSE="
+	gpl? (
+		GPL-2+
+		amr? ( GPL-3+ ) amrenc? ( GPL-3+ ) libaribb24? ( GPL-3+ )
+		gmp? ( GPL-3+ ) openssl? ( GPL-3+ )
+		fdk? ( all-rights-reserved )
+	)
+	!gpl? (
+		LGPL-2.1+
+		amr? ( LGPL-3+ ) amrenc? ( LGPL-3+ ) libaribb24? ( LGPL-3+ )
+		gmp? ( LGPL-3+ )
+	)
+	samba? ( GPL-3+ )
+"
+[[ ${FFMPEG_UNSLOTTED} ]] && : 0 || : "$(ver_cut 1)"
+SLOT="${_}/${FFMPEG_SUBSLOT}"
+IUSE="${FFMPEG_IUSE_MAP[*]%:*}"
+REQUIRED_USE="
+	fribidi? ( truetype )
+	gmp? ( !librtmp )
+	libaribb24? ( gpl ) cdio? ( gpl ) frei0r? ( gpl ) postproc? ( gpl )
+	rubberband? ( gpl ) samba? ( gpl ) vidstab? ( gpl ) x264? ( gpl )
+	x265? ( gpl ) xvid? ( gpl )
+"
+RESTRICT="gpl? ( fdk? ( bindist ) )"
+
+# dlopen: vulkan-loader
+RDEPEND="
+	virtual/libiconv[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
+	X? (
+		x11-libs/libX11[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
+		x11-libs/libXext[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
+		x11-libs/libXv[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
+		x11-libs/libxcb:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
+	)
+	alsa? ( media-libs/alsa-lib[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	amr? ( media-libs/opencore-amr[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	amrenc? ( media-libs/vo-amrwbenc[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	bluray? ( media-libs/libbluray:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	bs2b? ( media-libs/libbs2b[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	bzip2? ( app-arch/bzip2[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	cdio? ( dev-libs/libcdio-paranoia:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	chromaprint? ( media-libs/chromaprint:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	codec2? ( media-libs/codec2:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	dav1d? ( media-libs/dav1d:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	drm? ( x11-libs/libdrm[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	fdk? ( media-libs/fdk-aac:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	flite? ( app-accessibility/flite[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	fontconfig? ( media-libs/fontconfig[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	frei0r? ( media-plugins/frei0r-plugins[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	fribidi? ( dev-libs/fribidi[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	gcrypt? ( dev-libs/libgcrypt:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	gme? ( media-libs/game-music-emu[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	gmp? ( dev-libs/gmp:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	gnutls? ( !openssl? (
+		net-libs/gnutls:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
+	) )
+	gsm? ( media-sound/gsm[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	iec61883? (
+		media-libs/libiec61883[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
+		sys-libs/libavc1394[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
+		sys-libs/libraw1394[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
+	)
+	ieee1394? (
+		media-libs/libdc1394:2=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
+		sys-libs/libraw1394[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
+	)
+	jack? ( virtual/jack[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	jpeg2k? ( media-libs/openjpeg:2=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	kvazaar? ( media-libs/kvazaar:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	lame? ( media-sound/lame[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	libaom? ( media-libs/libaom:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	libaribb24? ( media-libs/aribb24[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	libass? ( media-libs/libass:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	libcaca? ( media-libs/libcaca[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	libilbc? ( media-libs/libilbc:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	librtmp? ( media-video/rtmpdump[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	libsoxr? ( media-libs/soxr[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	lv2? (
+		media-libs/lilv[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
+		media-libs/lv2[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
+	)
+	lzma? ( app-arch/xz-utils[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	modplug? ( media-libs/libmodplug[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	ocr? ( app-text/tesseract:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	openal? ( media-libs/openal[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	opencl? ( virtual/opencl[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	opengl? ( media-libs/libglvnd[X,${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	openh264? ( media-libs/openh264:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	openmpt? ( media-libs/libopenmpt[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	openssl? ( >=dev-libs/openssl-3:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	opus? ( media-libs/opus[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	pulseaudio? ( media-libs/libpulse[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	rabbitmq? ( net-libs/rabbitmq-c:= )
+	rav1e? ( >=media-video/rav1e-0.4:=[capi] )
+	rubberband? ( media-libs/rubberband:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	samba? ( net-fs/samba:=[client,${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	sdl? ( media-libs/libsdl2[sound(+),video(+),${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	snappy? ( app-arch/snappy:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	sndio? ( media-sound/sndio:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	speex? ( media-libs/speex[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	srt? ( net-libs/srt:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	ssh? ( net-libs/libssh:=[sftp,${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	svg? (
+		dev-libs/glib:2[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
+		>=gnome-base/librsvg-2.52:2[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
+		x11-libs/cairo[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
+	)
+	svt-av1? ( >=media-libs/svt-av1-0.8.4:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	theora? ( media-libs/libtheora:=[encode,${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	truetype? ( media-libs/freetype:2[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	twolame? ( media-sound/twolame[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	v4l? ( media-libs/libv4l[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	vaapi? ( media-libs/libva:=[X?,${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	vdpau? (
+		x11-libs/libX11[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
+		x11-libs/libvdpau[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
+	)
+	vidstab? ( media-libs/vidstab[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	vorbis? ( media-libs/libvorbis[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	vpx? ( media-libs/libvpx:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	vulkan? ( media-libs/vulkan-loader[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	webp? ( media-libs/libwebp:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	x264? ( media-libs/x264:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	x265? ( media-libs/x265:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	xml? ( dev-libs/libxml2:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	xvid? ( media-libs/xvid[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	zeromq? ( net-libs/zeromq:= )
+	zimg? ( media-libs/zimg[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	zlib? ( virtual/zlib:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	zvbi? ( media-libs/zvbi[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+"
+DEPEND="
+	${RDEPEND}
+	X? ( x11-base/xorg-proto )
+	kernel_linux? ( >=sys-kernel/linux-headers-6 )
+	ladspa? ( media-libs/ladspa-sdk )
+	nvenc? ( media-libs/nv-codec-headers )
+	opencl? ( dev-util/opencl-headers )
+	vulkan? ( dev-util/vulkan-headers )
+"
+BDEPEND="
+	app-alternatives/awk
+	virtual/pkgconfig
+	amd64? (
+		|| (
+			dev-lang/nasm
+			dev-lang/yasm
+		)
+	)
+	cuda-clang? ( llvm-core/clang:*[llvm_targets_NVPTX] )
+	${FFMPEG_UNSLOTTED:+"
+		dev-lang/perl
+		doc? ( sys-apps/texinfo )
+	"}
+"
+[[ ${PV} != 9999 ]] &&
+	BDEPEND+=" verify-sig? ( sec-keys/openpgp-keys-ffmpeg )"
+
+DOCS=( CREDITS Changelog README.md doc/APIchanges )
+[[ ${PV} != 9999 ]] && DOCS+=( RELEASE_NOTES )
+
+MULTILIB_WRAPPED_HEADERS=(
+	/usr/include/libavutil/avconfig.h
+)
+
+PATCHES=(
+	"${WORKDIR}"/patches
+)
+
+pkg_pretend() {
+	# TODO: drop this after a few months
+	if has_version "${CATEGORY}/${PN}[mp3]" && use !lame; then #952971
+		ewarn "${PN}'s 'mp3' USE was renamed to 'lame', please enable it"
+		ewarn "if wish to keep the ability to encode using media-sound/lame."
+		ewarn "This is *not* needed if only want mp3 playback."
+	fi
+}
+
+pkg_setup() {
+	[[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != binary ]] || return
+
+	if use chromaprint && has_version 'media-libs/chromaprint[tools]'; then
+		ewarn "media-libs/chromaprint is installed with USE=tools which links to"
+		ewarn "ffmpeg, and USE=chromaprint is enabled on ffmpeg which links to"
+		ewarn "chromaprint (circular). This may cause issues when updating ffmpeg."
+		ewarn
+		ewarn "If get a build failure with 'ERROR: chromaprint not found' or so,"
+		ewarn "first rebuild chromaprint with USE=-tools, then rebuild ffmpeg, and"
+		ewarn "then finally rebuild chromaprint with USE=tools again (bug #862996)."
+	fi
+
+	[[ ${EXTRA_FFMPEG_CONF} ]] && # drop this eventually
+		die "EXTRA_FFMPEG_CONF is set in the environment, please use EXTRA_ECONF instead"
+}
+
+src_unpack() {
+	if [[ ${PV} == 9999 ]]; then
+		git-r3_src_unpack
+	else
+		use verify-sig &&
+			verify-sig_verify_detached "${DISTDIR}"/ffmpeg-${PV}.tar.xz{,.asc} \
+				"${BROOT}"/usr/share/openpgp-keys/ffmpeg.asc
+		default
+	fi
+}
+
+src_prepare() {
+	default
+
+	# respect user preferences
+	sed -i '/cflags -fdiagnostics-color/d' configure || die
+
+	# handle here to avoid repeating for each ABI below (bug #923491)
+	filter-lto
+	use elibc_musl && append-cppflags -D__musl__ #940733
+}
+
+multilib_src_configure() {
+	local conf=( "${S}"/configure ) # not autotools-based
+
+	local prefix=${EPREFIX}/usr
+	if [[ ! ${FFMPEG_UNSLOTTED} ]]; then
+		prefix+=/lib/ffmpeg${SLOT%/*}
+		# could get SONAME clashes, so prefer rpath over LDPATH
+		conf+=(
+			--enable-rpath
+			--disable-doc
+		)
+	fi
+
+	conf+=(
+		--prefix="${prefix}"
+		--libdir="${prefix}"/$(get_libdir)
+		--shlibdir="${prefix}"/$(get_libdir)
+		--mandir="${prefix}"/share/man
+		--docdir="${EPREFIX}"/usr/share/doc/${PF}/html
+
+		--ar="$(tc-getAR)"
+		--cc="$(tc-getCC)"
+		--cxx="$(tc-getCXX)"
+		--nm="$(tc-getNM)"
+		--pkg-config="$(tc-getPKG_CONFIG)"
+		--ranlib="$(tc-getRANLIB)"
+		--disable-stripping
+
+		# overrides users' -g/-O, let *FLAGS handle these
+		--disable-debug
+		--disable-optimizations
+		--optflags=' '
+
+		# not worth supporting on this version, use ffmpeg-6+
+		--disable-lto
+
+		# basic defaults that should not really need a USE
+		--enable-iconv
+		--enable-pic
+		--enable-shared
+		--disable-static
+		$(multilib_native_enable manpages) # needs pod2man
+		--disable-podpages
+		--disable-txtpages
+
+		# disabled primarily due to being unpackaged
+		--disable-decklink
+		--disable-libdavs2
+		--disable-libklvanc
+		--disable-libmysofa
+		--disable-libopenvino
+		--disable-libshine
+		--disable-libtls
+		--disable-libuavs3d
+		--disable-libxavs
+		--disable-libxavs2
+		--disable-pocketsphinx
+		--disable-rkmpp
+		--disable-vapoursynth
+
+		# disabled for other or additional reasons
+		--disable-amf # may or may not be broken, use ffmpeg-6+ (bug #910271)
+		--disable-cuda-nvcc # prefer cuda-llvm for less issues
+		--disable-libcelt # obsolete (bug #664158)
+		--disable-libglslang # use ffmpeg-6+ with USE=shaderc instead
+		--disable-liblensfun # https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/9112 (abandoned?)
+		--disable-libmfx # use ffmpeg-6+ with USE=qsv instead
+		--disable-libnpp # use ffmpeg-6+, ebuild support was only added there
+		--disable-libopencv # leaving for later due to circular opencv[ffmpeg]
+		--disable-librist # currently only supported in >=ffmpeg-8 ebuilds
+		--disable-libtensorflow # causes headaches, and is gone
+		--disable-libvmaf # use ffmpeg-8+ instead, needs old vmaf (bug #968554)
+		--disable-mbedtls # messy with slots, tests underlinking issues
+		--disable-mmal # unsupported
+		--disable-omx # unsupported (bug #653386)
+		--disable-omx-rpi # ^
+
+		# to avoid obscure issues like bug #915384 and simplify the ebuild,
+		# not passing the following (use EXTRA_ECONF if really must):
+		# --cpu: adds -march=<exact> after the user's more adapted
+		# =native, its logic also does not account for -mno-*
+		# --disable/enable-<cpufeature>: safer to detect at runtime
+	)
+
+	# broken on x32 (bug #427004), and not PIC safe on x86 (bug #916067)
+	[[ ${ABI} == @(x32|x86) ]] && conf+=( --disable-asm )
+
+	# disable due to asm-related failures on ppc (bug #951464, ppc64be)
+	# https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/9604 (ppc64el)
+	# https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/10955 (ppc64el)
+	# (review re-enabling if resolved, or if debian allows it again)
+	use ppc || use ppc64 && conf+=( --disable-asm )
+
+	if tc-is-cross-compiler; then
+		conf+=(
+			--enable-cross-compile
+			--arch="$(tc-arch-kernel)"
+			--cross-prefix="${CHOST}-"
+			--host-cc="$(tc-getBUILD_CC)"
+		)
+		case ${CHOST} in
+			*mingw32*) conf+=( --target-os=mingw32 );;
+			*linux*) conf+=( --target-os=linux );;
+		esac
+	elif use arm; then
+		# TODO?: could *always* pass tc-arch-kernel, albeit that function
+		# is meant for the kernel and just mostly matches by accident
+		conf+=( --arch=arm ) #969514
+	fi
+
+	# skipping tests is handled at configure-time
+	local skip_tests=()
+
+	# zlib-ng is not bitexact w/ zlib producing mismatching md5sum (bug #965737)
+	has_version 'sys-libs/zlib-ng[compat]' &&
+		skip_tests+=(
+			lavf-{apng{,.png},gray16be.png,png,rgb48be.png}
+			mov-mp4-frag-flush
+			vsynth{1,2,3}-{flashsv,mpng,zlib}
+		)
+
+	(( ${#skip_tests[@]} )) &&
+		conf+=( --ignore-tests=$(IFS=,; echo "${skip_tests[*]}") )
+
+	# import options from FFMPEG_IUSE_MAP
+	local flag license mod v
+	local -A optmap=() licensemap=()
+	for v in "${FFMPEG_IUSE_MAP[@]}"; do
+		[[ ${v} =~ \+?([^:]+):?([^@]*)@?(.*) ]] || die "${v}"
+		flag=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
+		license=${BASH_REMATCH[3]}
+		v=${BASH_REMATCH[2]:-${flag}}
+		for v in ${v//,/ }; do
+			mod=${v::1}
+			v=${v#[\!\^]}
+			if [[ ${mod} == '!' ]]; then
+				if use ${flag}; then
+					optmap[${v}]=--disable-${v}
+					unset licensemap[${v}]
+				fi
+			elif [[ ! -v optmap[${v}] ]]; then
+				if [[ ${mod} == '^' ]]; then
+					optmap[${v}]=$(multilib_native_use_enable ${flag} ${v})
+				else
+					optmap[${v}]=$(use_enable ${flag} ${v})
+				fi
+				use ${flag} && licensemap[${v}]=${license}
+			fi
+		done
+	done
+	for license in "${licensemap[@]}"; do
+		case ${license} in
+			v3ifgpl) use gpl || continue ;&
+			v3) optmap[v3]=--enable-version3 ;;
+			nonfree) use gpl && optmap[nonfree]=--enable-nonfree ;;
+		esac
+	done
+	conf+=(
+		"${optmap[@]}"
+		${EXTRA_ECONF}
+	)
+
+	einfo "${conf[*]}"
+	"${conf[@]}" || die "configure failed, see ${BUILD_DIR}/ffbuild/config.log"
+}
+
+multilib_src_compile() {
+	emake V=1
+}
+
+multilib_src_test() {
+	local -x LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(printf %s: "${BUILD_DIR}"/lib*)${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
+	emake V=1 -k fate
+}
+
+multilib_src_install() {
+	emake V=1 DESTDIR="${D}" install
+}