[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] spelling mistakes

[Måns Rullgård]

Stefano Sabatini <stefano.sabatini-lala at poste.it> writes:

> On date Wednesday 2010-01-27 00:59:31 +0000, M?ns Rullg?rd encoded:
>> Stefano Sabatini <stefano.sabatini-lala at poste.it> writes:
>> 
>> > On date Tuesday 2010-01-26 18:22:27 +0100, Reinhard Tartler encoded:
>> >> 
>> >> Hi,
>> >> 
>> >> I'm forwarding this patch on behalf of Fabian Greffrath
>> >> <fabian at greffrath.com>, who has identified a few typos in ffmpeg using
>> >> the 'lintian' tool.
>> >
>> > Applied.
>> >
>> > [...] 
>> >> --- a/libavcodec/options.c
>> >> +++ b/libavcodec/options.c
>> >> @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static const AVOption options[]={
>> >>  {"very", "strictly conform to a older more strict version of the spec or reference software", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, FF_COMPLIANCE_VERY_STRICT, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|D|E, "strict"},
>> >>  {"strict", "strictly conform to all the things in the spec no matter what consequences", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, FF_COMPLIANCE_STRICT, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|D|E, "strict"},
>> >>  {"normal", NULL, 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, FF_COMPLIANCE_NORMAL, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|D|E, "strict"},
>> >> -{"inofficial", "allow inofficial extensions", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, FF_COMPLIANCE_INOFFICIAL, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|D|E, "strict"},
>> >> +{"inofficial", "allow unofficial extensions", 0, FF_OPT_TYPE_CONST, FF_COMPLIANCE_INOFFICIAL, INT_MIN, INT_MAX,
>> >
>> > BTW maybe we should provide under an "unofficial" option and drop
>> > this at the next major bump.
>> 
>> +1
>
> stefano at geppetto ~/s/ffmpeg> dict inofficial
> 1 definition found
>
> From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
>
>   Inofficial \In"of*fi"cial\, a.
>      Not official; not having official sanction or authority;
>      unofficial; not according to the forms or ceremony of
>      official business; as, inofficial intelligence.
>      [1913 Webster]
>
>            Pinckney and Marshall would not make inofficial visits
>            to discuss official business.            --Pickering.
>
>      Syn: Private; informal; unwarranted; unauthorizod; irregular;
>           unceremonious; unprofessional.
>           [1913 Webster]
>
> After all looks like "inofficial" is a valid term...

in- is a generic negating prefix which can be applied to almost any
adjective (inflexible, insane).  However, some negations are more
commonly formed using the un- prefix (unlikely, unholy).  Some others
use im- (immoral, impartial) or non- (nonconforming, non-effective).

One special word is "inflammable", which can mean _both_ easy to set
on fire and impossible to set on fire.  Avoid that word.

The adjective "official" is usually negated as unofficial, although
inofficial is apparently also considered correct.

I have a vague recollection of having discussed this previously.

-- 
M?ns Rullg?rd
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