[Mplayer-dev-eng] [NUT-devel] [PATCH] back_ptr description in nut.txt

[Michael Niedermayer]

Hi

On Fri, Jan 26, 2007 at 10:25:59AM +0100, Clemens Ladisch wrote:
> Rich Felker wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 09:10:43AM +0100, Clemens Ladisch wrote:
> > > nut.txt says:
> > > | back_ptr_div16 (v)
> > > |     back_ptr = back_ptr_div16 * 16 + 15
> > > |     back_ptr must point to a position within 16 bytes of a syncpoint
> > > |     startcode. [...]
> > > 
> > > Does "within 16 bytes" mean before or after the syncpoint startcode?
> > > This description also doesn't mention that this value is relative.
> > 
> > [...] and within 16 bytes is supposed to mean that the
> > startcode begins on the pointed-to byte or one of the 15 following
> > bytes. i suppose this could use some clarification in the spec. :)
> 
> Okay.  Changes made:
> - replaced "within 16 bytes of" with "up to 15 bytes before"
> - mentioned that it's relative
> - replaced "original syncpoint" with "current syncpoint" (both terms were
>   used for the same syncpoint)

patch applied

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