[MPlayer-cvslog] r25521 - trunk/libmpdemux/demux_ogg.c

Rich Felker dalias at aerifal.cx
Wed Dec 26 19:58:48 CET 2007


On Tue, Dec 25, 2007 at 08:22:15PM -0500, Compn wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Dec 2007 15:45:15 -0500, Rich Felker wrote:
> 
> >On Tue, Dec 25, 2007 at 08:29:14PM +0100, Reimar Döffinger wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >> On Mon, Dec 24, 2007 at 10:03:57PM -0500, Compn wrote:
> >> > On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:39:30 +0100, Reimar Döffinger wrote:
> >> [...]
> >> > >Firstly, this is not really my code so I mostly restrict myself to
> >> > >things I expect no discussion about.
> >> > 
> >> > looking at svn log ... looks like only you , nico, dalias , uau and
> >> > some outside patches have been comitted in the last 2 years.
> >> > 
> >> > has anyone seen moritz lately? did he leave or too busy for mplayer
> >> > development?
> >> > 
> >> > is demux_ogg unmaintained? i know most devs hate ogg stuff.
> >> 
> >> Moritz still answers if CCed, and I mostly got permission to mess
> >> with demux_ogg as I want, but I still don't want to overdo it right
> >> now (thus the "not really my code".
> >> Not to mention that I don't want it to be "my code" - so if someone
> >> wants to take it over actively please speak up, I don't think Moritz
> >> would object.
> >
> >If anyone wants to step up they should instead fix deficiencies in the
> >lavf ogg demuxer. demux_ogg.c is slated for deprecation as soon as the
> >missing things in lavf are fixed.
> 
> maybe a note should be placed in the demuxers which are being
> depreciated. so future patch submitters can fix up LAVF instead.
> or in MAINTAINERS file etc.
> 
> i forsee an email exchange:
> [PATCH] some feature for X demuxer
> rejected, X demuxer is depreciated, fix up Y demuxer instead

:)
I don't think we'll be that harsh, but your idea is good.

Rich



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