[MPlayer-dev-eng] Re: "Core dumped :)" -> "Stream core dumped :)" maybe less confusing?

[Tobias Diedrich]

Joey Parrish wrote:

> Yeah, I was confused when I first read it.  I tried tracing the source
> code for -dump* and then discovered that it was a joke.  Only then did I
> understand.  Of course, that was years ago.  Now I've had time to become
> an elitist.  :)

:-)

Index: DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
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RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1,v
retrieving revision 1.1013
diff -u -r1.1013 mplayer.1
--- DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1	19 Jun 2005 09:12:43 -0000	1.1013
+++ DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1	19 Jun 2005 17:52:36 -0000
@@ -8535,8 +8537,9 @@
 .\" --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 .
 .SH BUGS
+Don't panic.
 If you find one, report it to us, but please make sure you have read all
-of the documentation first.
+of the documentation first.  Also look out for smilies. :)
 Many bugs are the result of incorrect setup or parameter usage.
 The bug reporting section of the documentation (DOCS/\:HTML/\:en/\:bugreports.html)
 explains how to create useful bug reports.
Index: DOCS/xml/en/bugs.xml
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RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/xml/en/bugs.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -u -r1.12 bugs.xml
--- DOCS/xml/en/bugs.xml	17 Nov 2004 08:25:08 -0000	1.12
+++ DOCS/xml/en/bugs.xml	19 Jun 2005 17:52:36 -0000
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
 <para>Problem: known GCC 2.95.2 MMX bug</para>
 <para>Solution: upgrade to 2.95.3</para>
 </listitem>
+<listitem>
+<para>Crashes when dumping streams:</para>
+<para>Problem: core dump</para>
+<para>Solution: Don't panic. Make sure you know where your towel is.</para>
+</listitem>
 </itemizedlist>
 </sect1>
 

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