[Mplayer-cvslog] CVS: main/DOCS/tech codecs.conf.txt,1.2,1.3

[Arpi of Ize]

Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/tech
In directory mail:/var/tmp.root/cvs-serv17787/DOCS/tech

Modified Files:
	codecs.conf.txt 
Log Message:
codecs.conf versioning - patch by Joey Parrish <joey at yunamusic.com>


Index: codecs.conf.txt
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RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/tech/codecs.conf.txt,v
retrieving revision 1.2
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3
--- codecs.conf.txt	13 Apr 2002 02:09:18 -0000	1.2
+++ codecs.conf.txt	26 May 2002 22:39:37 -0000	1.3
@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@
 human readers. For example, all of the open source decoders that MPlayer
 implements natively are grouped in one section.
 
+Release Number
+--------------
+Your codecs.conf now requires a release number to avoid codec release
+incompatibilities. The format is simple: (YYYYMMDD)
+
+release 20020520
+
+Whenever changes are made to the codecs that *require* an updated
+codecs.conf, then MPlayer will no longer accept outdated versions.
+It is not recommended to change this line unless you know exactly
+what you are doing.
+
 Video Codecs
 ------------
 Let's jump right in with an example. Here is an example video codec block: