[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v3 0/5] Fix FFmpeg compilation without DCE

[Soft Works]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel-bounces at ffmpeg.org> On Behalf Of
> Carl Eugen Hoyos
> Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2022 4:52 PM
> To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-
> devel at ffmpeg.org>
> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v3 0/5] Fix FFmpeg compilation
> without DCE
> 
> Am Sa., 26. Nov. 2022 um 20:17 Uhr schrieb L. E. Segovia
> <amy at amyspark.me>:
> >
> > Hi again,
> >
> > Pinging again for review. I've asked for clarification about how
> should
> > the EXTERNAL_<arch> checks be dealt with, but I've not received any
> > response here.
> 
> As said before:
> I regularly compile with MSVC without this patch set and I believe
> the patch set makes our code less readable and harder to maintain.
> 
> Carl Eugen
> _______________________________________________

IMO, relying on DCE makes the code less accessible and understandable,
than having explicit declarations that are clearly indicating which
code is included under which conditions.

How do you set this up when you are compiling with MSVC?

Best,
softworkz