[vlc-devel] [Patch] Moving some libvlc objects to vlc_objects

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Le samedi 6 février 2010 16:37:43 Pierre d'Herbemont, vous avez écrit :
> What kind of issue do you have? To me the vlc_object_t counter is only
> retaining the variable associated references. It should also add a
> reference count to the malloc of the libvlc object, but that's all.

A VLC object is needed to:
 - hold variables - as you mention, and
 - instantiate plugins.

In the dreadful old pre-0.9 times, objects were also needed to instantiate 
threads (*shivers*).

> > Moving to vlc objects for everything in the libvlc seems to do the
> > trick.
> 
> Libvlc_event_manager better be light, given it's used everywhere. I am
> wondering what kind of issue you have with it.

I have to agree. I really don't see any need for the event manager to be a 
fully-fledged VLC object.

Anyway, the crash should be fixed.

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