[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] Remove redundant XShmGetEventBase declaration

[Diego Biurrun]

On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 01:02:32AM +0300, Ivan Kalvachev wrote:
> On 8/10/08, Diego Biurrun <diego at biurrun.de> wrote:
> > On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 05:51:31PM +0300, Ivan Kalvachev wrote:
> >> On 8/9/08, Diego Biurrun <diego at biurrun.de> wrote:
> >> > On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 11:38:45PM +0200, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> >> >> On Sat, Aug 02, 2008 at 07:58:39PM +0200, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> >> >> > Here is a patch to remove a redundant XShmGetEventBase
> >> >> > declaration from libvo/vo_x11.c and libvo/vo_xvmc.c, which
> >> >> > dates back to r2(!). If this is really a problem, there should
> >> >> > be a proper check in configure, not a hackish declaration
> >> >> > duplicated over multiple files.
> >> >>
> >> >> Will apply on the weekend.
> >> 
> >> Revert or I will do it.
> >
> > I will not.  Myself, Uoti and Attila have spoken up in favor of this
> > giving good reasons.  You failed to address, much less refute, our
> > points.
> 
> I am in my right as maintainer to request your removal of hacks to 
> be because you have fixed them properly, not because they are hacks. 
> 
> 
> In case you haven't understood my previous mail.
> 
> I've never rejected that this redundant declaration is... questionable.

Well, you never gave any arguments except "Rejected.".  At least you are
agreeing now...

> What I want is proper check, as you and Attila both propose in your mails.

False.  I said if *you* want to keep it, implement a configure check.

I repeat what I have said before: This has been used in MPlayer for all
eternity in other places *without* the extra declaration and problems
never showed themselves.  A check in configure is unnecessary.

> If you don't do that, then I would consider that your violations of the
> rules means that the maintainer system is no longer valid, 
> along with any rules I do not find reasonable (or do not like).

What, pray tell, is a maintainer?  Because you are just a maintainer on
paper, that is for sure.  Also, three developers are clearly in favor of
this change, including the former X11 maintainer.  When would you
consider yourself overruled?  Don't tell me the answer is never...

Diego