[MPlayer-dev-eng] Slave-mode idle loop patch

[D Richard Felker III]

On Thu, Nov 18, 2004 at 10:03:36AM +0800, Timothy Lee wrote:
> Dear Selwyn,
> 
> Here is my version of the slave-mode idle loop patch.  It adds a 
> '-daemon' option instead of modifying the original behavior of the 
> '-slave' option.  The commands 'loadfile', 'loadlist', 'switch_ratio' 
> and 'quit' are supported.
> 
> My rational for the extra option is that some programs may depend on the 
> default behavior of the '-slave' option to function properly.  (ie:  
> MPlayer always exits when a movie has stopped playing).  One application 
> that comes to mind is mplayerd.

i agree, but i'm skeptical of calling it "-daemon". an option named
-daemon should really detach from controlling tty, process group, etc.
otherwise it's misleading, imo.

rich