[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 1/3] lavu/opt: document underlying C types for enum AVOptionType

[Anton Khirnov]

Quoting Michael Niedermayer (2024-08-20 22:57:37)
> Hi
> 
> On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 01:26:53PM +0200, Anton Khirnov wrote:
> > ---
> >  libavutil/opt.h | 78 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> >  1 file changed, 75 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/libavutil/opt.h b/libavutil/opt.h
> > index 07e27a9208..23bc495158 100644
> > --- a/libavutil/opt.h
> > +++ b/libavutil/opt.h
> > @@ -240,26 +240,98 @@
> >   * before the file is actually opened.
> >   */
> >  
> > +/**
> > + * An option type determines:
> > + * - for native access, the underlying C type of the field that an AVOption
> > + *   refers to;
> > + * - for foreign access, the semantics of accessing the option through this API,
> > + *   e.g. which av_opt_get_*() and av_opt_set_*() functions can be called, or
> > + *   what format will av_opt_get()/av_opt_set() expect/produce.
> 
> "foreign access" ? is this a standard/ common term ?
> if not, maybe somone has a more descriptive more common term/idea

The term is defined higher up in the file, cf. fc706276c05

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Anton Khirnov