[MPlayer-dev-eng] Re: stupid option handling.. again???

[Anders Johansson]

Hi,

> Hi!
> 
> It is clear that I don't know the config code at all - feel free to flame 
> (better not:)) - but than I misunderstood Albeau. 
> So if module is dlopend, there is no way to let mplayer know what options
> that module supports. In this case each module could have  a function
> that returns a pointer to its config structure - and than the module
> doesn't depend on mplayer, but mplayer depends on features of the module.

I started on code like this but I never had time to finish it look in
libaf/control.h af_control_info_t, one struct like that is necessary
for every option.


> modules dlopened is nice for at least 2 reasons imho: 
> - you can delete any plugin you
> don't need without recompiling and/or editing different files.
> - third parties can make filters without getting flamed here all day (i don't 
> whether there would be such 3rd parties, but still)
> 
> Of course all of these could be done through patches, which you have to 
> maintain, etc. 
> 
> bye
> Denes

//Anders