[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] avutil/opt: display a better default value for int/int64 options

[Moritz Barsnick]

On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 16:14:51 +0200, Clément Bœsch wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 05:24:03PM +0200, Moritz Barsnick wrote:
> > If it could also map the numbers ("from -1 to 3") to the enumerated
> > values, it would make it a lot easier to understand:
> 
> I'm not sure this is a good idea; it might encourage people to use these
> numbers.

Like when everybody keeps using and recommending "-strict -2"? ;-)
SCNR.

Indeed, you're right, encouraging that is the opposite of my intention.

I had a quick look through "ffmpeg -h full", and your suggestion os
probably the best that can be done outside of the full .texi
documentation.

Moritz