[libdvdcss-devel] Release 1.3.0 approaching

[Diego Elio Pettenò]

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On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Bernard Lang <blvlc at datcha.net> wrote:
>> > How about the controversial change to save keys in binary format, is
>> > this definite?
>>
>> I did not see a consensus on that one, so this should wait.
>
> If I may comment on this as a user:
>
> The use of readable caches in ASCII is an old UNIX principle that
> often proves useful, if only as a form of easily readable
> documentation about the software concerned.
>
> Typically, I currently have a problem communicating with K3B from a
> script without using the GUI and without getting into the K3B
> code. The fact that K3B data is stored in a human readable ASCII file
> : ~/.kde4/share/config/k3brc (like other KDE apps that are all in
> ~/.kde4/share/config/) is making my life a lot easier.
>
>
> Another thing that I find very helpful in a similar way is the verbose
> mode and the debugging mode DVDCSS_VERBOSE="2". It helps to understand
> what is going on without getting into the code, or before doing it
> (which does help understand a program).  My worry is that "debugging
> mode" is an informal status, not intended for users, and could
> possibly be altered by developpers without a second thought.
>
> Actually, I use libdvdcss from a script by launching VLC and parsing
> the "debug" messages to get the information I need, such as the
> location of the cache (among several other data). If it is decided by
> the development team to change the location of the cache, it does not
> matter to me as I get the current location directly from the libdvdcss
> execution. I find this very convenient for my purpose and a lot faster
> than fighting my way in the C code.
>
> But if you were to remove some of these "libdvdcss debug:" messages,
> my program would no longer work, and I would not know how to repare
> the damage with reasonable effort.
>
> Hence I would feel a lot more comfortable if these optionnal messages
> were promoted to a stronger status as a feature (an optional one as it
> is now) of libdvdcss rather than being merely a debugging tool.
>
> Bernard
>
> * Jean-Baptiste Kempf <jb at videolan.org>, le 12-03-13, a écrit:
>> On 12 Mar, Fabian Greffrath wrote :
>> > Am Dienstag, den 12.03.2013, 13:46 +0100 schrieb Jean-Baptiste Kempf:
>> > > We've been doing quite a few things lately, which is cool. A new release
>> > > named 1.3.0 will come soon, then.
>> >
>> > How about the controversial change to save keys in binary format, is
>> > this definite?
>>
>> I did not see a consensus on that one, so this should wait.
>>
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