[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] avfilter: POC: enable out-of-tree filters

[Lynne]

On 13/03/2025 13:18, Leandro Santiago wrote:
> This is a POC/prototype that aims to enable out of tree filters on
> FFmpeg.
> 
> Here I name them "extra filters".
> 
> It introduces the program `jq` as a new build dependency.
> 
> To test it, create a directory, for instance, /tmp/my-shiny-filter/ and
> inside it, create the following files:
> 
> `filter.json`, with the content:

This is a pointless patch and a pointlessly complex addition to the 
build system. I wouldn't accept something like this.
Those who for some reason have custom filters simply distribute their 
own branch with properly integrated filters. This also lets them 
upstream it if they want to.