From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from ffbox0-bg.ffmpeg.org (ffbox0-bg.ffmpeg.org [79.124.17.100]) by master.gitmailbox.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1F61F4CD61 for ; Sat, 9 Aug 2025 14:22:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [127.0.1.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ffbox0-bg.ffmpeg.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 473C668D0FE; Sat, 9 Aug 2025 17:22:32 +0300 (EEST) Received: from 0f9ae49ae7c8 (code.ffmpeg.org [188.245.149.3]) by ffbox0-bg.ffmpeg.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5BCFF68C181 for ; Sat, 9 Aug 2025 17:22:30 +0300 (EEST) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: michaelni To: ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org Subject: [FFmpeg-devel] =?utf-8?q?=5BPATCH=5D_doc/developer=3A_Basic_docu?= =?utf-8?q?mentation_for_Source_Plugins_=28PR_=2320197=29?= X-BeenThere: ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: FFmpeg development discussions and patches List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Reply-To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: ffmpeg-devel-bounces@ffmpeg.org Sender: "ffmpeg-devel" Message-Id: <20250809142232.473C668D0FE@ffbox0-bg.ffmpeg.org> Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2025 17:22:32 +0300 (EEST) Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Post: PR #20197 opened by michaelni URL: https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/20197 Patch URL: https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/20197.patch Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer >From 23b2e9eac15db42517c977bcaa7fa9446cb54507 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Niedermayer Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2025 16:15:55 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc/developer: Basic documentation for Source Plugins Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer --- doc/developer.texi | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/developer.texi b/doc/developer.texi index 10a2de00df..e346c7b57a 100644 --- a/doc/developer.texi +++ b/doc/developer.texi @@ -1142,4 +1142,36 @@ Publish the news entry. Send an announcement to the mailing list. @end enumerate +@anchor{Source Plugins} +@chapter Source Plugins + +@section What are Source Plugins + +Source plugins are a way to maintain features outside FFmpeg. + +Each is basically an automatically mergable git fork of FFmpeg. + +@section Checklist to be listed in merge-all-source-plugins + +@enumerate +@item +Supporting master and the latest release branch (with security fixes, when vulnerabilities are discovered) +Supporting older release branches is optional. + +@item +under LGPL or GPL license (that is a compatible Free software license) +and adds the needed dependancy to the --enable-gpl switch if its GPL. +@end enumerate + +@section How to make a Source Plugin + +To be automatically mergable it is important to keep all changes clean and well separated. +If you want to create a new source plugin, look at an existing one, or simply fork FFmpeg, +name the repository "sourceplugin-..." and add it to tools/merge-all-source-plugins +and try running it. Also check that it works with the latest releases. + +@section merge Source Plugins + +tools/merge-all-source-plugins + @bye -- 2.49.1 _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-devel mailing list ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-devel-request@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".