[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] lavc: Don't export ff_vdpau_vc1_decode_picture

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

Thilo Borgmann <thilo.borgmann <at> mail.de> writes:

> I think we should not remove such 'hacks' as long as there 
> is no proper solution for the downstream projects.

I sincerely hope that they have removed the relevant test 
now, it did not make any sense.
But this should of course be verified by whoever believes 
an additional symbol is a problem (and worth the time).

> To get rid of these, nothing holds us back from discussion 
> with - in that case XBMC - to solve the issue instead of 
> just removing them silently and break other projects.

They seemed to have believed at one point that it solves 
something (I always doubt it).

> However, adding new hacks instead should be avoided - 
> I wonder how these came in anyway.

git blame?
See 9994643

Carl Eugen