[DVDnav-discuss] [PATCH] Add serialization support

[Roger Pack]

On 10/25/13, Richard Hulme <peper03 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 21/10/13 14:51, Roger Pack wrote:
>> On 10/18/13, Richard Hulme <peper03 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> The attached patch adds serialization support to libdvdnav, which
>>> effectively allows DVD bookmarks to be saved and restored.  The current
>>> VM state is converted to/from an ASCII string.
>>>
>>> This is a patch I created for MythTV, where it is currently in use.
>>>
>>> As I wrote in the submit description for MythTV:
>>>
>>> "The state snapshot code is borrowed/adapted from or inspired by XBMC
>>> and Ogle."
>>
>> FWIW there was also this patch:
>> http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/dvdnav-discuss/2012-May/001715.html
>> I wonder if it's related somehow...also what's the status, can it be
>> merged to svn?
>
> Hi Roger,
>
> No, it's not related (at least not directly).
>
> My patch was designed to allow the current state of the virtual machine
> to be saved and restored to allow DVD bookmarks to be implemented.  The
> patch you reference duplicates the virtual machine and everything else
> around it.

Sounds good.  Looks useful.  I'll let Fabian chime in if he still
wants that other patch applied. (AFAICT it hasn't been)