[FFmpeg-devel] Re: [RFC] C++

[Michael Niedermayer via ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org>]

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Hi

On Wed, Oct 22, 2025 at 02:09:32PM +0200, Gregor Riepl via ffmpeg-devel wrote:
> > My main motivation is to be able to use STL, which would simplify
> > string handling and memory management, and give us access to its data
> > structures. Manual memory management has its place, especially in lavc.
> > In lavf less so. RAII would do wonders in de-gotofying error handling.
> > Features like std::filesystem, std::chrono, std::thread etc abstract
> > away many OS particularities. Thorough STL-ification would render parts
> > of lavu obsolete. avstring.*, bprintf.* and tree.* come to mind. This
> > would have security benefits. Another reason is stronger typing, which
> > tends to reveal bugs.
> 

> Just for the sake of the argument: Wouldn't it be better to opt for an even safer language than C++, like Rust?

+1

i think the main question in choosing a language is the size of
the pool of developers potentially able/willing to contribute to FFmpeg using that
language

thx


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