[Ffmpeg-devel] [PATCH] mingw and temorary files

Michael Niedermayer michaelni
Sat Mar 25 20:53:00 CET 2006


Hi

On Sat, Mar 25, 2006 at 06:20:25PM +0000, M?ns Rullg?rd wrote:
> Michael Niedermayer <michaelni at gmx.at> writes:
> 
> >> >>>  +int av_tempfile(char *prefix, char **filename);
> >> >>> +
> >> >> avcodec.h is a public header, IMHO this isnt the correct spot for it
> >> >
> >> > I was wondering about that, but then I thought it could theoretically
> >> > be useful to a calling program. I don't know anything about such
> >> > stuff, though, so I definitely don't mind putting the prototype
> >> > somewhere else if you prefer. Which header file should I use? I don't
> >> > know where things like that go.
> >> 
> >> It certainly shouldn't go in avcodec.h, since it has nothing to do
> >> with codecs.  I'd say such things belong in libavutil and it's header
> >> files.
> >
> > i disagree, libavutil should stay small, and this is a almost
> > useless function for the end user ...
> 
> Remind me what the purpose of libavutil is.

IMHO a small lib of usefull av related things
code which is common to lavc & lavf can be put into lavc as lavf depends
on lavc anyway

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-- 
Michael





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