[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] doc: document -v repeat

[Michael Niedermayer]

On Thu, Apr 04, 2013 at 12:05:21AM -0400, Derek Buitenhuis wrote:
> On 2013-04-03 11:19 PM, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> >>> What it does say is:
> >>> "repeat" can also be used alone, in which case the loglevel is not changed.
> >>
> >> "repeat" can also be used alone, in which case the default loglevel is used.
> >>
> >> Be explicit.
> > 
> > Current Docs:
> > @item info
> > Show informative messages during processing. This is in addition to
> > warnings and errors. This is the default value.
> >                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > 
> > Above defines the "default value" for the loglevel
> > 
> > Please try:
> > -v fatal -v repeat   -> uses fatal as loglevel
> > -v debug -v repeat   -> uses debug as loglevel
> > neither is the default loglevel
> 
> IT IS NOT BEING USED ALONE HERE.
> 
> Alone within the context of -v, but NOT ALONE in the context of the
> WHOLE COMMAND.
> 
> If you want to argue semantics, then append this:
>

>     If "repeat" is used alone, and with no prior loglevel set, the
>     default loglevel will be used.

thats correct, and how do you want the documentation worded that
explains the case where a loglevel was set previously?

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