Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 3/3] tools/ffmpeg-sg: Include show-graph wrapper script in build output

["softworkz ." <softworkz-at-hotmail.com@ffmpeg.org>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel-bounces@ffmpeg.org> On Behalf Of
> Marton Balint
> Sent: Mittwoch, 11. Juni 2025 21:18
> To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches <ffmpeg-
> devel@ffmpeg.org>
> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 3/3] tools/ffmpeg-sg: Include
> show-graph wrapper script in build output
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 9 Jun 2025, softworkz wrote:
> 
> > From: softworkz <softworkz@hotmail.com>
> >
> > Signed-off-by: softworkz <softworkz@hotmail.com>
> > ---
> > .gitignore       |  1 +
> > fftools/Makefile | 14 ++++++++++++--
> > 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
> > index 59c89da5e0..989c702b6c 100644
> > --- a/.gitignore
> > +++ b/.gitignore
> > @@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
> > /.config
> > /.version
> > /ffmpeg
> > +/ffmpeg-sg
> 
> Please, do not copy this from tools folder to the main build dir. The
> rest
> of the tools are also simply kept in the tools folder, no copying is
> necessary during the build process.
> 
> Thanks,
> Marton
> 

On important platforms like Windows, there is no "install". People are
taking/copying the build output. If it's not part of the build output,
it won't arrive at any user.

Also, for security reasons, the script requires an ffmpeg binary in the
same directory. Unless the script is in the same directory as the 
ffmpeg binary, it has no value at all.

The previous patch has gone great circles because I have been subject to
false accusations and damage of reputation.
This situation is different: I have laid out my arguments and opinion,
but that's just one small voice of many and I have no intentions to go
crazy about or fight for it. No matter how this may come to a decision,
I don't want to stand in the center of it.

There's one crucial point about this patchset, though: 

The purpose is to make the feature available to the masses, both 
developers and users (see 'instant availability' in my earlier response
to Kieran).

If this cannot be achieved and agreed, then it would have failed its
goal but I'd still say that it was worth the attempt.

Yet, I hope you can understand when I say that anything less than this
goal, is nothing for which I will take any effort at all. The scripts
are there, they can be downloaded from my GitHub - for those who know.

Thanks, and best regards
sw




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