[FFmpeg-devel] Linking failure with --disable-optimizations

[Michael Niedermayer]

On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 10:50:24PM -0400, Jeff Downs wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On x86_64, ffmpeg fails to compile when configured with 
> --disable-optimizations due to one minor issue.  This was previously 
> reported at least once:
> 
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.ffmpeg.devel/64090
> 
> The problem is in cabac.h, decode_significance_8x8_x86().  This function 
> uses a table, last_coeff_flag_offset_8x8, via MANGLE.  This table is 
> only defined (static) in h264.c.  
> 
> Linking fails because that symbol is undefined in other translation units 
> which include cabac.h
> 
> This isn't a problem when compiled with optimization enabled because the 
> function using that table is never called except from h264.c;  
> optimization removes the function in other translation units.
> 
> 
> What is preferred way to fix this?
> 
> Follow the comment above decode_significance_x86() and move these to 
> something under i386 which is only included from h264.c? 

ok


> (and is that ok 
> given the death-threat part of the comment :)?

well, theres only one way to find out :)

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