[Ffmpeg-devel] [PATCH] mingw and temorary files

[Måns Rullgård]

Michael Niedermayer <michaelni at gmx.at> writes:

>> >>>  +int av_tempfile(char *prefix, char **filename);
>> >>> +
>> >> avcodec.h is a public header, IMHO this isnt the correct spot for it
>> >
>> > I was wondering about that, but then I thought it could theoretically
>> > be useful to a calling program. I don't know anything about such
>> > stuff, though, so I definitely don't mind putting the prototype
>> > somewhere else if you prefer. Which header file should I use? I don't
>> > know where things like that go.
>> 
>> It certainly shouldn't go in avcodec.h, since it has nothing to do
>> with codecs.  I'd say such things belong in libavutil and it's header
>> files.
>
> i disagree, libavutil should stay small, and this is a almost
> useless function for the end user ...

Remind me what the purpose of libavutil is.

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