[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] IPv6 support v.2

Luca Abeni lucabe72
Thu Nov 8 08:15:04 CET 2007


Hi Ronald,

Ronald S. Bultje wrote:
>> Now, udp_ipv6_set_remote_url() is very similar to the code in
>> udp_set_remote_url()... This is an example of the code duplication I
>> was referring to... Isn't this the code duplication you addressed in
>> your patch?
>> I think this kind of duplication can be removed without any change in
>> the functionalities (so, without loosing IPv6 support).
>>
> 
> Dropping either code path will result in:
> - losing ipv6 support
> or
> - losing support for OSes that do not have ipv6

I believe that some redundant code can be removed (reworking the code
a little bit) without losing support for anything or changing any
functionality... But I have no patches yet to prove this claim.
I hope to send some example patches soon to clarify my idea (just give
me the time to test some ideas).


				Luca




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