[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v2] doc/developer: origin of tables should be documented.

Jean-Baptiste Kempf jb at videolan.org
Wed Aug 12 13:32:15 EEST 2020


On Wed, 12 Aug 2020, at 00:29, Alexander Strasser wrote:
>     Definitions of non-obvious data should have a short comment
>     explaining their origin.
> 
>     If the data is of mathematical origin, you can document that
>     or use code snippets or pseudo-code. If the data was gained
>     empirically, describe the methods used. If the data was taken
>     from a document like a specification, reference the section
>     and/or table number. A link can also be used, if there is a
>     stable source and there are no better ways.
> 
>     If you generated the data with a program, consider including
>     the source code in FFmpeg and reference it in the comment.
> 
>     Typical examples are tables of numbers. Here is one:
> 
>         <nice example to be found and inserted>
> 
> 
> I feel it could well be improved, though I wasn't able to do it
> myself :( Maybe others can help.

What about RE values?

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