[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH][RFC] Lagarith Decoder.

Måns Rullgård mans
Wed Aug 12 21:30:37 CEST 2009


Reimar D?ffinger <Reimar.Doeffinger at gmx.de> writes:

> On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 07:47:45PM +0100, M?ns Rullg?rd wrote:
>> Reimar D?ffinger <Reimar.Doeffinger at gmx.de> writes:
>> > On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 06:59:42PM +0100, M?ns Rullg?rd wrote:
>> >> I can't see a way to make that happen.
>> >
>> > Actually... You could install a pseudo-config.h that contains the
>> > necessary CPU settings...
>> > There is not really a reason we can't install generated headers...
>> > Or am I missing something?
>> 
>> Doing so would require all FFmpeg-using apps to use the same compiler
>> and flags as were used when configuring FFmpeg.  This is not
>> reasonable.
>
> Not for FFmpeg in general, but what about a single (or several)
> superoptimizedheader.h ?
> Only applications that really want to use it would then have to take
> care to be compiled with compatible options.

The potential for obscure breakage is far to great.  It is just a bad
idea.

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M?ns Rullg?rd
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