[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v15 01/16] global: Prepare AVFrame for subtitle handling

[Soft Works]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel-bounces at ffmpeg.org> On Behalf Of Anton
> Khirnov
> Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2021 9:45 AM
> To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-devel at ffmpeg.org>
> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v15 01/16] global: Prepare AVFrame for
> subtitle handling
> 
> Quoting Soft Works (2021-11-26 23:29:54)
> >
> > > This is breaking ABI.
> >
> > From earlier discussions, I think it's clear that the whole patchset cannot
> > go without breakage.
> 
> Can you point me at the relevant arguments or restate them here?
> So far I see no fundamental reason why this needs to break ABI.

I need to dig a bit in earlier discussions..

> 
> And if it really does then the breaking changes need to be ifdefed out
> until the next major bump (we just had one half a year ago, so the next
> one is quite a while away).

@Andreas: I remember you recently said that we're in a phase of instability
- or is that window closed already?

softworkz