[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v2] avformat: enable UDP IPv6 multicast interface selection using zone index

[Lynne]

Apr 28, 2024, 20:15 by remi at remlab.net:

> Le torstaina 11. huhtikuuta 2024, 10.50.01 EEST Lynne a écrit :
>
>> Is there a reason why we can't switch to IPv4 addresses mapped
>> in IPv6 and just use the IPv6 API everywhere?
>>
>
> IPv6-mapped IPv4 addresses are pretty much deprecated, if supported anymore. 
> Some people consider them insecure. But even if you don't agree with that 
> assessment, the fact of the matter is that they are not portable.
>

They were they deprecated? Why would they not be portable?
They seem to work fine in libavtransport.