Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 0/2] FFmpeg Source plugin experiment

[Michael Niedermayer <michael@niedermayer.cc>]

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On Tue, May 06, 2025 at 01:06:40AM +0200, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> This patch set will remove libpostproc from FFmpeg
> resulting in a master branch like: 
> https://github.com/michaelni/FFmpeg/tree/experiment-sourceplugin-master
> 
> matching this, libpostproc can trivially become a source plugin like here:
> https://github.com/michaelni/FFmpeg/tree/experiment-sourceplugin-libpostproc
> 
> git merge between the 2 will simply put libpostproc back. Both sides
> can evolve and merge will still work fine. Conflicts would only be
> expected if changes cross each other.
> 
> This is in fact so simple its almost hard to believe
> 
> Also, I have split out libpostproc in a more conventional style
> here: https://github.com/michaelni/libpostproc
> This also has been updated already once to include changes from
> 5months of changes to the build system, libavutil and fate.
> 
> Both aprouches can be compared but so far the source plugin style
> is less work and i expect it to continue to be easier.
> 
> The idea of course here is to expand this to filters and other
> things. Which again is trivial, nothing really is needed except
> people simply following this style of a source plugin
> 
> What will make source plugins even easier is if the files
> that they touch, like allfilters/allcodecs/Makefile/... would be split
> so conflicts change from rare to impossible.
> 
> Note, in case this is applied before 8.0, I do intend to include
> the libpostproc source plugin in the 8.0 release, so as not to
> cause more delays or inconveniences

patchset applied

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