[NUT-devel] Info packets in NUT stream (spec bugs?)

[Oded Shimon]

On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 10:19:40PM +0100, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> Hi
> 
> On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 03:53:13PM +0200, Oded Shimon wrote:
> > hmm, several bugs found in spec?
> 
> and sending them all in one mail, please dont do this, ill reply with
> individual mails to this ...
> 
> 
> [...]
> > > info_packet:
> > >     stream_id_plus1                     v
> > >     chapter_id                          v
> > >     chapter_start                       t
> > >     chapter_len                         v
> > > [...]
> > > chapter_id
> > >     Id of chapter this packet applies to. If zero, packet applies to whole
> > >     file. Positive chapter_id's are real chapters and MUST NOT overlap.
> > >     Negative chapter_id indicate a sub region of file and not a real
> > >     chapter. chapter_id MUST be unique to the region it represents.
> > 
> > Ahem, negative?.. 'v' unsigned vlc ...
> 
> this is a problem, how should we solve it? every solution will break
> compatibility strictly speaking
> 
> we can drop the no overlap requirement or change v->s
> iam fine with either, whats your and richs preferance? only thing iam
> against is forbidding overlaping "chapter_ids" entirely

I preffer v->s .

- ods15