[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 4/7] doc/developer.texi: document the use of other languages than C

[Anton Khirnov]

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 doc/developer.texi | 15 +++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/developer.texi b/doc/developer.texi
index 01735e07f5..44da6e41af 100644
--- a/doc/developer.texi
+++ b/doc/developer.texi
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ and should try to fix issues their commit causes.
 @anchor{Coding Rules}
 @chapter Coding Rules
 
- at section C language features
+ at section Language
 
-FFmpeg is programmed in the ISO C99 language, extended with:
+FFmpeg is mainly programmed in the ISO C99 language, extended with:
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
 Atomic operations from C11 @file{stdatomic.h}. They are emulated on
@@ -83,6 +83,17 @@ complex numbers;
 mixed statements and declarations.
 @end itemize
 
+Other languages than C may be used in special cases:
+ at itemize @bullet
+ at item
+NASM is preferred for x86 SIMD or other x86 assembly. Inline assembly and
+intrinsics should be avoided, unless there is a strong reason to use them (e.g.
+code that needs to be inlined).
+
+ at item
+Objective-C where required for interacting with macOS-specific interfaces.
+ at end itemize
+
 @section Code formatting conventions
 
 There are the following guidelines regarding the indentation in files:
-- 
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