[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v7 4/4] doc/examples/transcode_aac: Bump date

[Andreas Unterweger]

On Mon, 2 May 2022 at 09:31, Andreas Unterweger <dustsigns at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Signed-off-by: Andreas Unterweger <dustsigns at gmail.com>
> ---
>  doc/examples/transcode_aac.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/examples/transcode_aac.c b/doc/examples/transcode_aac.c
> index 909aa1cb73..1b372782ab 100644
> --- a/doc/examples/transcode_aac.c
> +++ b/doc/examples/transcode_aac.c
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
>  /*
> - * Copyright (c) 2013-2018 Andreas Unterweger
> + * Copyright (c) 2013-2022 Andreas Unterweger
>   *
>   * This file is part of FFmpeg.
>   *
> --
> 2.30.2
>
>

Patchwork is again not happy with this (newly rebased) patch and it
does not give any comprehensive indication why. I've been trying to
get this patch in since February with minimal feedback and I have
neither got the time nor the patience to pursue this for another
month.
Unfortunately, it seems that the documentation and examples of libav*
are a very low priority. My repeated, mostly unanswered questions on
IRC and on the FFmpeg user mailing list about how to access or build
the documentation for any of the recent stable libav*/FFmpeg versions
seem to support this. The most recent stable online libav*
documentation is from 2018 (version 4.1); the build instructions for
the documentation are insufficient and my questions about how to build
the documentation without installing all dependencies have been
effectively unanswered.
All of the libav* are very complex already and it is next to
impossible for beginners to get started without easily accessible
documentation and up-to-date examples. I have been trying to keep the
transcode_aac example up to date, but it seems like a futile effort.
Please use or adapt this patch however you see fit. I will stay
subscribed to this mailing list until the end of next week before
moving on. Any further communication can be directed towards my e-mail
address which is also in the transcode_aac header. I sincerely hope
that libav*/FFmpeg will become more beginner-friendly again in the
future.

Best,
Andreas