[FFmpeg-devel] [patch] Fix compilation error for C++ users

[Ramiro Polla]

On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 1:29 PM, rdb <ffmpeg at rdb.name> wrote:
> OK, if that is the reason why this patch is rejected, fair enough.
> I just figured that this innocent patch would make it easier for C++ users
> to use ffmpeg as well - as this is really the only thing that needs to be
> changed to use ffmpeg in a C++ application (besides the extern "C" block
> around the includes).
>
> It just sucks for all of these C++ users that have always used ffmpeg
> without a problem and suddenly bump into this issue (which can be quite hard
> to figure out for some people).

I guess adding this to the FAQ or the documentation wouldn't hurt.

And please don't top-post.

Ramiro Polla