[FFmpeg-devel] liba52 support

[Måns Rullgård]

"Robert Swain" <robert.swain at gmail.com> writes:

> 2008/9/1 Justin Ruggles <justin.ruggles at gmail.com>:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I propose we drop liba52 support from lavc.  It isn't needed now, and
>> there are very few advantages to keeping it around.
>>
>> pros: - stable & has been around a long time
>>      - can be compiled to do fixed-point decoding
>>
>> cons: - slower (except maybe fixed-point mode?)
>>      - no error concealment / loses sync on error
>>      - no E-AC-3 support
>>      - will always be GPL
>>      - it's an external dependency
>
> If you don't want to keep it around for any reason, then +1.

I'm for dropping liba52.  It no longer serves any purpose.

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