[FFmpeg-devel] Moving if(constant expression) to preprocessor?

Michael Niedermayer michaelni
Mon Sep 20 18:54:59 CEST 2010


On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 04:12:06PM +0200, Luca Barbato wrote:
> On 09/20/2010 03:48 PM, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> > yes but when the user alraedy knows what the commands are called chances are
> > he doesnt need the help all that badly. The issue with this help system is
> > a new user doesnt know what they are called and starting from this point
> > its not easy
> 
> newcomers should read the manual...

like man gdb?
thats pretty much pointing just to info gdb which displays the same that
man gdb does ;)
ok ive not installed the info gdb pages maybe on this computer but i cant
help but repeat that this is very poor way of handling things.
A experienced devel will be able to solve all that and find his awnsers but
not quickly but a unexperienced person will fail with gdbs manual and --help


> 
> and in this mood what about our nice software?
> 
> ffmpeg --help and man ffmpeg aren't that nice

i never said our manual and --help are any good

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