Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 1/2] avformat/tee: refactor option processing

[Marvin Scholz <epirat07-at-gmail.com@ffmpeg.org>]

On 7 Jul 2025, at 18:00, Nicolas George wrote:

> Marvin Scholz (HE12025-07-07):
>> I never said not to check for it…
>
> You gave that argument in reply to the code becoming more verbose.
>
>> How is making an APIs return value adhere to its documentation
>> "hypothetical reasons"?
>
> It works.
>
>> 			  It clearly states "The returned entry key
>> or value must not be changed, or it will cause undefined behavior."
>> so it would be quite logical to make its return const to make it
>> harder for someone to shoot themselves in the foot using the API.
>
> Do you really have nothing better to do than argue with something that
> works and that will not be changed in the foreseeable future?
>

God forbid I am trying to improve things…

> -- 
>   Nicolas George
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