[MPlayer-dev-eng] bd:/ and dvd:/ inconsistency when using ISO files - Proposal to fix and unify

[Mark]

On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 10:14 PM, Reimar Döffinger <Reimar.Doeffinger at gmx.de
> wrote:

> On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 09:53:11PM +0200, Mark wrote:
> > On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 9:43 PM, Reimar Döffinger
> > <Reimar.Doeffinger at gmx.de>wrote:
> >
> > > On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 09:36:06PM +0200, Mark wrote:
> > > > Also the name "-dvd-device" or "-bluray-device" doesn't really sound
> like
> > > a
> > > > name that allows ISO files.. so perhaps it's wise to make a generic
> iso
> > > > argument for both dvd and blu-ray for example this:
> > > >
> > > > mplayer br:// -iso-file /path/to/filename.iso
> > > > mplayer dvd://1 -iso-file /path/to/filename.iso
> > > >
> > > > That is making more sense then "-dvd-device". The -dvd-device would
> then
> > > > only be used for paths to devices or paths to "extracted iso files".
> > > >
> > > > Just my opinion.
> > > > What do you guys think of it?
> > >
> > > Since br:// and bd:// to my knownledge never have and never will
> > > support iso images, device names or anything the like I don't see
> > > the point.
> > > To name it -bluray-device probably was a bad idea but I'm not
> > > convinced there's much of a point renaming it.
> > >
> > > I didn't mention renaming.. i said adding.
> > An example where -bluray-device would be used:
> > -bluray-device /dev/bdrom
> > -bluray-device /path/to/extracted/iso
> >
> > And where "-iso-file" would be used:
> > -iso-file path/to/my/file.iso
> >
> > So not renaming -bluray-device to -iso-file but adding -iso-file for..
> > iso's.
>
> I'd like to direct your attention to the "never will support
> iso images", unless you have a sane solution to support ISO
> images with Blu-ray I don't see what there is to discuss
> (not to mention that saying that you want br:// to support
> ISOs would be a simpler description, and in addition it
> is directed at the wrong people, libbluray developers are
> responsible for what it supports).
>

Oh directed to the wrong people... Sorry, didn't know that, but thanx for
pointing that out.
I will make a feature request for libbluray