[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 2/2] avformat/id3v2: Check that decode_str() did advance

[softworkz .]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel-bounces at ffmpeg.org> On Behalf Of
> Nicolas George
> Sent: Dienstag, 15. April 2025 21:03
> To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-
> devel at ffmpeg.org>
> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 2/2] avformat/id3v2: Check that
> decode_str() did advance
> 
> Michael Niedermayer (HE12025-04-15):
> > I think ffprobe should not generate invalid output if metadata given
> to it has
> > 2 entries with the same key, independant of that being the correct
> way to export
> > metadata.
> 
> Good thing that “The JSON syntax […] does not require that name
> strings
> be unique”.
> 
> https://ecma-international.org/publications-and-
> standards/standards/ecma-404/
> 

That's a good thing indeed, but it would be a breaking change for all
users of FFprobe output - and not only JSON but actually all formats.

sw