[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v2] examples: add flac_test

[wm4]

On Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:01:51 +0200
Nicolas George <george at nsup.org> wrote:

> Le sextidi 26 germinal, an CCXXIII, wm4 a écrit :
> > How hard is it to understand that a program built for a specific
> > purpose can not be made to use an API in all possible ways? Unless you
> > add dozens of redundant code paths to ffmpeg.c (do you want this?), you
> > won't be able to get full API coverage, and more importantly, you won't
> > be able to test all kinds of ways the API could be used in alternative
> > ways.
> 
> Unless you give some specific examples, I will consider this as simple FUD.

Both ffmpeg.c and the API are very complex, so it's obvious that
ffmpeg.c can't possibly be using all possible ways the API can be used.

If you really want a concrete example: av_seek_frame() is not used in
any of the command line tools. Except ffserver.c, which is AFAIK not
involved in any tests, and libavfilter/src_movie.c, which probably
could be used in a FATE test, but passes a static set of flags and
can't e.g. execute multiple seeks with multiple target destinations,
and would make a very bad test.

(Why do I even have to explain this.)

> Regards,
>