[FFmpeg-devel] Why 'You can only build one library type at once on MinGW'?

[Panagiotis Issaris]

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Hi,

Rich Felker wrote:
>[...]
> for a larger program. But the idea of an object >4gig is pure pedantry
> since it does not exist and will never exist.

This is a dangerous statement to make :) unless you like being ridiculed
in 2094 ;->



> [...]
>> C89 doesn't say anything about inline asm, can that be used?
> 
> No, never as the only implementation of something. Only as an optional
> optimization for use when compiling on a particular compiler/host
> combination.

Translation: "Yes. But only if there's a fallback C implementation."


>> C89 doesn't
>> say anything about shared libraries or dynamic linking or memory models,
>> so any optimization relating to those can't be used?
> 
> A good program cannot be dependent on them, no.

Translation: "No. Because I do not like them."

;-)

Joking aside, this means that using "optimizations" related to shared
libraries would be okay for you if they are optional?

With friendly regards,
Takis
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