[MPlayer-dev-eng] [RFC] configure: print "recommended codecs"

Reimar Döffinger Reimar.Doeffinger at gmx.de
Sun Dec 2 10:59:23 CET 2012


On 2 Dec 2012, at 09:47, Nicolas George <nicolas.george at normalesup.org> wrote:
> Le duodi 12 frimaire, an CCXXI, Alexander Strasser a écrit :
>>  Guess I partly agree with Nicolas that some of that information should
>> be dropped. I particularly think it is *not* a good idea to print one list
>> <enabled things> and then immediately following <disabled things>.
> 
> Actually, that was not exactly what I meant. The "infodump that nobody
> reads" I was talking about was the constant part:
> 
> "Note: If you alter theses files" ... "If you suspect a bug"
> 
> I do not know how exactly how other people react, but as for myself, the
> first few words tell me "standard disclaimer from developers who do not want
> stupid bug reports", and I stop paying attention.

Maybe we should cut it down to the minimum?
They were added for a reason, but keeping it might not make sense anymore.


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