[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v11 5/6] fftools: Enable long path support on Windows (fixes #8885)

[nil-admirari at mailo.com]

> What is the effect of the version attribute here? Would it be meaningful 
> to replace the static dummy value with something more realistic like 
> "5.1.n" or similar?

Version is a required attribute, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sbscs/application-manifests. It does not have any meaning, but some value has to be provided, and "1.0.0.0" is as good a value as any (version must be in major.minor.build.revision format: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sbscs/assembly-versions).

"5.1.n.m" must be either manually updated or regenerated with something like "ffmpeg/tools/gen-rc". Both approaches are more laborious than just "1.0.0.0".