[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] Add missing codec descriptor for timingless subrip.

[Paul B Mahol]

On 8/29/12, Nicolas George <nicolas.george at normalesup.org> wrote:
> Le tridi 13 fructidor, an CCXX, Nicolas George a ecrit :
>> Removing the long descriptions in the encoders and decoders when they do
>> not
>> bring more information than the description in the codec descriptor was
>> suggested, I believe. But this is not a simple issue: apps that rely on
>> them
>> would have to be adapted.
>
> Also, note that some linkers (at least GNU ld) unify the strings anyway
> when
> they are identical.

Strings are not identical. (Or there is patch that depends on this one
which I can't find.)