[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] Rename -vo gl2.

[Alexander Strasser]

Hi,

compn wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Aug 2012 16:00:48 +0200, Reimar Döffinger wrote:
> >On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 07:20:00AM -0600, Kevin DeKorte wrote:
> >> On 08/19/2012 07:02 AM, Carl Eugen Hoyos wrote:
> >> > Reimar Döffinger <Reimar.Doeffinger <at> gmx.de> writes:
> >> > 
> >> >> it seems impossible to make people not just assume it is better 
> >> >> as long as it is named gl2. So I suggest to give it a more
> >> >> descriptive name.
> >> > 
> >> > You are the maintainer...
> >> 
> >> Personally I would prefer if gl2 is retained as well. As it keeps
> >> backwards compatibility with the various frontends.
> >
> >Well, then there's no point because then every will still go "oh, '2',
> >that must be better I'll take that!".
> >Are there (how many?) people using frontends who use gl2 for a _good_
> >reason?
> 
> you can make an alias in the code so that -vo gl2 still works (and
> wont break frontends/scripts), just remove it from manual...
> 
> i am fine with the rename.

  Me too.

  Though I disagree on keeping a vo gl2 alias. Even if it is a bit
annoying it is better to force people using vo gl2 to reconsider.

  As far as frontends are concerned I am unsure. If most frontends
would fail obviously or even better additionally display the error
message output by mplayer I would say it will work as intended.

  Alexander