[FFmpeg-trac] #6984(undetermined:new): RTSP protocol options are inconsistent with HTTP protocol options

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#6984: RTSP protocol options are inconsistent with HTTP protocol options
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             Reporter:  gjdfgh       |                     Type:  defect
               Status:  new          |                 Priority:  normal
            Component:               |                  Version:
  undetermined                       |  unspecified
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             Blocking:               |  Reproduced by developer:  0
Analyzed by developer:  0            |
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 Summary of the bug:

 The RTSP protocol has a "timeout" option, like the HTTP protocol. But it
 has very different semantics, which makes it a problem for API users,
 which try to provide a generic timeout option.

 The differences are:
 - the "timeout" option is in seconds instead of microseconds
 - the "timeout" option enables listen mode and breaks any client usage

 There is a "stimeout" option that does what you'd expect for "timeout",
 but since it has a different name and requires being aware of the protocol
 being used anyway, this does not help.

 A proper solution would rename "timeout" to something else, and "stimeout"
 to "timeout".

 How to reproduce:
 {{{
 % ffmpeg -timeout 6000000 -i
 rtsp://184.72.239.149/vod/mp4:BigBuckBunny_175k.mov -f null -
 }}}
 This should not fail. Happens with any ffmpeg version from current git
 master to releases from a few years ago. Full uncut console output
 available on your shell terminal.

 In addition, the "user-agent" option should be named "user_agent".

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/6984>
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