[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v2] avformat: add Software Defined Radio support

[Michael Niedermayer]

On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 12:10:06PM -0300, James Almer wrote:
> On 6/22/2023 12:05 PM, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> > On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 10:55:44AM -0300, James Almer wrote:
> > > On 6/22/2023 10:43 AM, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Jun 19, 2023 at 12:28:05AM +0200, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer <michael at niedermayer.cc>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >    configure                |    4 +
> > > > >    doc/demuxers.texi        |   71 ++
> > > > >    libavformat/Makefile     |    2 +
> > > > >    libavformat/allformats.c |    2 +
> > > > >    libavformat/sdrdemux.c   | 1739 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > >    5 files changed, 1818 insertions(+)
> > > > >    create mode 100644 libavformat/sdrdemux.c
> > > > 
> > > > Ill post a v3 later today or tomorrow that makes this work with the RTL-SDR Blog V3
> > > 
> > > Shouldn't the SDR "demuxer" be in libavdevice? Being AVFMT_NOFILE and pretty
> > > much a capture device, it seems to me that's the proper place.
> > > I guess the problem arises with the sdrfile demuxer, which shares code with
> > > the other one.
> > 
> > I have no oppinon on this. I can move it to libavdevice if people prefer.
> > do people prefer libavdevice for this ?
> 
> I do. It's a capture device and depends on an external library to interface
> with hardware. And like i said, you can keep the file demuxer in lavf, where
> it does fit.

anyone objects if i move sdrfile then too into libavdevice ? because its the
same code basically. Otherwise it would have to be some sort of #include of c
file accross libs


> 
> > 
> > 
> > personally i think libavdevice should be merged with libavformat.
> 
> It's been suggested plenty of times. Anton attempted to at least kickstart
> it once, but his plan was shot down.
> No one has tried anything ever since.

How was it shut down ?
1. sent patch
2. apply it
I think it should be done with the next major ABI bump

thx

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